YANKA RUPKINA
George Harrison called her "The best singer all over the planet!"
"Yanka
Rupkina played a major role in the growing popularity of Balkan music
in the 1980s. Together with Stoyanka Boneva and Eva Georgieva, Rupkina
formed the Trio Bulgarka, a vocal group affiliated with Le Mystere Des
Voix Bulgares. In addition to recording their own albums, Rupkina and
Trio Bulgarka provided vocal harmonies for Kate Bush's albums, The Sensual
World and The Red Shoes. Rupkina subsequently performed as a soloist for
the Bulgarian national television and radio group, Balkana. Rupkina's
self-titled debut solo album, released in September 2000, featured a duet
performed with Linda Ronstadt."