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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-1823 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Thrace |
Nadka Karadzhova - Kroum Yankov |
Nadka Karadzhova, Kroum Yankov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, ANPKTR Orchestra, Petko Radev Orchestra |
voice, bitov |
pravo, eleno, gankino |
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LW> Entire album technically very poorly recorded. A bit to orchestrated to suit my taste, but singing is very good. |
LW-3104, LW-3176 |
Gega-116 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Rhodope, Shope, Thrace |
Bulgarian Folk Music - Gega Vol 1, Bulgarian Folk Music Vol.1, Bulgarian Folk Music Vol. 1 |
Bulgarian Folk Music Vol 1, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Severnyashkiya Ansamble, Roumen Rodopski, Georgi Mussorliev, Bulgarian Hip Hop Vocal Quartet, Lyoubomir Vladimirov, Zornitsa Trio, Shopska Group, Nikola Atanasov, Rhodopa Grupa, Trakiskata Troika, Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble, Petar Tsambov, S Sarieva, Georgi Mousourliev, V Hristov, Dancho Radoulov |
bitov, voice, tambura |
eleno, gankino, ruchenitsa, doina, paidushko, pravo, lesnoto |
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LW-1031, LW-1646, TD-289 |
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 |
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LW-1453, TD-291 |
Ibld-8 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Dobrudja |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #8, "Home Is Where The Heart Is" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens, Lyuben Dossev Brass Band, Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble, Iliana Bozhanova |
bitov, brass, violin, voice, frula, zurna |
ruchenitsa, petrunino, batuta, pravo, eleno, svornoto |
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LW> Excellent variety of traditional tunes |
LW-2739 |
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 |
Lyra-Pallette-1 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope |
Bulgarian Folk-Pallette - Folk Band Lyra |
Lyra Folk Band Plovdiv |
bitov, lyra, voice, gaida, violin, kaval |
gankino, graovsko, devetorka, ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, petrunino, eleno, buchimish |
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LW> There are some very nice tunes on this album.... some a bit modern for my taste, and others I like very much. |
LW-3008 |
Petur_Iliev-002 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Varna, Rhodope, Rom, Thrace |
Made In Bulgaria - 95% Dance Music |
Vasil Bebelekov, Nikolay Kolev, Petur Iliev, Ivan Kabaivanov, Nikolay Kisiov, Yordan Iliev, Dimitar Boyadzhiev, Enei Vitanov, Yanko Asenov, Maria Bebelekov |
bitov, voice, guitar |
ruchenitsa, pravo, devetorka, petrunino, eleno, chetvorno, gankino |
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LW> Excellent tunes |
LW-2438 |
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 |
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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 |