Native name Тангра | Genres Rockpop rocknew wave Active until 1990 Record label Balkanton | |
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Years active 1976 (1976)–1990 (1990);(2016–present) Similar Shturcite, Tsvetan Vladovski, Diana Express, FSB, Signal | ||
Tangra (Bulgarian:Тангра) is a Bulgarian rock band founded in 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The group is one of the most popular Bulgarian rock band from the '80s, '90s and nowadays.
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History
Founders of the band are the musicians: Borislav Panov(keyboard) former member of "Shturtsite" band who gave the name "TANGRA" of the band, Konstantin Markov (bass guitar), Alexander Petrunov (vocal), Vasil Naydenov (piano) and Marcel Baruch (drums). The band accompanied the singers Yordanka Hristova, Bogdana Karadocheva and other pop singers on their concerts. In 1978 they created the band's first plate with the songs "Ако имаш време"(If it had time) и "Пътища"(Roads). In 1979 Cvetan Vladovski was invited to be the new vocal of the group. Anton Bubev was drummer after Marcel Baruch left the band. Since 1981 Emil Gerasimov became a drummer of the band. The line up which put the band on the map and gained national recognition came with the release of the LP Nashiat Grad in 1982 This record contained the greatest hits of TANGRA band. Songs like "Nashiat Grad", "Bogatstvo", "Liubovta bez koiato ne mojem" are like national anthems. The musicians who made it happen were: Cvetan Vladovski(CHOCHO), ex-member of "Diana Express" band, vocal, flute, Borislav Tzonev former member of"Diana Express" guitar and vocal, Emil Gerasimov, drums and percussion, Konstantin Markov bass guitar. At the fall of 1983, the band split. Chocho Vladovski and guitar player Borislav Tzonev quit, leaving the rest two members forming a new band in 1984, adding Yordan Ganchev "Dani" as the keyboard player. They changed the melody rock style with the more fashionable style for the time "New Wave".
The 1980s started the second period from the creativity of Tangra. Since 1983 Tangra began to create their songs in the genre "new wave". The third period came with coming of Yordan Ganchev – "Dani" (piano), Valeri Milovanski-guitar and Stanislav Slanev-vocal. After 1989 the band started to perform in Scandinavia and Europe. Nevertheless, the so-called "Tangra 2" never reached the mass popularity of the previous formation. The lyrics of the poet Alexander Petrov played a significant role in both bands "Tangra" and "Tangra 2".