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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkan_Arts-6-G |
19STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances - Martin Koenig, Български народни песни и хора, Bulgarski narodni pesni i hora |
Strandzhanskata Grupa, Pirin Ensemble |
bitov, accordion, voice, gaida, gadulka |
trite_puti, pravo, eleno, petrunino, opas, reka, ruchenitsa |
Marty Koenig |
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LW-23, TD-41, EB-LP |
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 |
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LW-27 |
LW-27, TD-62, EB-AU |
Balkanton-1268 |
7STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Kostadin Varimezov - Gaida / Stoyan Velichkov - Kaval, Костадин Варимезов - Стоян Величков, Kostadin Varimezov - Stoyan Velichkov, Velichkov-Varimesov |
Kostadin Varimezov, Stojan Velichkov |
bitov, gaida, kaval, voice |
paidushko, trite_puti, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Great Gaida - Lousy Orchestrations - Kosta Kolev crap, LW-869 |
LW-869, TD-120, EB-CT, EB-AU |
Balkanton-1316 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Philip Koutev Ensemble, Philip Koutev, Performances by the State Ensemble for Songs and Dances |
Koutev Ensemble, Verka Siderova, Yanka Taneva, Elena Yuroukova, Roza Tsvetkova, Ya Nenova, Stoyana Lalova, M Gergova, Nadka Karadzhova |
gaida, voice, bitov |
gankino, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Some excellent A Capella songs, LW-3197 |
LW-2176, LW-3197, TD-128, EB-CT |
Balkanton-1990 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Bulgarski Narodni Hora I Ruchenitsi, Bulgarski Narodni Hora & Racenici |
Stojan Velichkov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Kostadin Varimezov, Neno Ivanov, Iliya Dimitrov, ANPKTR Orchestra, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Blagoi Blagoev, Emil Kolev, Stefan Angelov Orch, Dimitur Stoikov, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Petko Radev |
bitov, kaval, voice, gaida, gadulka, tambura, frula, accordion, clarinet |
ruchenitsa, trite_puti, krivo, paidushko, eleno, daichovo, pravo, gankino |
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LW> Very nice collection of dance tunes by some excellent artists. Some of the tunes are too orchestratedto suite my taste., LW-1855 |
LW-1855, LW-3074, LW-3097, TD-167, EB-CT |
Balkanton-10134 |
1STI |
Bulgaria |
Kostadin Varimezov - Gaida / Stoyan Velichkov - Kaval, Stoyan Velichkov - Kaval / Kostadin Varimezov - Gajda, Velichkov-Varimesov |
Stojan Velichkov, Kostadin Varimezov |
bitov, gaida, kaval, voice |
ruchenitsa, krivo, paidushko |
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LW> Great Gaida & Kaval - Lousy Orchestrations - Kosta Kolev crap, LW-870 |
LW-870, TD-64, EB-LP, EB-AU |
Balkanton-10381 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble - Plovdiv Bulgaria, Trakia Ensemble |
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, E Pashov, Stefka Avramova, Vichka Nikolova, B Sekiranova, Hristina Cherneva, M Doycheva, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, N Bayrakova |
voice, bitov, gaida |
pravo, ruchenitsa, buchimish, paidushko |
|
LW-1495 |
LW-1495, TD-643, EB-LP |
Balkanton-10545 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Atanas Vulchev - Gudulka, Atanas Vulchev - Gadulka |
Atanas Vulchev |
gadulka, bitov, voice, gaida |
pravo, paidushko, krivo, gankino, ruchenitsa, na_trapeza, graovsko |
|
LW> Very Good album although some of the track are overorchestrated., LW-1637 |
LW-1336, LW-1637, TD-80, EB-LP |
Balkanton-10616 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Folklor Ot Yambolsko, Yambol District Folklore |
Female Vocal Group Village Of Pchela, Elena Popova, Dimiter Petrov, Carol Singers Village Of Karavelovo, Ruska Dobreva, Female Vocal Group Village Of Kamenets, Instrumental Group Villagoe Of Boyadzhik, Hristo Minkov, Dinyo Krustev, Mamarchevo Village Yambol District Female Vocal Group, Ilinka Angelova, Stoika Sarabeeva, Stoika Zheinova, Vasil Petrov, Binka Ivanova, Female Vocal Group Village Of Radovets, Slavka Kalcheva, Instrumental Group From The Village Of Orlov |
