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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-118 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni,
Bulgarian Folk Songs |
Gyorga Pindzhourova,
Kaicho Kamenov,
Jordanka Dimitrova Ilieva,
Magdalena Morarova,
Verka Siderova,
Tinka Pesheva,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Staika Gyokova,
Yanka Taneva,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Yordan Gemedzhiev,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Raina Petrova,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Nikola Ganchev,
Ivan Kirev Orchestra |
voice,
bitov |
petrunino,
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1546,
LW-1608,
LW-2271,
LW-3252 |
| Balkanton-189 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni,
Narodna Mouzika |
Nadezhda Hvoineva,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
ANPRS,
Komnya Stoyanova,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Ivan Punev,
Yordan Gemedzhiev,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Ruska Bozhilova,
Kostantin Dourev,
Dimitrina Kouneva,
Ivan Kirev Orchestra,
Gyorga Pindzhourova,
Staika Gyokova,
Verka Siderova,
Tinka Pesheva,
P Petrova,
Yanka Taneva |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
paidushko,
lesnoto,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> All tunes on this album are also found on Balkanton 189 & 115 (10" record) |
LW-1549,
LW-2081 |
| Balkanton-339 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni |
Nadka Karadzhova,
M Doudenski,
Anastassia Kostova,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Zhivka Gavrilova,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
Vasilka Petkova,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Magda Pushkarova |
voice,
gadulka,
tambura |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
lesnoto,
chetvorno,
doina |
|
LW> The album has some excellent tracks on it. |
LW-1987,
LW-2606,
TD-182,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-358 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Narodni Pesni, Hora I Ruchenitsi |
Vasilka Ivanova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Maria Kokareshkova,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Mita Stoicheva,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Lalka Pavlova,
Boris Mashalov,
Boris Karlov,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Ivana Kovacheva,
Ivan Kirev Orchestra,
Gyorga Pindzhourova,
Kosta Kolev,
Georgi Koev,
Iliya Dimitrov,
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra,
Ivan Shibilev,
Tsvyatko Blagoev,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group,
Vladimirov Douhov Orkestur |
voice,
accordion,
clarinet,
gaida,
bitov |
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
pravo,
krivo,
gankino,
eleno,
trite_puti |
|
LW> Some excellent tunes (instrumental) - songs are mostly over-orchestrated. |
LW-1273,
LW-2076 |
| Balkanton-1007 |
1STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni, Hora I Ruchenitsi,
Bulgarski Narodni Hora, Pesni, i Rachenitsi |
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Georgi Gorelski,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Sojan Simeyonov,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
St Gigov,
Ivan Karasanski,
Iliya Dimitrov,
Kosta Kolev |
voice,
bitov,
accordion,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
graovsko,
gankino |
|
LW-27 |
LW-27,
TD-62,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-1040 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Haidoushki Narodni Pesni |
Nadka Karadzhova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Eva Georgieva,
Dimitrina Kouneva,
Nadezhda Hvoineva |
voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent album of slow songs |
LW-1988,
LW-2604 |
| Balkanton-1121 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Yovcho Karaivanov Sings |
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Boris Petrov Orch,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
eleno |
|
LW> Excellent strong singer |
LW-1611 |
| Balkanton-1610 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Peyat Izvestni Narodni Izpulniteli |
Yordan Gemedzhiev,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Penka Pavlova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Nikola Ganchev,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Hristina Lyutova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Nedyalka Keranova,
Pavel Sirakov,
Staika Gyokova,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Kalinka Zgourova,
Gancho Nikolov,
Kostadin Gougov |
voice,
kaval |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1792 |
| Balkanton-1851 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Yovcho Karaivanov And Kalinka Vulcheva |
Kalinka Vulcheva,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Bulgarian Television And Radio Folksong Ensemble |
voice |
pravo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1599 |
| Balkanton-1972 |
1ST |
Bulgaria |
Liubimi Narodni Pesni - Favorite Folksongs |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Nikola Ganchev,
Dimitrina Kouneva,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Sonya Kuncheva,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Petkana Zaharieva |
voice,
kaval |
|
|
LW> Excellent Singing & Kaval |
LW-871,
LW-1630,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-1993 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Haidushki (Rebel) Folksongs |
Mita Stoicheva,
Vichka Nikolova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Roza Tsvetkova,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Bozhana Velikova,
Kalinka Vulcheva,
Vulcho Ivanov,
Dimka Vladimirova,
Petko Radev Orchestra |
voice |
gankino,
paidushko,
pravo |
|
|
LW-1613 |
| Balkanton-2077 |
T |
Bulgaria |
25 Years Of The Ensemble For Folksongs Of The Bulgarian Television & Radio |
Bulgarian Television And Radio Folk Song Ensemble,
Yanka Roupkina,
Blagoi Blagoev,
ANPKTR Orchestra,
Yovcho Karaivanov |
voice,
bitov,
frula,
kaval |
chetvorno,
trite_puti |
|
LW> There are a few really nice choral pieces on this album. I don't like any of the Bitov Orchrestra tunes |
LW-3070,
LW-3147 |
| Balkanton-10135 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Lilyana Galevska - Trunski Pesni -- Yovcho Karaivanov - Trakiiski Pesni,
Lilyana Galevska - Songs of Trun Region / Yocho Kakaivanov - Thracian Folksongs |
Liljana Galevska,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Petko Radev Orchestra,
G Minchev Orch,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra |
voice,
bitov |
paidushko,
pravo |
|
LW> Galevska's voice is excellent, but the arrangements are a bit too modern for my taste, ditto for Karaivanov's tunes,
LW-1358 |
LW-1358,
LW-3111,
TD-556 |
| Balkanton-10579 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Izvestni Ispulniteli Na Narodni Pesni (Famous Performers Of Folk Songs),
Izvestni Izpulniteli na Narodni Pesen,
Famous Performers of Folk Songs |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Hristo Todorov,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Staika Gyokova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Boyan Nankov,
Atanaska Todorova,
Gyorga Pindzhourova,
Mita Stoicheva,
Hristina Lyutova,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Pirin Ensemble |
voice,
bitov,
kaval |
krivo,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very nice mix of excellent singers. Somewhat more orchestration than I like,
LW-1288 |
LW-1288,
TD-83 |
| Balkanton-10925 |
|
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Yovcho Karaivanov - Thracian Folk Songs |
Yovcho Karaivanov |
voice |
|
|
|
LW-2092 |
| Balkanton-11140 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Shope |
Bulgarska Narodna Mouzika |
Kostadin Varimezov,
Kalinka Vulcheva,
Bulgarian Television And Radio Folksong Ensemble,
Stojan Velichkov,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Nikola Ganchev,
Georgi Chilingirov + Stefan Zahmanov,
Koutev Ensemble,
Atanas Vulchev,
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Boris Mashalov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Roumen Sirakov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Pirin Ensemble |
gaida,
bitov,
voice,
kaval,
gadulka,
tambura |
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
na_trapeza,
gankino,
doina,
grancharsko |
|
LW> Very nice collection of famous tunes |
LW-1976 |
| Radioprom-1266 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi - #1266 - Yovcho Karaivanov & Kosta Kolev - #1266,
Radioprom - #1266 - Yovcho Karaivanov & Kosta Kolev - #1266 |
Yovcho Karaivanov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> not Karaivanov's best tunes |
LW-2430,
LW-2915 |