IVAN MILEV (ИВАН МИЛЕВ)

IVAN MILEV is a Bulgarian accordionist and composer, born on April 24, 1956 in the village of Dalbok Izvor, Bulgaria. In his longstanding musical career as an accordionist, Ivan has established himself as one of the founders of the rules of Balkan Folk music. His unique style is a blend of classical music, jazz, Eastern European and Middle Eastern music.

In 1978 he founded the Mladost Orchestra, which under his direction, won prestigious awards in the field of Bulgarian wedding music. Since 1999 Ivan Milev has been living and working in the United States. In 2002 Ivan Milev met Entcho Todorov, an outstanding violinist, playing on Broadway. As a duo they played at clubs and cultural events in New York City. Together they formed Ivan Milev Band and in 2006 the group recorded their album The Flight of Krali Marco, featuring Ivan Milev's original compositions. With his band Ivan Milev continued performing and spreading the beauty of Balkan folk music throughout North America and Canada. Ivan has published several music collections of his original compositions.

Аudio of his compositions is on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-369422770/albums

Авторските композиции на Иван Милев можете да чуете тук: https://soundcloud.com/user-369422770/albums