| Cineversity.TV is happy to introduce Irfan's world music
Denitza Seraphimova 2002-2006 - vocals
Vladislava Todorova 2006-present - vocals
Kalin Yordanov - vocals‚ daf‚ bendir‚ darbouka
Ivaylo Petrov - oud‚ saz‚ tambura‚ guitar‚ programming
Kiril Bakardjiev - programming‚ keyboard‚ santour
Peter Todorov - darbouka‚ zarb‚ riq‚ djembe‚ tabla
Irfan is a Bulgarian World and Medieval music band. Its name is borrowed from the Sufi terminology and can be translated from Persian and Arabic as “gnosis”‚ “mystic knowledge” or “revelation”. Irfan’s music is strongly influenced by the sacred and folk music traditions of Bulgaria‚ the Balkans‚ Persia‚ Caucasus‚ the Middle East and North Africa yet it retains | its own original sound. Irfan is also known for its extensive use of ethereal and mystic female vocals in addition to strong male vocals and choirs in combination with an assortment of traditional and medieval string‚ wind and percussive instruments including the oud‚ saz‚ santoor‚ viola da gamba‚ tambura‚ duduk‚ nay‚ darbouka‚ daf‚ bendir‚ zarb and riq. Irfan was founded in 2001. In 2006 the singer Denitza Seraphimova gave birth to her child and is currently devoted to motherhood. Since then Irfan is working with a new vocalist the Bulgarian traditional (folklore) singer Vladislava Todorova |