voice, gadulka, bitov, kaval, gaida |
pravo, ruchenitsa, daichovo, reka |
|
LW> Excellent Traditional groups, LW-1219 |
LW-1219, TD-86, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11326 |
T |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja |
Dobroudzha Ensemble |
Dobroudzha State Ensemble, Dobrudzhanskata Troika, Stefan (Accordion) Georgiev, Donka Spasova, Ivan Georgiev, Petur Zhelyazkov, Milanka Yordanova, Zhelyo Dimov |
bitov, voice, gadulka, kaval, gaida |
reka, opas, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> A few nice arrangements but otherwise quite average |
LW-1954, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11682 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope |
Folk Music From Thrace And The Rhodopes, Radio Plovdiv Presents Folk Music From Thrace And The Rhodopes |
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra, Georgi Koev, Todor Prashtakov Orch, Nikola Iliev, Orfei Orkestur, Georgi Yanev, Nedyalka Keranova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Nadezhda Hvoineva, Strandzhanskata Grupa, Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, Todor Kozhouharov, Vichka Nikolova, Teodosi Spassov, Binka Dobreva, Hristo Ouroumov Ensemble, Roumen Rodopski, Plovdiv Music Academy Orchestra |
brass, clarinet, voice, gaida, bitov, kaval |
pravo, paidushko |
|
LW> Live Recorded Program on Radio Plovdiv with DJ |
LW-1530, LW-1653, EB-CT |
Balkanton-12180 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Tsvetanka And Ivan Varimezov, Varimezov-Varimezov |
|
bitov, voice, gaida |
pravo, gankino, ruchenitsa, paidushko, daichovo, trite_puti |
|
LW-1572 |
LW-1572, TD-111, EB-AU |
Balkanton-12234 |
T |
Bulgaria, Classical |
Higher Music-Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv - Performances Of Soloists, Choir And Orchestra |
Higher Music Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv Bitov Orch, Higher Music Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv Choir, Tanya Dosseva, Diana Ivanova, Nikolai Georgiev, Karssimir Kondov |
bitov, gadulka, kaval, gaida |
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LW> Modern instrumental arrangements for Bitov Orch (not my taste) and very nice chorus group |
LW-1952, EB-LP |
Caprice-1085 |
4ST |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Music From Bulgaria - Deben Bhattacharya |
Various, Women's Singing Group Madzhare, Pena Grozena, Mixed Singing Group Elin Pelin, Men's Singing Group Lukovit, Gueorgiu Blagolo Rutev, Zaharina Kotseva Stanoeva, Kiril Pavlov, Strandzhanskata Grupa, Bulgarian Television And Radio Folk Song Ensemble, Kostadin Varimezov, Stoina Groueva, Stojan Velichkov, Atanas Vulchev, Stoyanka Boneva, Dancho Tsvetkov |
voice, gaida, kaval, bitov, gadulka, tambura |
ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, gankino |
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LW> Excellent selection of both Village styles and professional musicians/singers |
LW-3119, LW-3183, EB-LP |
Nonesuch-72034 |
6STI |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Village Music Of Bulgaria - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim, Village Music of Bulgaria, A harvest, a shephard, a bride |
Vasilka Andonava, Kremena Stancheva, Shtiliyan Tihov, Menka Aronova, Lenka Gergeva, Bozhourka Toupankova, Borislav Vassilev, Smolyan Folk Ensemble, Stephan Zahmanov, Valya Balkanska, L Kanevski |
bitov, kaval, gadulka, tambura, gaida |
trite_puti, gankino, krivo, pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko, svornoto, daichovo |
Ethel Raim, Marty Koenig |
|
LW-34, TD-390, EB-LP |
Request-8142 |
5STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja, Shope, Varna |
Bulgaria |
Ensemble Varna, Ivan Nikolov |
bitov, voice, kaval, tambura, gadulka, gaida |
devetorka, pravo, daichovo, ruchenitsa, reka, lesnoto |
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LW> Very Good Album - Same as Musidisc 30 CV 1279 |
LW-3068, TD-464, EB-LP |