Born on April 23rd, 1981 in Pleven, Bulgaria. First musician in the family. She starts playing gadoulka ( Bulgarian folk instrument ) at the age of 8. Permanent occupation : studying the gadoulka and expanding its musical and technical possibilities. As instrumentalist Darinka always wins first and special prizes in National Competitions for professional gadoulka players in Bulgaria. Her bright musical talent always puts her in the soloist's position in all the musical formations that she worked with : Nashenche Ensemble ( Pleven ), National Folklore Ensemble "Philip Koutev ", Bulgara - world music band, Music and Dance Productions - " The Legend " and " Divi Yagodi " ( Wild strawberries ). Darinka Tsekova acquires a rich misical experience participating in some of the most popular wedding bands in Bulgaria, as well as concert performances together with all of the brightest stars in Bulgarian music, as well as meeting and working together with some world famous musicians - Milcho Leviev, Peter Erskine, Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, Hubert von Goisern, Airto Moreira, Zap Mama, Xavier Naidoo and others ... " Sharena sol " ( Mixed sol ) is Darinka's first individual project. It consist of getting together young and gifted Bulgarian musicians. Darinka's band's musical character is expressed in an original way - it's unique musical mixture of non-standart musical colors, fresh artistic tempers and standart musical styles with a definite rock character. Creativity is the basic inspiration and goal in the young musician's career and, pay attention, this is just the beginning ... Hristo Aleksiev All songs are composed by Darinka Tsekova