Ivo Papazov

Ivo Papazov ( _bg. Иво Папазов) (born 16 February 1952 in Kardzhali), nicknamed Ibryama ( _bg. Ибряма), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the Ivo Papazov Wedding Band in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier creators of the genre known as "wedding band" music in Bulgaria, along with saxophonist Yuri Yunakov and accordionist Neshko Neshev.

According to [http://www.garthcartwright.com/7Biography.htm Garth Cartwright] , he was "the first Balkan Gypsy musician to win a wide international following with his two Joe Boyd-produced albums for Hannibal Records in the early 1990s." [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-08-13 Archived by WebCite® at [http://www.webcitation.org/5a1eRwF85 http://www.webcitation.org/5a1eRwF85] .] Papasov and Yunakov have toured the United States several times.

In 2005 Papasov won the Audience Award from the BBC's Radio3 World Music Awards. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2005/audienceaward.shtml BBC - Radio 3 - Awards for World Music 2005 ] ]

In September 2007 Papasov was scheduled to tour the U.S. with bandmates Yuri Yunakov and Neshko Neshev. He canceled the tour on advice from his doctor.

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/ivopapasov Ivo Papazov's MySpace page]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2005/profile_ivopapasov.shtml Article on BBC's Radio3 World Music Awards]