Maria Bebelekova
Bulgarian Singing
Maria Bebelekova from the Bulgarian Rhodope town of Shiroka Luka, learned
singing from her mother and grandmother. She studied at the Shiroka Luka Folk Music School and the Plovdiv
Conservatory, then returned to her hometown, where she taught at the music school for 15 years. She sang
with the Bulgarian women’s choir Angelite for three seasons, and has performed and recorded regularly with
other ensembles. Maria teaches kindergarten and singing for adults and children at the Khan Asparuh
Bulgarian School in Sunnyvale, CA, and gives private singing lessons in the San Jose, CA area.
Maria-Bebelekova