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Bansko becomes stage for world-renowned and Bulgarian musicians at Bansko Jazz Festival

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For the twenty-second year in a row, the Bansko resort in Pirin Mountain, southwestern Bulgaria, has welcomed foreign and Bulgarian jazz and pop musicians and singers. The biggest jazz festival in Bulgaria opens today with the trademarks of Bulgarian jazz - Vasil Petrov and Kamelia Todorova. British saxophonist Ray Gelato will also appear on stage of the Bansko Jazz Fest with his band The Giants. The program of the festival, which continues until August 10, also includes groups from Italy, Hungary, Serbia and Greece.




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