Outhentic is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n
ethno jazz
Ethno jazz, also known as world jazz, is a subgenre of jazz and world music, developed internationally in the 1950s and '60s and broadly characterized by a combination of traditional jazz and non-Western musical elements. Though occasionally equ ...
band. The band consists of Zhivko Vasilev (
kaval
The kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece, and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The ka ...
,
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
), Rayna Vasileva (
vocal
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production i ...
,
percussions
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Excl ...
), Borislav Iliev (guitar, tamboura), Stoil Ivanov (drums, tupan).
Biography
The band was formed in 2012 by Zhivko Vasilev (kaval, piano), Rayna Vasileva (vocal, percussion) and their first guitarist Viktor Dzhorgov.
In 2018, Borislav Iliev (guitar) and Stoil Ivanov (drums), became part of the group.
In band's biography, there are performances on various Bulgarian and international stages: Performance in the twelfth edition of the European Museum Night 2016 (Sliven, Bulgaria), Glastonbury Festival 2017 (England), etc.
Outhentic is a combination of the words: "out" and "authentic", which is in the meaning of "out of the authentic". Their style blends tastefully Balkan folk music, jazz and contemporary improvised music.
In 2016, the band released their first self-penned album, in which guest performers from all over the world are participating. The album is titled ''YesToday''.
In 2019, the band released their second album – ''Transparent''.
At the end of 2017 Outhentic performed at the secret concerts of Sofar Sounds Sofia.
In 2018 they established an independent non-governmental organization incorporated for public benefit - Outhentic Foundation. It is focused on preserving, distributing and promoting world music and folklore, traditions both in Bulgaria and abroad. Its purpose is to advance the process of building spiritual values and enrichment of young people's musical culture.
In July 2019, they accomplished their project World Fest.
Collaborations
Тhe band has collaborated with extraordinary world-famous musicians and bands such as
Juan Garcia-Herreros
Juan Garcia-Herreros, also known as "The Snow Owl", is a Colombian bassist who plays a custom six-string electric contrabass guitar.
History
Juan Garcia-Herreros was born in Bogotá, Colombia. His first musical studies began with flute at the ...
,
, etc.
Discography
* ''YesToday'' (2016)
* ''Transparent'' (2019)
References
{{reflist
External links
''Official website''
Bulgarian jazz musicians
Bulgarian musical groups
2012 establishments in Bulgaria
Musical groups established in 2012