The Bisserov Sisters Family

The Bisserov family developed their musical and artistic activities, following the natural path of continuity.  Live performances of the new generation Bisserov start from their early childhood.  Vocal abilities were inherited and developed in a family environment from their mothers – The Bisserov Sisters. Instrumentalists from the family began to learn playing on musical instruments from eight years old.
The repertoire of the Bisserov Sisters and Family includes the most typical features of folk music dialect of the Pirin region: the combination of sound inherent in the primitive diphthong, rich, flexible and diverse metro-rhythm, expressive performance.
Songs of the Bisserov Sisters and Family are very multifarious: wedding, spring, singing at work, mythical, tracks the lives of families, love, religious, haidouk, table songs – strictly rhythmic or non measured, primitive with rich ornamentation, typical shouting and raising of unspecified locations.
After numerous appearances as a vocal-instrumental formation in the native Bulgarian scene, soon follow invitations for concerts on the international scene. In 1996 Bisserov represent Bulgaria in Copenhagen (Denmark) – European Capital of Culture, followed by tours in Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Italy, UK, USA …

Pirin unique diphthong is skillfully performed by the sisters Lyubimka, Neda and Mitra – from the old generation, and sisters Vera, Rosica (daughters of Mitra) and Gergana (daughter of Neda) of the new generation, accompanying their songs with the typical for Pirin mountain tambouras.
The ability of each of the sisters to sing the lead voice, gives variety of possibilities for different sounds and melodies.
Manol and Rosen (Lyubimka sons) are the men in the family formation. Manol is playing the mandolin, Rosen – percussion and singing.
Each Bulgarian folk song has corresponding dance steps. The singers and musicians know how to dance and show to the audience so that audience can also dance along with performers.
The concerts of the family are saturated with a variety of rhythms and melodies from all folk regions in Bulgaria, including ancient songs, selected songs by arrangements of the most famous Bulgarian composers, as well as solo performances by singers and instrumentalists.
Additional color create unique traditional costumes of the village of Pirin (the Bisserov sisters birthplace), handmade by grandmothers, mothers, daughters, continuing the tradition of the new generation.
Along with concert performances, members of a family Bisserov are giving workshops about sound-vocal technique, playing tambura and tarambuka and traditional Bulgarian dance steps. Specific sense of humor quickly melts ice and creates a cordial atmosphere between audience and performers. People said that the music has no boundaries, but the impact is stronger when the listener understands the message and text of the song, presented briefly.
To be more flexible, the family formation can perform in different sets as follows:

1. Bisserov Sisters  sextet – six from two generations of singers.
   The singers perform some of the most favorite traditional songs as well as the finest developments and arrangements from leading composers,accompanying their songs on stringed instruments (tambura) and percussion (djembe drums, tambourine).

   

2. Bisserov sisters and orchestra – three or four singers (can be the  old, the new generation or mixed) and orchestra by two, three or four musicians. The singers play tambouras and percussion instruments, the musicians play a drum, bagpipes / flute, gadulka, rhythm mandolin, clarinet.
3. Bisserov sisters and family:

• Eight musicians and singers: six women and two men singing and playing on tambura and percussion instruments.
• Ensemble of eleven men singers and musicians: eight family members plus three guest musicians, playing bagpipes, flute, gadulka, clarinet, including tambura orchestra.
  

The group performs authentic ritual of a wedding scene that impresses entertains the audience. Six women and five men, all play and sing together. Imagine the impact of live original sonority, preserved over the centuries until today, served by the Bisserov sisters and family specially for you!  You will be enchanted by the sonority of voices and musical instruments, the beauty of the Bulgarian woman and her colorful outfits, stored and brilliantly presented.