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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanfolk-7876 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Thrace |
Balkanfolk '98 - Bulgarian Dances |
Zornitsa Orchestra |
bitov,
zurna,
voice,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
reka,
opas,
paidushko,
jove,
chetvorno,
gankino,
pravo,
trite_puti,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Some pretty good tunes, most very danceable, but ion my opinion the bitov group lacks a certain amount of energy. The zurna tunes are great. |
LW-2994 |
| Balkanton-164 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Narodni Pesen - (Pirin Region),
Balkanton 164 |
Lilyana Dokova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Stefan Ivanov,
Boris Karlov Orchestra,
Gotse Delchev Enselble Sofia,
Kostadin Gougov,
Iliya Argirov,
Vasilka Ivanova,
Maria Kokareshkova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra |
voice,
bitov |
paidushko,
lesnoto,
devetorka,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Many (8 of 12) of the same tunes are on Balkanton 164,
LW> These tunes are also on Balkanton BHA 164 |
LW-1471,
LW-1548,
LW-3257 |
| Balkanton-196 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni - Pirin Ensemble,
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni |
Pirin Ensemble,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Iliya Argirov,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
L Georgieva,
Vasilka Karadalieva,
Margarita Dimitrova |
bitov,
voice |
chetvorno,
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-535,
LW-1554,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-316 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Balkanton 316 - Macedonia,
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni / Bulgarski Narodni Tantsi, i Orkestrovi Melodii |
Pirin Ensemble,
Iliya Argirov,
Maria Tomova,
E Ranova,
Vasilka Karadalieva,
V Karakasheva,
M Kroumova,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
Zhivka Kostadinova,
G Popova,
Rouska Stoimenova |
bitov |
lesnoto,
paidushko,
devetorka,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-1557,
TD-180,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-1466 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Pirinski Narodni Pesni |
Kostadin Gougov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Dimitur Kolarov,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Maria Tomova,
Zhivka Kostadinova,
Ignat Videnov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Tatyana Surbinska,
Vasilka Ivanova,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
Vasil Videnov,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Stoyan Andonov,
Al Yossifov Orch |
voice,
bitov |
lesnoto,
devetorka,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-1474,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-6093 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Kremena Stancheva & Vasilka Andonova With Bitov Ens. |
Kremena Stancheva,
Vasilka Andonova |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
lesnoto,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Excellent songs and instrumentation |
LW-2040 |
| Balkanton-10353 |
TI |
Bulgaria |
Voices From The Pirin Mountains - Pirin Ensemble,
Glasove ot Pirina,
Voices from the Pirin Mountains |
Pirin Ensemble,
Iliya Argirov,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Stoyanka Koleva,
Pelagia Kostova,
Zhivka Kostadinova,
Maria Tomova,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
Tatyana Surbinska |
voice,
bitov |
lesnoto,
chetvorno,
devetorka |
|
LW-1493 |
LW-1493,
TD-74 |
| Balkanton-10643 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Songs Which We Remember - Pesni, Koito Ostavat,
Песни, които остават,
Pesni, koito ostavat / Songs Which We Remember |
Gyorga Pindzhourova,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Ivan Panovski,
Verka Siderova,
