Chalga music or
Pop-folk is a genre of popular Bulgarian music that originated in the early 90s after the fall of the
Communist regime. Purportedly based on the rhythms of the Bulgarian folklore music (which was more evident in the first years), chalga music has risen to immense popularity in recent years.
Chalga music causes much controversy among the Bulgarian
people. Condemned by rock, metal and pop music fans, who blame it for being of low quality and unsophisticated, despised by intellectuals for its plainness, promiscuous female singers with one-name pseudonyms and lack of thoughtful messages, chalga remains one of the most popular types of music in Bulgaria, if not the one most cherished. Moreover, it has influenced a lifestyle of never-ending parties in the most expensive and luxury night-clubs in the country, a standard for glamor appearance, a desire for luxury goods such as expensive cars, homes, and jewelry, and a
new image of how a sexy man or woman should look.
Retro Chalga singers, or the pioneers in Chalga are famous for their most often profane and even vulgar song lyrics.
There is a lot more to say, but the space is limited. All readers, opinionated or not, new to the topic or not, should remember that
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You are listening to chalga music...No way!!
I have to decide whether I'
m going to have my
party at BIAD or at Sin City. (
famous Bulgarina chalga night-clubs)
