Rumyana Margaritova
Education
1994–1999 – Bachelor’s Degree in Music Pedagogy, National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria.
1994–2000 – Master’s Degree in Musicology (specialization in Ethnomusicology), National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2007–2013 – PhD in Musicology and Musical Art, Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Institute of Art Studies – BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Joined the Institute of Art Studies in 2016
Major Publications
Маргаритова, Р. Новите (стари) музикалнофолклорни архиви на XXI век – практически и етични аспекти. В: Изкуствоведски четения (Изкуства и архиви) Тематичен рецензиран годишник, ИИИзк – БАН, 2025. [The New (Old) Folk Music Archives of 21st Century: Practical and Ethical Issues In: Art Studies Readings (Arts and Archives), Thematic Peer-Reviewed Annual Journal, Institute of Art Studies – BAS, 2025.]
Margaritova, R. The Institutionalization of Turkish Music at the Bulgarian National Radio in the Second Half of the 20th Century. In: Akat, Abdullah, Mellish, Liz & Green, Nick (eds.) Music and dance in Southeastern Europe: Gender, virtual communications and legacies of empires. İstanbul, Türkiye: Trabzon University, 2024, pp. 301-309.
Margaritova, R. Revealing the Secret Sounds and Movements: Presentations of Alevi-Bektashi Nefeses and Semahs from Bulgaria. – Musicological Annual, Vol. 58, 1, Univerza v Ljubljani, 2022, pp. 123-144.
Маргаритова, Р. Музикантът (закир/Имам Джафер) в културата на алевиите и бекташите от Кърджалийско. – Български фолклор, XLII, 2, 2016, с. 142-161. [Margaritova, R. The Musician (Zakir/Imam Cafer) in the Culture of the Alevis and Bektashis from the Kardzhali Region. – Bulgarian Folklore, XLII, 2, 2016, pp. 142–161.]
Маргаритова, Р. Саз, булгария, тамбура или за разграничаването на кордофонните „дрънкови" музикални инструменти на територията на България. – Български фолклор, 3, 2013, с. 249-261. [Margaritova, R. Saz, Bulgaria, Tambura – or on the Differentiation of Chordophone “Plucked” Musical Instruments on the Territory of Bulgaria. – Bulgarian Folklore, No. 3, 2013, pp. 249–261.]
Research projects
“Cultural Heritage in the Archives of the Institute of Art Studies: Interactive Map of the Arts in Bulgaria” within the project “Building a Centre for Outstanding Achievements – BG Heritage”, 2020–2022
"The Unknown Other Close to You: Ritual Songs and Dances of the Alevis in Bulgaria", Part I: Eastern Rhodopes (2019–2020); Part II: Northeastern Bulgaria (2021–2022). Funded by the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria. http://alevineb.artstudies.bg/
Conferences
Margaritova has presented papers at various international academic forums in Bulgaria and abroad. Regular participant in ICTMD conferences held in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, and Germany.
Lecture courses at universities
Solfège, National Music Academy “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Main areas of scientific research: Musical practices in multiethnic contexts; institutional development of Turkish music in Bulgaria; ritual music of the Alevi-Bektashi communities in Bulgaria; folk music archives; innovative approaches to the audiovisual presentation of traditional music.
Research related activities
Member of the International Council for Traditional Music and Dance (ICTMD).
Teacher in music; vast experience in fieldwork in the northeast of Bulgaria, the Eastern Rhodopes and Strandja; member of ICTM.