Komnya Stoyanova,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Vasilka Ivanova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Sonya Kuncheva,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Kaicho Kamenov,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Emil Ristoskov,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Kostadin Gougov,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
devetorka,
lesnoto,
chetvorno |
|
LW-0 |
LW-1498,
TD-1003 |
| Bma_Productions-1003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Macedonia |
Au Dela Du mystere-Beyond The Mystery : Musique Des Villages De Bulgarie-Village Music Of Bulgaria : Shopluk-Pirin (Vol. 3) |
Various (collection Yves Moreau),
Bistritsa Folk Orchestra,
Elena + Lazarina Yanchevi,
Kiko Shumanov,
Ivanka Krushteva,
Mincho Apostolov,
Nikolai Ivan + Krusten Stoykov,
Dervenica Folk Orch,
Loza Donkova,
Mitra Donkova,
Vena Petrova,
Bogdan Lazarov,
Dragalevstsi Village Sofia Young Girls Vocal Group,
Plana Village Sofia Female Vocal Group,
Dragalevtsi Bitov Orch,
Selim Demirov,
Demir Demirov,
Bansko Womens Vocal Group,
Bansko Mens Vocal Group,
Gega Petrich Womens Vocal Group,
Milka Popova,
Valika Popova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Dolna Ribnitsa Pirin Womens Vocal Group,
Sestrino Pirin Female Vocal Group,
Churichene Pirin Female Vocal Group,
Drenovo Pirin Femal Vocal Group |
bitov,
frula,
voice,
zurna |
gankino,
doina,
jove,
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
pravo,
lesnoto,
krivo |
|
LW> Excellent |
LW-1899 |
| Gega-134 |
1STI |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Rhodope,
Wallachia,
Shope |
Ajde Na Horo--20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites,
Ajde Na Horo,
20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites |
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Dobrudzhanskata Troika,
Nadezhda Hvoineva,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Teodossi Spassov Quartet,
Kostadin Gougov,
Emil Mladenov,
Ivan Boichev,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Shopskata Groupa,
Yanka Roupkina,
Valentina Lavcheva |
bitov,
voice,
kaval |
eleno,
buchimish,
reka,
pravo,
chetvorno,
trite_puti,
lesnoto,
jove,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1453,
TD-291 |
| Izvor_Music-2-2 |
T |
Macedonia |
Macedonian Folk Songs For Voice And Tambura Vol. 2 - CD 2 |
Folklor Group From Sandanski,
Bapchorki Zhenska Vokalna Grupa,
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Mitra Bisserova,
Dimitur (Tambura) Dinev,
Maria Tomova,
Zhivka Gavrilova,
Kiril Traikov,
Branko Bishkoski,
Ljube Bishkoski,
Sestri Bisserovi,
Marica Zilkovska,
Persa Nikolova,
Kosturchanki Zhenska Vokalna Grupa,
Kostadinka Palazova,
Music Ens From Cultural Club Otets Paisii Sandanski,
Mirko Mitrevski |
voice,
tambura,
bitov,
gaida |
chetvorno,
devetorka,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> Great collection of traditional Macedonian tunes |
LW-3002 |
| Kremena_Stan..va-Bulgarian |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Melodies - Kremena Stancheva |
Kremena Stancheva,
Vassilka Andonova,
Vasilka Andonova |
voice,
bitov |
lesnoto,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
paidushko,
pravo,
chetvorno,
jove |
|
LW> Very good singing, but many of the tunes are too arranged to suite my taste. |
LW-3007 |
| Yazoo-7016 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Serbia,
Macedonia |
Song Of The Crooked Dance,
Song of the Crooked Dance,
Early Bulgarian Traditional Music 1927-1942 |
Demir Cholakov,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra,
Georgi Stanev,
Ahmed Saliev,
Zah Atanasova,
Boris Karlov Orchestra,
Mita Stoicheva,
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra,
Masha Byalmoustakova,
Iliya Atanasov,
Parush Parushev,
Karlo Ensemble,
Gergana Tsekova,
Peyou Boudakov,
Bistrishka Chetvorka,
Tsvyatko Blagoev,
Boris Mashalov,
Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941),
Sevlievska Troika,
Hristo Arsov,
Karlo Iliev,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group,
Goudi Goudev,
Ramadan (Orch) Lolov,
Boris Karlov |
bitov,
clarinet,
voice,
gaida,
zurna,
brass,
kaval,
tambura |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
eleno,
waltz,
daichovo,
paidushko,
gankino,
pravo,
lesnoto,
na_trapeza |
|
LW> Excelent CD |
LW-1451,
TD-493 |