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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-457 |
1ST |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia, Thrace |
Narodni Pesni, Orkestori, Narodni Melodi I Hora Or Prva Nationalen Folkloren Subor Koprivshtitsa 1965 |
Folklor Group From Sandanski, Mixed Traditional Vocal Group From Elin Pelin, Samokovsko Vocal Group From Dragushinovo, Sandanski Bitov Instrumental Group, Georgi Pavlov, Kiko Shumanov, Nikolai Georgiev, Dafo Trendafilov, An Royachki, G Krustev, Elena + Lazarina Yanchevi, Margarita Dimitrova, P Peev, Bozhourka Toupankova, Hr Kusiotov, Il Dinev, Ivan Georgiev |
voice, bitov, gadulka, frula, kaval, gaida, tambura |
lesnoto, pravo |
|
LW> Koprivshtitsa Festival 1965 |
LW-1274 |
Balkanton-565 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Narodna Mouzika |
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Stojan Velichkov, Ivan Tonev, Irina Dimitrova, Eva Georgieva, Olga Borisova, Vasilka Andonova, Kostadin Varimezov, Nadezhda Hvoineva, Yanka Roupkina, Rouska Nedyalkova, Maria Kokareshkova, Kremena Stancheva, Evd Tolozova |
voice, bitov |
eleno, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Label is in Russian :~). Lots of really excellent choral tunes. |
LW-1985 |
Balkanton-5756 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Vulkana Stoyanova |
Vulkana Stoyanova, Nikola Ganchev, M Mihova |
voice, kaval |
|
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LW> Haidik song and a Russian? Song |
LW-2113 |
Balkanton-6294 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Rhodopski Narodni Pesni - Hristina Liotova |
Hristina Lyutova |
voice |
|
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|
LW-1005 |
Balkanton-10329 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Pirin Pee - Glasove Ot Pirin - Pesni Ot Dimitur Yanev, Гласове От Пирин - Песни от Димитър Янев, Glasove Ot Pirin - Pesni ot Dimiter Yanev / Voices from the Pirin Mountains, Glasove Ot Pirin-songs by Dimiter Yanev |
Pirin Ensemble, Dimitur Kolarov, Veselka Lazarova, Stoyanka Koleva, Rositsa Dureva, Venera Maerkova, Dimitur Yanev |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
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LW-1402, TD-219, EB-AU |
Balkanton-10544 |
|
Bulgaria, Russia, Shope |
Ruska Bozhilova And Stoyana Lalova - Shope Songs |
Ruska Bozhilova, Stoyana Lalova |
voice, bitov |
|
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LW> Excellent Shope Singing - Bitov ensemble is large but not overly orchestrated |
LW-1329 |
Balkanton-10557 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Rodope State Ensemble For Folk Songs And Dances - Smolyan, SEFSD - Rodopa - Smolyan |
Rodope State Ensemble |
voice |
|
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LW> Very "Koutev Ensemble" Like - highly arranged, LW-1298 |
LW-1298, TD-81, EB-CT |
Balkanton-10685 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia, Thrace |
Sonya Kuncheva - Narodni Pesni |
Sonya Kuncheva, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Boyan Nankov Orch, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Anastas Naumov Orchestra |
voice |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice voice - orchestrations too fancy |
LW-1217, LW-1804 |
Balkanton-11170 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Students Of The Shiroka Luka Folk School |
Shiroka Luka Students, Nikola Hristov, Todor Todorov, Siya Karanlukova, Kalin Bochoukov, Vasil Bebelekov |
bitov, voice, gaida |
ruchenitsa, paidushko |
|
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LW-1513 |
Balkanton-11185 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Vasilka Stancheva - Rhodope Folk Songs |
Vasilka Stancheva, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Dimitur Penev Orch |
voice, kaval, flute |
pravo |
|
LW> Very nice voice - I like the tunes accompanied by the Dimitur Penev Orch better than the tunes with Emil Kolev's orchestra. |
LW-3089, LW-3155 |
Balkanton-11299 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Russia |
Nedyalka Keranova |
Nedyalka Keranova, Todor Prashtakov Orch, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice, accordion |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent singer and good modern orchestras - not overly orchestrated |
LW-1518, LW-2102 |
Balkanton-12341 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Songs By Dimiter Yanev |
Stoyanka Koleva, Dimitur Kolarov, Dimitur Yanev, Boris Stoev, Ventsislav Tsvetkov, Venera Maerkova |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Seems like these are patriotic songs, pop folk, and kind of polished, but not too remarkable. |
LW-1955 |
Columbia-8417 |
T |
Bulgaria, Columbia, Russia |
Columbia (Bulgaria) #D8417 - Singers And Musicians Not Identified |
|
voice |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-3317 |
Columbia-30916 |
T |
Bulgaria, Columbia, England, Russia |
Columbia (England-Bulgaria) #D30916 |
Anka Georgieva, Nikola Kapriev |
voice |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Intesest tunes - not great, but interesting;No Sound files for this record - cannot find record |
LW-2939 |
Mikrophon-4218 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4218- 78 RPM - Aneta Tsankova |
Aneta Tsankova, Mikrophon Orchestra, Danya Tsoneva |
voice |
tango |
|
LW> Record is Cracked but is playable. Fidelity is quite good. Songs have a "Russian" cabaret feeling. Nopt particularly to my liking |
LW-2841 |
Monitor-736 |
TI |
Macedonia, Shope, Russia |
Macedonian Songs And Dances - Djordji Dimchevski Ensemble, Macedonian Songs and Dances |
Djordji Dimchevski Ensemble, Kiro + Djepanova Nade Dimchevski, Mile Kolarov |
voice, kaval, zurna |
pravo, paidushko, lesnoto |
|
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LW-699, TD-380 |
Odeon-192037 |
T |
Bulgaria, Russia |
Odeon (Bulgaria) #A 192037- 78 RPM - Parush Parushev (Accordion) |
Parush Parushev |
accordion, voice |
march |
|
LW> Not particular Bulgarian sounding, sounds mor Russian |
LW-2620 |
Sunrise_Marinov-0081 |
T |
Bulgaria, Varna, Rhodope, Thrace, Dobrudja, Macedonia, Russia |
Nazdravi S "Pendari" |
Pendari |
voice, bitov |
pravo, lesnoto, daichovo, ruchenitsa, devetorka |
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LW> Instrumentals are quite good - singing is not particularly strong. |
LW-2985 |
Sunrise_Marinov-0182-2 |
T |
Thrace, Russia, Rhodope |
Kakvo Se Horo Vieshe - Orkestur Maritsa |
Orkestur Maritsa, Dragitsa Nikolova |
voice, synthesizer |
pravo, chetvorno, ruchenitsa, gankino |
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LW> While there is some good musicianship on this CD I'm not so fond of these wedding band arrangements and the heavy use of the electric bass (which actually may be a synthesizer). |
LW-2963 |