Those of you who like their bowl of soul music cool, calm and with a pinch of raw funk here and there, would definitely find Ruth Koleva’s long-awaited debut LP Within Whispers (April 2011) the perfect fancy dinner supplement. Food associations aside, Within Whispers is one of the few good examples of what young and talented Bulgarian music producers are capable of despite the harsh rules of the local game. Being a proud owner of high-octave (5 to be exact) vocal skills since an early age, Ruth Koleva has gathered a noteworthy collection of musical experience performing for local as… read more
Those of you who like their bowl of soul music cool, calm and with a pinch of raw funk here and there, would definitely find Ruth Koleva’s long-await… read more
Those of you who like their bowl of soul music cool, calm and with a pinch of raw funk here and there, would definitely find Ruth Koleva’s long-awaited debut LP Within Whispers (April 20… read more
Bulgaria. Breeding ground for music talent. News to you? Well that's because Ruth Koleva is a different breed of artist. Born into a volatile world of corruption and hardship in post-Communist Eastern Europe, she endured a difficult childhood largely spent without her mother, found salvation in the classics (Marvin Gaye, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole) and became 'tour-hardened' by jaunts to far-flung destinations such as India and Thailand in the company of her Olympian father (a weightlifting trainer). From there, Koleva quickly developed into a rounded musician, sp… read more
Bulgaria. Breeding ground for music talent. News to you? Well that's because Ruth Koleva is a different breed of artist. Born into a volatile world of corruption and hardship in post-C… read more
Bulgaria. Breeding ground for music talent. News to you? Well that's because Ruth Koleva is a different breed of artist. Born into a volatile world of corruption and hardship in post-Communist Eastern Europe, she endured a difficu… read more