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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-6259 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna |
Narodni Hora - Douhov Orkestur Na BNA (Bulgarian National Army) |
Bulgarian National Army (BNA) Douhov Orkestur |
brass |
daichovo,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
gankino |
|
|
LW-3210 |
| Balkanton-10215 |
1ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Varna |
Yanka Taneva & Trakiskata Troika |
Yanka Taneva,
Trakiskata Troika,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Boyan Nankov Orch,
M Yordanov Orch,
DANPT Orchestra,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT |
voice,
bitov,
kaval,
tambura |
pravo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo |
|
|
LW-3131 |
| Balkanton-10257 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja,
Severn |
Horos & Ruchenitsas From The Varna Region - Dimitur Stoikov - Accordion |
Dimitur Stoikov |
accordion |
ruchenitsa,
opas,
pravo,
paidushko,
daichovo |
|
LW> Very over orchestrated. Into to tunes is really horrible from roots perspective, .... however, the accordion playing is good. |
LW-1968 |
| Balkanton-11683 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Varna |
Dimitur Stoikov - Accordion |
Dimitur Stoikov,
Stoyan Angelov Orch |
accordion,
violin |
grancharsko,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
opas,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Terrible arrangements and orchestrations ruin some nice accordion playing. The Gruncharsko (Boyanovsko) is the only nice tune. |
LW-1965 |
| Balkanton-12231 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Varna |
Horos And Ruchenitsas By Dimiter Stoikov |
Representative Wind Orchestra of the Bulgarian Navy,
Representative Wind Orchestra of the Bulgarian Nav |
brass |
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
pravo,
eleno |
|
LW> Nice Duhov Brass Band tunes |
LW-1566 |
| Ibld-9 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Varna |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #9, "From East To West" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble,
Lyuben Dossev Brass Band,
Lyuben Dossev |
voice,
bitov,
brass,
kaval,
zurna,
gadulka |
pravo,
gankino,
lesnoto,
grancharsko,
daichovo,
trite_puti |
|
|
LW-2740 |
| 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 |
|
|
LW-2770 |
| Musidisc-30-1279 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgarie - Musique Folklorique Du Monde |
Ensemble Varna,
Ivan Nikolov |
bitov,
kaval,
gadulka,
gaida,
voice,
tambura |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
devetorka,
daichovo,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Good Album - Same as Request SRLP 8142 |
LW-2288,
LW-3146 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0081 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Macedonia,
Russia |
Nazdravi S "Pendari" |
Pendari |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
lesnoto,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
devetorka |
|
LW> Instrumentals are quite good - singing is not particularly strong. |
LW-2985 |
| Todor_Kirov-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Severn |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 2 |
Todor Kirov,
Velichka Kirova |
gadulka,
tambura,
synthesizer,
voice |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
reka,
gankino,
krivo,
opas,
daichovo,
buchimish |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy, and his wife Velichka on tambura. The tambura tunes also have synthesizer |
LW-3389 |
| Victory_Reco..01100-9089-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Varna |
Pesni Ot Dobroudzha #2 - Ork. Istur. |
Ork Istur,
Yordanka Kalinova,
G Zhekov,
V (Not Vulcho) Ivanov |
bitov,
voice,
accordion,
gaida |
opas,
pravo,
reka,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
daichovo |
|
LW> Dobrudzha style bitov (Accordion, Gaida, Kopanka) plus drums, bass. Quite nice. |
LW-2442 |
| Victory_Reco..-9089-9092-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja,
Romania |
Dobrichka Troika |
Dobrichka Troika |
bitov,
gaida,
voice |
opas,
march,
reka,
trite_puti,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
grancharsko,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
sirba |
|
LW> Excellent tunes - recording should have been less "shrill" |
LW-2441 |
| Yo_Music-4 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Folk Magic - Bulgarski Hora I Ruchenitsi - Folk Magiya - Spectre Orchestra |
Spectre Orchestra Varna |
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
paidushko,
daichovo,
gankino,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Wonderful music. That by itself is usually enough. But what make this special is that essentially all the musicians are BLIND, they all live in Varna, and the Director of the group, Nikolay Doktovov, is about the only sighted person.;; |
LW-2771 |