Culture Minister Stefan Danailov (C) proudly handed down a digital camera donation to the Bistrishki Babi, whose unique polyphonic singing earned them a UNESCO protection as part of the world’s intangible human heritage. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (SNA)
The Bistrishki Babi of Bulgaria, recently added to the list of UNESCO world masterpieces of oral and intangible human heritage, received a digital camera to record their performances.
The gift was handed down to them by Culture Minister Stefan Danailov on the day when the minister reported on his first 100 days of work within the new Cabinet.
The Bistrishki Babi is a unique ensemble of archaic polyphony, dances and ritual practices preserved in the small village of Bistritsa. The polyphony is an archaic type of singing with distinctive melodies that has lived through the centuries.
Aside of the Bistrishki Babi, Bulgaria has some of its historic and cultural sites on the UNESCO list, including the Boyana Church (in Sofia), the Thracian Kazanlak Tomb, the Old Nessebar Town, etc.