DANTCHEV:DOMAIN

Anna Dantchev (FI-BG) is a strong and seasoned vocalist-composer, whose debut album "Say It" with Finnish-Bulgarian World Fusion band DANTCHEV:DOMAIN was awarded Finnish Folk Music album in 2020. The second album with the same band, "The Lions We Are," was released in 2022. The third album "To Those Who Have Gone, I sing in a Key of D" will be released in Autumn 2025.

Her hybrid and unique story is one-of-a-kind within the diverse Finnish folk and world music scene. Her original compositions and music brings out the legacy of Finnish Bulgarian minority. With her border-crossing and emotionally captivating voice, she addresses global issues as stories of life and reveal the contradictions of a dual identity in an original way.

Anna is also one of the MOST -Bridge for Balkan Music manager trainees.
The band DANTCHEV:DOMAIN was also selected for Balkan music Expo within MOST - program.

Being a Finnish-Bulgarian, she combines smoothly her bi-cultural musical heritage creating a modern and vibrating sound of fusion. It is strongly driven from authentic musical source and yet is alive in today's global musical environment. Dantchev grew up in Bulgarian music tradition with her family, that was also firmly rooted into Finnish folk music tradition. Born and raised in Haapavesi, in northern Finland, she excels in Bulgarian traditional music and singing techniques, especially in Bulgarian lamenting tradition. She is an experienced singer also within jazz and soul genres.

Dantchev has pioneered in bringing out the Bulgarian tradition in Finland. With her previous Anna Dantchev band, she updated the old Bulgarian songs into a vivid and groovy global music aesthetics, and with a electro-fusion band The Bottle Concort the old tradition was levelled to the vibrant club beats. Dantchev teaches Bulgarian singing.