A published Bulgarian textbook contains 99 Roma songs, collected from the territory of present-day Bulgaria between 1950 and 1975. Songs about love, family songs, songs about heroes have been preserved. The man who preserved this for generations is Mustafa Aliyev, better known by his Bulgarian name Manush Romanov. Mustafa Aliyev dedicated his life to the development of the culture of his community. He belonged to the group of Sofia “Jerli”

He participated in the anti-fascist resistance. He was the editor-in-chief of the newspapers “Romano Esi” (Romanian) and “Nevo Drom” (New Road). He was the director of the “Roma” theatre, which was closed by the communists.

• Учебно помагало пази ромски песни за гонения по време на османското иго. In: BGV Investinet. 01.01.2025. https://www.smolyan.bgvesti.net/news/601177/uchebno-pomagalo-pazi-romski-pesni-za-goneniya-po-vreme-na-osmanskoto-igo