Vaska Ilieva | tl

Vaska Ilieva (Macedonian: Васка Илиева) (February 21, 1923 – May 4, 2001) was a leading folk singer from Republic of Macedonia. She started her career as a dancer and singer in the State Ensemble Tanec in the early 1950s. Her style of singing and the songs she sang brought her wide popularity throughout Macedonia, the Balkans and throughout the worldwide Macedonian diaspora. She was referred to as the "Queen" of traditional Macedonian music. Ilieva was awarded various honours from many European countries and toured Europe the Americas and Australia, where there is a large Macedonian community. Her repertoire of over...

Svaskalver is a new folk-metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia formed in 2012. The musicians enjoy combining original neofolk motives with a variety of modern metal riffs and strong female vocals into a distinctive melodic sound. The music is influenced to a certain extent by some of the iconic European metal bands including In Flames, Eluveitie, Before the Dawn, Korpiklaani and Nightwish. Most of the songs are inspired by ancient mythology of Northern Europe, fantasy literature and other corresponding themes. .