of many languages – Bulgarian often mixed with some lyrics in Serbian, Albanian, Turkish, Romani, Greek, Persian, Romanian, Arabic and more recently with some lyrics in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian and German. Because of its appeal and thanks to Bulgarian music television channels like Balkanika TV, Fan TV and Planeta TV, Chalga has become popular in neighboring countries, notably North Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Albania, Serbia, and to lesser extent in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Popular singers See also Byzantine music Arabesque (Turkish music) Laïko Manele Skiladiko Turbo-folk Music of Lebanon Arabic pop music Mizrahi music Tallava Čalgija Disco polo Eurodance Music of Lebanon Arabic music Notes References The phenomenon of chalga in modern Bulgarian folk by Milena Droumeva Claire Levy, "Who is the "Other" in Balkans?" in [ Music popular culture identities], Rodopi, 2002, p. 215 Седемте гряха на чалгата. Към антропология на етнопопмузиката, Розмари Стателова, (in Bulgarian) (translation of the title: The seven deadly sins of chalga. Toward an anthropology of ethnomusic, Rozmary Statelova) Turkish words and phrases Pop music genres Folk music genres