Yuri Yunakov Bulgaria
Biography
Yuri Yunakov (??? ??????) is a Bulgarian-Rom saxophone player and leader of the Yuri Yunakov Ensemble. He was born in Haskovo, Bulgaria, of Turkish Rom ancestry, and currently lives in the New York City area. Yuri's career began with the ensemble MLADOST and he subsequently began a ten-year long collaboration with Ivo Papasov and Ensemble Trakia. Yuri Yunakov is Bulgaria's most famous saxophonist. Together with the "Trakiya" orchestra, Yunakov has played at hundreds of weddings in his native Bulgaria
