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Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (übersetzt "Das Geheimnis der Bulgarischen Stimmen") ist ein albim mit einer Zusammenstellung moderner Arrangements von Bulgarischer [[Volksliedern. an folk]] songs featuring, among others, the Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir, with soloists Yanka Rupkina, Kalinka Valcheva and Stefka Sabotinova; and the Filip Kutev Ensemble.

Hintergrund und Geschichte
Das Album ist das ergebnis von 15 Jahren Arbeit des schweizer Swiss Ethno-Musikwissenschaftlers Marcel Cellier. Das Album wurde 1975 auf seinem eigenen kleinen Plattenlabel Disques Cellier veröffentlicht. einge der saufnahmen hatte er selbst gemacht, andere wurden aus dem archiv des Radio Sofia. Das albun gewann einen Preis beim französischen Wettbewerb Grand Prix du Disque. Das Album wurde angeregt von früheren Aufnahmen, Music of Bulgaria: Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic, dirigiert von Kutev (Name angegeben als Philippe Koutev). Diese wurde 1966 von, Elektra Records (EKL282) veröffentlicht und war wiederum einen wiederveröffentlichung, and which itself was a reissue of Ensemble de la République Bulgare, recorded in Paris in 1955 by Le Chant du Monde.

In the 1980s, Ivo Watts-Russell (founder of the British 4AD label) was introduced to the choir from a third or fourth generation audio cassette lent to him by Peter Murphy, singer from the band Bauhaus. He became thoroughly entranced by the music, and tracked down and licensed the recordings from Cellier. It was re-released in 1986 by 4AD in the UK, by the Nonesuch label in the US in 1987, and appeared on the Philips label in other territories.

Subsequent albums were released with similar titles: Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume 2 [1988], which won a Grammy Award in 1989; Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume 3 [1990]; and Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume 4 [1998].

NPR ranked Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume 1 the 78th greatest album ever made by women.

Reception, influence and legacy
The music has been acclaimed by various artists such as Paul Simon, Kate Bush, George Harrison, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus), Elizabeth Fraser (of Cocteau Twins), Bobby McFerrin, Medwyn Goodall, Enrique Morente, the Grateful Dead, Robert Plant and has prompted worldwide interest.

The American artist Linda Ronstadt stated that the music was "some of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard".

The British-American musician Graham Nash (of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) declared after listening to the album: "Every musician who considers himself accomplished should listen to (this group’s album) and rethink everything he knows (about singing)."

Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead: "They're like angels... exceptionally pure, really polished. Our song Uncle John's Band was inspired by the village music of Bulgaria."

Dead Can Dance's singer Lisa Gerrard was so inspired by this album, she declared: "If anybody is changed by this, it’s me..."

The track "Polegnala e pshenitsa" features in the soundtrack for film Skeletons (2010).

The soundtrack for Ghost in the Shell by Kenji Kawai was inspired by the music of the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices.

Composer Joseph LoDuca wrote the theme music and incidental music for Xena: Warrior Princess. The theme music was developed from the traditional Bulgarian folk song "Kaval sviri," sung by the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir. The original "Kaval sviri" can be heard where Xena races into battle in the Hercules episode "Unchained Heart."

The song "Parasite Eve" by Bring Me the Horizon starts with a sample from the song "Ergen Deda". Their vocalist Oli Sykes shares in an interview for Kerrang! that he chose to include the snippet from "Ergen Deda" because it felt euphoric but at the same time foreign and instilled a sense of panic and chaos.

It was ranked #10 in Spin's list of "The 35 Best Albums of the Last 35 Years".

Liste der Stücke

 * 1) "Pilentse pee" (Пиленце пее) [Vogellied] – 2:31
 * 2) "Svatba" (Сватба) [Die Hochzeitsprozession] – 1:27
 * 3) "Kalimankou Denkou" (Калиманко Денко) [Das abendliche Treffen] solo: Yanka Rupkina – 5:06
 * 4) "Strati na Angelaki dumashe" (Страти на Ангелаки думаше) [Haiduk-Lied] – 2:37
 * 5) "Polegnala e pshenitsa" (Полегнала е пшеница) [Erntelied aus Thrakien] – 2:02
 * 6) "Mesechinko lyo greïlivka" (Месечинко льо грейливка) [Liebeslied von den Rhodopen] – 2:31
 * 7) "Breï Ivane" (Брей Иване) [Tanzlied] – 1:31
 * 8) "Ergen deda" (Ерген дядо) [Diaphonic Chant] – 2:50
 * 9) "Sableyalo mi agontse" (Заблеяло ми агънце) [Das blutende Lamm] solo: Kalinka Valcheva – 4:31
 * 10) "Prituritse planinata" (Притури се планината) [Lied von der  Thrakischen Ebene] mit Orchester – 2:45
 * 11) "Mir Stanke le" (Мир Станке ле) [Erntelied aus Thrakien ] solo: Stefka Sabotinova – 3:10
 * 12) "Schopska pesen" (Шопска песен) [Lied für Shopsko] – 1:27
 * 13) "Polegnala e Todora" (Полегнала е Тодора) [Theodora döst] – 3:38