Evergreene Music Celebrates Worldwide Release of BALKAN ARTS 701: BULGARIAN FOLK DANCES

Initially self-released via Koenig's own Balkan Arts imprint, the original records were rediscovered at the CTMD's headquarters during an early meeting with Evergreene Music's Label Manager, Mark Roberts. "I was taking a break from listening to the Center's extensive audio archives and wandered around their office to stretch my legs," recalls Roberts. "Perched on crammed shelves near the entrance, I noticed a large number of cardboard boxes filled with vinyl of some sorts. It turned out the records had been stored there for decades and, aside from their somewhat yellowed and brittle sleeves, were in absolutely pristine condition. After digging out the Center's record player and listening to a handful of the records, I knew I had found an exceptional treasure."

With the decision made to give this historic series its first-ever, wide-scale release, Evergreene Music worked with New York's Magic Shop studio and vinyl specialist Jessica Thompson to create new masters from these iconic vinyl pieces.

Evergreene Music is a unique 21st-century music company with a dynamic roster of established and emerging artists, and music that is distributed and sold in 110 countries. Since its inception in 2004, the company has flourished and grown, while following the singular vision and philosophy of the company's founder: that all music should be understood as world music, and that the best of it can come from anywhere--New York included. Evergreene Music is committed to a refreshing vision that promotes iconic and timeless music, and transcends the conventional definitions of a "world music" label by uniting and blending the past with the future, the foreign with the familiar, and the traditional with the modern.

Visit evergreenemusic.com for more information.

Photo credit: Martin Koenig

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