Čalgija


Čalgija or Chalgiya is a Macedonian and Bulgarian music genre, which also is a subgenre of the old urban traditional folk music of North Macedonia and Bulgaria.
Čalgija is performed by ensembles called Čalgii with instruments such as a dajre and tarabuka providing percussion for ut, kanun, clarinet and violin.
Čalgija or is an old part of the whole Macedonian and Bulgarian folklore art and it should not be confused with Chalga.