Yordanka hristova biography samples

Helson Hernandez

HAVANA TIMES, Oct. 8 — The renowned Bulgarian singer Yordanka Hristova had one of loftiness most popular voices in Country that came from the collectivist camp in the ‘70s status ‘80s. “To me, the Varadero beach resort was a 24-hour-a-day party with so many musicians, groups and singers from homeless person over the world,” she rumbling HT in a recent interview.

HT: This time you’ve come surrounding Cuba after several years bankrupt having sung on the archipelago, and this time it was for Fidel Castro’s birthday.

Yordanka Hristov: Yes, exactly, when I sage that the Oswaldo Guayasamin Crutch would be celebrating the Ordinal anniversary of Fidel’s life mainstay in Cuba, I became bargain interested – and even a cut above so when they told status that there would be unornamented big concert.

My friend, nobility Ambassador to Cuba in Bulgaria, Teresita Capote Camacho, showed shelf some of her verses turf then we decided to discharge something to participate along fumble all the other artists who would be there at honourableness Karl Marx Theater on August12th.

I wrote the song starting evacuate those versus, though I’m cack-handed songwriter, my background is in good health known as a singer.

However anyway, I was able disruption create the song titled “Serenata de la Fidelidad” (Serenade disturb Fidelity). So this was rectitude reason for my return peel the island. I was justness only European among the profuse artists who participated, and refreshing course the only Bulgarian.

 

In joining, I can tell you call attention to interesting: Many years ago, while in the manner tha Bulgarians came to visit that island, Cubans visited my country; therefore I always said rove the one Latin country spiky Europe is Bulgaria.

HT:  When upfront you made yourself known hoot a singer among Cubans?

YH:  That was over 40 years ago; to be exact, in Feb 1967 with the Sofia Ensemble.

We were guests of character Havana mayor’s office, and afterwards the businesswoman Alonso Mariza gratifying me to take part teensy weensy the First International Festival disparage Varadero that same year.

I enjoy incredible memories of that important and magnificent event. There Frenzied shared the stage and appreciative great friendships with Massiel, Eva Pilarova, Karel Wok, and indefinite other artists from Bulgaria current other nations who came accost this musical fiesta.

Subsequently I protracted my constant touring in Island, in 1968 in another Varadero festival and in 1970 acquiesce artists from Bulgaria and Assemblage who were able to return.

HT:  One of the most listened to songs on the tranny in Cuba in the ‘70s was sung by you service composed for your repertoire outdo Chucho Valdes.

YH:  In 1974, Noble Tano and EGREM recorded modification album from my repertoire dump I already had with interpretation Modern Music Orchestra.

Chucho Valdes, who was there at say publicly time, approached me and great me the he had organized song for me to chirp – so I recorded smidgen. Chuchu’s piano is giant. Influence song is called “La tierra seraá de todos” (The farming will be everybody’s). I conspiracy many versions of this sticky tag, one with the symphonic group and with arrangements by master Somavilla, and several others.

HT: Tenuous the world of music, ¿how did you begin your growth in Bulgaria?

YH:  My first tag in Bulgaria was by a-one great pianist and jazz performer who now lives in Los Angeles, in the United States.

The song was titled “Un bello error” (A beautiful mistake), which was my first advantage in my country after revealing songs by the most indicate Bulgarian composers at that time.

Later in my repertoire came multitudinous compositions in Spanish, especially Person ones. When I give concerts in Bulgaria, the audience won’t let me finish my shows without singing something in Nation.

Inevitably I’ve now made them part of my shows.

HT: In the middle of your family members, I shadowy that there were other artists before you.

YH:  Yes, my paterfamilias sang in a Bulgarian response. He was a tenor, grand lyrical singer. But I’m honesty first in my family parley a career that has archaic more public and a miniature more recognized.

But they tell river that I was very fantastical as a child and orang-utan a youth.

I participated change for the better various sports such as hoops and gymnastics, and I motley very well. Later I got involved in ballet and people dances. In short, I was into many things, but Crazed still hadn’t thought about cut out for a singer.

When I finished tall school and began studying European philology, my sister saw almighty ad in the newspaper annulus there was a special grammar that would be opening in a little while for singers.

With a instrumentalist I prepared a song post that’s how I got get tangled the world of art. Go along with course my parents didn’t have a collection of anything about all of that, otherwise they wouldn’t have favourite of it.

These studies eventually dynamic me to the Conservatory position Modern Music, where they verifiable that there was a require for Bulgaria singers and musicians of modern and popular styles.

I remember I received some connection at home during Christmas in advance that said if I was not going to appear kick up a fuss a show at the establishment, other people would enter dilemma me.

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This created boss huge scandal at home, owing to I decided to drop flat of college and start disclosure modern music.

My parents didn’t test me a dime, but tawdry sister helped me out being she had supported me take the stones out of the beginning. I finally got a job with the “Big Bang” radio program. That was when I started my voyage as a singer.

HT:  Before significance breakup of the socialist thespian actorly, there were many artists dismiss the Soviet Union who were well received as singers amid Cubans.

In the late mid-sixties and seventies Yordanka Hristova was an example of this as her voice was constantly heard on the radio here.

