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THEY ARE cute, they are charming and they are blessed with the kind of voices that may well usher in world peace. Think of them as the Bee Gees, except without the old, male and miles away from Britain. The talented Shine Duo from Pazardjaik, Bulgaria is in the city to enliven your evenings. Tsvetana and Mari make for an unlikely team, given that Mari is 35 and has been in the business for 15 years, while Tsvetana is just 22 but well in tune with current pop groups. "But we have much in common," says Mari. "We are from the same music school and Tsveti's mother is my best friend. I guess that helps us work well together." Both love playing the piano but in their evening avatar its Tsvetana as the lead vocalist and Mari on the keyboard. "We have a passion for country," says Tsvetana in a voice so husky it sounds like mellowed whiskey. "But we also sing from Abba, the Carpenters, Sting, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and the indomitable Elvis and Ray Charles."
Having thrown their voices together for the past four years, the duo has performed all over Scandinavia, Cyprus and Italy and has touched down in India and will be performing every night for the next month at the Seasons Bar, Taj Krishna, 8 p.m. onwards. "This is our first visit to Asia," says Mari. "We have performed in Jaipur and Chennai and Hyderabad is our third stop." Tsvetana continues where Mari left off, "The audience response here is good. But that's maybe because we are singing to a lot of expats. It's our dream to sing in Bangalore and Dubai."
A student of theology, Tsvetana finds the Indian experience mind-boggling. "As Orthodox Christians we come from deeply religious backgrounds. But that has only made us understand the Indian cultural phenomenon better." Mari adds, "Also India is now so visible in the West. There is an influx of movies, food and clothes."
Having done the rounds of biryani and riding elephants, the girls say they relax by listening to instrumental music, reading and swimming. "And she has her exams in September," says Mari.
In the evenings their vocal chords spread like wildfire when they belt out favourites such as Top Of The World, I Have A Dream and Pretty Woman." But it's Abba's Mama Mia that Tsvetana says bring out the best in them. "When we sing this it sounds like a romance between the violin and the cello." With voices like that that's not too hard to achieve.
DEEPA ALEXANDER
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