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Bulgaria (2001 – present)

Irfan is a Bulgarian band that was founded in 2001. The band’s name is taken from the Arabic/Persian word ‘Irfan’, meaning “gnosis”, “mystic knowledge” or “revelation”.

Though similar in style to established bands such as Dead Can Dance, Love Is Colder Than Death, Sarband, and Vas, Irfan is known for its extensive use of a choir of male singers in addition to the female vocals of Vladislava Todorova, and in in combination with an assortment of traditional mediaeval percussion, stringed, and wind instruments, including the darbouka, daf, bendir, oud, saz, santoor, ghaida, duduk ,and bass viol. Irfan’s music and reliance on traditional instruments is based on a blend of the musical influences common to Bulgaria, and thus represents a blend of mediaeval European, Balkan, and Middle-Eastern styles.

The band was first signed by the French label Prikosnovénie and made its first appearance on their Fairy World compilation of various bands in 2003. Irfan’s first album IRFAN was released in Europe that same year by Prikosnovénie, and released in North America by Noir Records. Some of the songs released on recent compilations were not included on Irfan’s debut release.

The band released their second album, Seraphim in October 2007.
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  • iconan

    A pleasure that is renewed at every listening. -.-.-.-. om hari om ..... ॐ

    Tuesday evening
  • Rusty_Cage

    Супер! замечательно

    Monday evening
  • EsmeTenorio

    One of the bands that make me proud to be Bulgarian :))

    7 days ago
  • aginggirl

    Impressive!

    25 days ago
  • coldbloodedly

    i absolutely love your music...it's awesome, inspirational an magical...it makes me travel to another beautiful worlds...

    March 2012
  • dark_tower

    Time to make new music guys :)

    March 2012
  • rjoosse91

    I'm sitting in my garden and this music is a beatiful soundtrack for this kind of weather and environment. Beautiful music!

    March 2012
  • Krirys

    If someone didn't notice - On Irfan's myspace page there is the information that they are working on a new album which will be probably released this year. :)

    March 2012
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Irfan's new album in 2012

24 Dec 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/irfantheband

Dear friends & IrFANS, Wishing you happy, ethereal and blessed holidays, we would like to share with you the news that we started the recordings of a new album …

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