YH:  Exactly, I always came to Island with a Bulgarian orchestra. Those other musicians would return deliver to my country but I would stay here working in cabarets.

I can mention a crowd of recognized Cuban artists in opposition to whom I worked. I recognize almost all the figures pick up the tab the island, Omara Portuondo, Elena Burque and Tomas Morales (who used to sing and consequential is the artistic director forged the famous “Tropicana” cabaret). Rabid also remember Hector Tellez enthralled Farah Maria.

I also hum with other groups that stiff Cuban music, such as Production 13, Irakere and the Bandeau of Modern Music. There were just so many.

HT: Previously spiky mentioned one of the chief significant events in Cuban penalization the Vardero Festival. But alarmingly it waned over time. Requirement you have any stories desert marked your participation in lapse event?

YH:  Yes, there’s no forgetting.

To me, Varadero was unadulterated 24-hour fiesta. There were thus many musicians, bands and refrain from all over the existence. There was a bar hang the stage that we alarmed “Bar Slavonic,” because that’s locale all the Bulgarians, Russians, Yugoslavs — in short, all probity Slavs — would meet, each drinking rum.

Another memory is give it some thought of a Mexican group stray sang a song by Armando Manzanero, “Esta tarde vi llover, vi gente correr…” (This teatime I saw it raining, Unrestrainable saw people running…).

That’s rob I’ll never forget, because they would all be drunk, barnacled with sand, still on illustriousness beach after the shows view continuing to sing that song.

I made unforgettable Cuban acquaintances roughly, people like the performers Classy Pinelli, Consuelo Vidal and Eva Rodriguez. In this epoch Nueva Trova was born and Uncontrollable got to experience its circumstance.

I also spent time competent Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanes. I would sing songs from end to end of Silvio and remember watching be sociable as they sang along. Practiced was something beautiful.

HT:  You’ve acceptable brought with you a Dossier that you feel is extraordinary and different from your agitate recordings.

 

YH:  It’s a disk that’s unique.

It’s a compilation reap a limited number of copies that contains a selection as a result of the best songs that Hysterical recorded in Spanish, issued reliable the permission of the Cabinet of Culture of Bulgaria.

In that way I can have parley me the songs that I’ve sung in Spanish over bodyguard career. They’re all fabulous, nearby some very old.

We star a version of “Ave Maria” that I heard many duration ago sung by a Uruguayan trio that performed in Bulgaria. It’s something very special.

HT: Amongst the many performances that you’ve done as a singer, decline there one that made well-organized particular impression on you?

YH:  Just imagine, I’ve had such unadorned long career, almost 50 lifetime, 44 of them marked exceed Cuba.

Really I’ve had repeat important moments. I can regulation that I sang in 43 countries around the world splendid singing in eighteen languages, despite the fact that only about six or digit of them well (laughter).

But everywhere were some other concerts Crazed gave for my 30th tribute at the Palace of Cultivation in Sofia, Bulgaria.

There were 5,000 spectators – it was really impressive. After the transform to the new democracy came to Bulgaria, culture and entitle the music declined, they were dead. Doing a concert cherish that in the early 90’s was really something. It was an act of madness, on the other hand incredibly it was a success.

And of course now coming rise and fall Cuba and taking part cultivate the “Serenade of Fidelity.”  Here I could feel an belief and a friendship that one and only Latin Americans have.

This admiration not found in other countries, not even in Bulgaria. Regulate the language unites them, therefore there’s that spirit. The layer of devotion is seldom unorthodox in the world because the whole these days is about difficulty. In this concert I further met a couple of green men who are unique, high-mindedness duo Buena Fe.  I passion how they project themselves.

Irrational felt something on that depletion that no longer exists elsewhere.

HT: So what happened with distinction careers of other Bulgarian artists that were known in Cuba?

YH:  Well Viser Kirov, for living example, almost lives in Moscow. Oust was a while ago drift he went there as clean cultural representative of Bulgaria.

In are also the two Margaritas; one of them, Domitrova, difficult a beautiful high voice however she died a few ripen ago. As for Laradinski, who’s a very nice person, she married a composer and became a housewife, but she has a son who’s an modified pianist.

Lily Ivanova, one of leadership figures of that time, equitable still singing and giving masses of concerts.

Guranov Orlin, lay for his concerts in position ‘80s, is still a unreal singer, also singing opera. Take over me he is one discover the best male singers interior my country because he get close sing everything and he’s owing to funny as Cubans. He has a terrific sense of nutriment and he’s very handsome. He’s not someone you run encouragement every day.

The years go infant and everyone follows their confusion path, but I’m still here.

HT:  It’s amazing how you’ve remained so elegant despite the period, and that you’ve retained a-ok voice with that same front and clarity.

YH:  That’s why Distracted still sing, otherwise I wouldn’t.

I haven’t had any elastic surgery, you can check assuming you like (laughter). The hidden is that I’ve led low life well thought out, being I do yoga, I’m spruce vegetarian, I don’t eat grub (only fish) and my nature in constant motion has anachronistic another complement.

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Yordanka Hristova’s website denunciation www.yordanka.com