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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-1858 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Elene Gramatikova (Thracian Songs) - Kremena Stancheva & Vassilka Andonova (Merry And Love Folksongs Of The Sofia District) |
Elena Gramatikova, Kremena Stancheva, Vasilka Andonava, ANPKTR Orchestra, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Vassilka Andonova |
voice, bitov |
pravo, graovsko, gankino, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Some excellent singing, but instrumentals tend to be over-orchestrated. |
LW-3073, LW-3107 |
Balkanton-10261 |
2ST |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Yordanka Ilieva & Iliya Dimitrov |
Strandzhanskata Grupa, Yordanka Ilieva, Iliya Dimitrov |
bitov |
pravo, daichovo, graovsko, gankino, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
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LW-863 |
Balkanton-12177 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble - Volume 2 Of 2 |
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, Ivan Antonov, Tonka Koleva, Yulia Sirakova, Stefka Avramova, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, Vichka Nikolova, Boika Boyadjieva, Stanka Argirova |
kaval, bitov, voice, gadulka |
paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, graovsko |
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LW-1528 |
Balkanton-12300 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Serbia, Croatia |
Olga Borisova |
Olga Borisova, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Daniel Spassov |
voice |
graovsko, gankino, lesnoto, ruchenitsa, pravo, chetvorno |
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LW> Good, but not a great album. |
LW-1951 |
Balkanton-12368 |
T |
Bulgaria, Varna, Shope, Dobrudja, Thrace, Severn |
Stambolovo '88 - Vol 2 |
Bisseri Kurdzhali, Georgi Arabadzhiev, Dimitrovgrad Haskovo, Orkestur Trustenik, Zlatna Arfa, Georgi Zhekov, Valentin Manchev, Various, Yambol |
voice, gadulka |
trite_puti, buchimish, ruchenitsa, graovsko, lesnoto, pravo |
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LW> Album was not well engineered - too much bass - fixed somewhat during remastering. Some nice tunes. Lots of jazz elements. |
LW-3133, LW-3169 |
Balkanton-12512 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Severn |
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
bitov |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, gankino, daichovo, graovsko |
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LW-727 |
Bebelekov_Mu..upa-Maistori |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Thrace, Shope |
Grupa Maistori |
Maistori Grupa, Vasil Bebelekov, Nedalyko Nedyalkov, Angel Dimitrov, Ivaylo (Kaval) Koutchev, Georgi Petrov |
bitov, gaida, kaval, tambura, gadulka |
graovsko, pravo, daichovo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, reka |
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LW> Excellent collection of tunes; supurb mussianship; last tune ends prematurely. |
LW-2768 |
Bma_Productions-1006 |
22ST |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Boris Karlov: Legend of the Bulgarian Accordion |
Boris Karlov |
accordion |
ruchenitsa, pravo, graovsko, eleno, daichovo, chetvorno, krivo |
Yves Moreau |
LW> Excellent |
LW-1897, EB-CD |
Dunya_Records-21750-8021-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Macedonia, Thrace, Romania |
Yasko |
Yasko Argirov Band, Yashko Argirov |
clarinet |
gankino, syrtos, graovsko |
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LW-2149 |
Gega-278 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Classical, Thrace |
Musical Instruments In Bulgaria |
Roumen Sirakov, Dimitar Penev Orch, Ivan Shibilev Orch, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble |
tambura, bitov |
daichovo, krivo, chetvorno, pravo, ruchenitsa, graovsko, gankino, devetorka |
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LW> tambura : Rumen SIRAKOV |
LW-2744 |
Ivan_Dimitrov-1 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja, Rhodope, Severn, Shope |
Ivan Dimitrov CD#1 |
Naiden Kirov Group Rousse, Strandzhanskata Grupa, Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group, Bulgarian Brass |
bitov, guitar, kaval, voice, violin, synthesizer |
pravo, ruchenitsa, eleno, graovsko, paidushko, daichovo, trite_puti |
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LW> Compilation CD put together for Ivan Dimitrov by Larry Weiner |
LW-2439 |
Jugoton-3344 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Boris Karlov - Sofija - Svira Na Harmonici Bulgarska Horo - (With Ansambl Stevo Teodosievski) |
Boris Karlov, Ansambl Teodosievski |
accordion |
pravo, eleno, graovsko |
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LW> Excellent - Boris Karlov plays with Ensemble Stevo Teodosievski |
LW-2597 |
Lyra-Pallette-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Shope |
Bulgaria - Lyra Folk Band |
Lyra Folk Band Plovdiv, Rodistin Russev |
bitov, lyra, voice, kaval |
devetorka, pravo, gankino, graovsko, paidushko, ruchenitsa, lesnoto |
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LW> Nice album, but, I think I prefer their initial album (1999) somewhat more. |
LW-3009 |
Music_Of_The_World-50613 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Varna |
Bulgari - Bulgarian Folk Music |
Bulgari, Radostina Kuneva |
bitov, voice, gadulka, tambura |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, paidushko, daichovo, pravo, petrunino |
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LW-2770 |
Nina_Kavardjikova-1994-02 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Varna, Thrace, Rhodope |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1994.02 |
Nedyalka Keranova, Pirin Ensemble, Veneta Tsvetkova |
bitov, gaida, voice, trumpet |
trite_puti, pravo, graovsko, devetorka, ruchenitsa, svornoto |
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LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. There is one Shope tune I particularly like on the album. |
LW-2975 |
Nisava-1212 |
T |
Balkan, Shope, Thrace |
Nisava - Folk Music Fron Northern And Eastern Europe |
Nishava |
accordion, bitov, violin, clarinet, voice |
paidushko, graovsko, pravo, march, waltz, polska, kalamatianos |
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LW-688 |
Stefkos_Musik-0607107 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Rhodope, Dobrudja, Varna |
The Great Bulgarian masters-Bagpipe - Golemite Bulgarski Maistori - Gaida |
Nikola Atanasov, Dimitur Zaekov, Dimitur Zaekov (Son Of), Petar Yanev, Krassimir Rachev, Stoyko Georgiev, Petko Stoyanov |
bagpipe, gaida, guitar, voice |
pravo, paidushko, graovsko, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent variety of Gaida players |
LW-2800 |
Todor_Kirov-3 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 3 |
Milcho Nedyalkov, Yanko Petrov, Atanas Vulchev, Mihail Marinov, Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Neno Ivanov, Dimiter Lavchev, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, Georgi Petrov, Nikolai Petrov, Rossen Genkov, Georgi Gardzharov, Atanas Palazov, Petur Zhelyazkov, Petko Fotinov, Elka Vulcheva |
gadulka, voice, bitov |
chetvorno, na_trapeza, ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, graovsko, reka |
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LW> Very nice collection of gudulka tunes from noted artists. |
LW-3390 |
Varimezovi-4976 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Gems |
BalkanFolk Group, Bozhoura Trio, Tsvetanka Varimezova, Ivan Varimezov |
bitov, gaida, voice, tambura |
na_trapeza, ruchenitsa, pravo, graovsko, trite_puti, gankino |
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LW> Very nice CD - some have too much arrangement of the bitov orchestra - varimezovi are great! |
LW-2564 |