Georgi Minchev (musician)

Georgi Minchev (Bulgarian: Георги Минчев; 9 April 1943 – 18 February 2001), also called Gosho Minchev or Zhoro Minchev, was a Bulgarian rock musician, singer, songwriter and TV presenter.

This article is about the rock musician and songwriter. For other uses, see Georgi Minchev (disambiguation).

Georgi Minchev
Георги Минчев
Statue of Georgi Minchev
Background information
Birth nameGeorgi Minchev
Born(1943-04-09)9 April 1943
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died18 February 2001(2001-02-18) (aged 57)
Sofia, Bulgaria
GenresRock, blues, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, singer
InstrumentsVocals, harmonica, guitar
Years active1965–2000
Associated actsSrebarnite grivni, Bandaratsite, Stari Mutsuni
Websitegoshominchev.com

He is best known as one of the pioneers of the rock music genre in Bulgaria as well as one of the advocates of the restoration of the democracy in the country.[1] Many of his songs became classic rock hits most notably White Silence, Blessed years, The Bulgarian Rock, Balance, The Song of the singer, Alone at the Bar, A Story with Guitar and Almost Midnight.

During the 1990s, he was a co-founder of the supergroup Stari Mutsuni (Old faces) which featured also Petar Gyuzelev and Georgi Markov of Shturtsite and Ivaylo Kraychovski and Ivan Lechev of FSB.

After his death in 2001, the rock music festival "Flower for Gosho" was established in his honor.[2] It takes place in Sofia during the summer.

Discography
The mechanical piano of Georgi Minchev, exhibited in the National Polytechnic Museum in Sofia

Studio albums
  • BG Rock / (Българският рок) (1987)
  • Rock'n'Roll Veterans / (Рокенрол ветерани) (1989)
  • Alone at the bar / (Сам на бара) (1994)
  • Balance / (Равносметка) (1995)
  • White Silence / (Бяла тишина) (1997)
  • A Story with Guitar / (История с китара) (1999)
  • The World of Tomorrow / (Le Monde De Demain) (2000)

References
  1. (in Bulgarian) Official site dedicated to Georgi Minchev
  2. (in Bulgarian) "Flower for Gosho" Fest

Sources
  • Rupchev, Yordan (1999). The choice of Rupi music encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house IG "Selena". ISBN 954-9781-02-X.
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