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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-191 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Balkanton 191, Balkanton BHH 191 |
Boris Karlov, Kosta Kolev, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Petko Radev, Ivan Kirev, Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra, Boris Karlov Orchestra |
accordion, bitov, tambura, clarinet, brass |
pravo, chetvorno, gankino, krivo, ruchenitsa, graovsko |
|
LW> Same tunes as Balkanton 191, LW> Same as Balkanton BHH 191. |
LW-1550, LW-3250, LW-3260, EB-AU |
Balkanton-1971 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Stancho Stoilov - Shopski Naroden Orkestur, Станчо Стоилов / Шопски народен оркестър при ОНС София, Stancho Stoilov, Sopski Naroden Orkestur, Stancho Stoylov-Boyan Nankov |
Stancho Stoilov, Shopski Naroden Orkestur, Boyan Nankov |
bitov |
graovsko, chetvorno, ruchenitsa, paidushko, gankino, buchimish |
|
LW-1216 |
LW-1216, TD-165, EB-AU |
Balkanton-2155 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Trio Nadka Karadzhova, Stoyana Lalova & Yanka Taneva (Thracian Folksongs) - Pavlina Gorcheva (Graovo Region Folksongs), Nadka Karadzhova, Stoyana Lalova i Yanka Taneva / Pavlina Gorcheva, Izpulnyava Trakiiski narodni pesni / Graovski pesni |
Nadka Karadzhova, Stoyana Lalova, Yanka Taneva, Pavlina Gorcheva, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice, bitov |
pravo, gankino, ruchenitsa, daichovo, graovsko, chetvorno |
|
LW> Excellent Record, LW-1607 |
LW-1607, TD-550, EB-CT |
Balkanton-10674 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Horos And Ruchenitsas - Traicho Sinapov & Dimiter Paskov, Traicho Sinapov - Accordion and Dimiter Paskov - The Tiger - Clarinet, Horos and Rachenitsas |
Traicho Sinapov, Dimitur Paskov |
|
ruchenitsa, pravo, gankino, lesnoto, chetvorno, graovsko, buchimish |
|
LW> Modern Orchestra but very good playing, LW-1213 |
LW-1213, TD-269, EB-LP |
Balkanton-10891 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Hora I Ruchenitsi |
Atanas Vulchev, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Nikola Atanasov, Boyan Nankov, Stojan Velichkov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Neno Ivanov, Kostadin Varimezov |
gadulka, tambura, bitov, voice |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, chetvorno, paidushko, grancharsko |
|
|
LW-1286, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11255 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Folk Songs From West Bulgaria - Valentina Despotova & Vasil Videnov |
Valentina Despotova, Vasil Videnov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice, violin |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, lesnoto, paidushko, chetvorno, devetorka, gankino, pravo |
|
LW> This record hase some nice tunes, I especially like Valentina Despotova's voice |
LW-1971 |
Balkanton-11591 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Gouna Ivanova |
Gouna Ivanova, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
graovsko, lesnoto, chetvorno, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1521 |
Balkanton-12300 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Serbia, Croatia |
Olga Borisova |
Olga Borisova, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Daniel Spassov |
voice |
graovsko, gankino, lesnoto, ruchenitsa, pravo, chetvorno |
|
LW> Good, but not a great album. |
LW-1951 |
Balkanton-12429 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Angel Vangelov - Accordion |
Angel Vangelov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Ivan Kolev, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
accordion |
pravo, krivo, chetvorno, daichovo, ruchenitsa, graovsko, gankino, buchimish |
|
LW> Nice tunes and quite skillful playing. |
LW-3135, LW-3171 |
Bma_Productions-1006 |
22ST |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Boris Karlov: Legend of the Bulgarian Accordion |
Boris Karlov |
accordion |
ruchenitsa, pravo, graovsko, eleno, daichovo, chetvorno, krivo |
Yves Moreau |
LW> Excellent |
LW-1897, EB-CD |
Empire_Video-Narodni-Hora |
T |
Bulgaria, Varna, Shope, Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances - Bulgarski Narodni Hora |
|
accordion |
graovsko, ruchenitsa, eleno, chetvorno, gankino |
|
LW> Ibro's playing is excellent, but the arrangements are too modern for my taste |
LW-2554 |
Gega-278 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Classical, Thrace |
Musical Instruments In Bulgaria |
Roumen Sirakov, Dimitar Penev Orch, Ivan Shibilev Orch, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble |
tambura, bitov |
daichovo, krivo, chetvorno, pravo, ruchenitsa, graovsko, gankino, devetorka |
|
LW> tambura : Rumen SIRAKOV |
LW-2744 |
Le_Chant_Du_..e-274970-212 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Musique Du Pays Shope |
Georgi Georgiev, Cerovo Village Ensemble, Kladnitsa Women's Folk Group, Kiril Pavlov, Yordanka (Gabra Shopluk) Ilieva, Petar Batchev, Ichtiman Folk Group, Gabra Folk Group, Georgi Iliev, Raiko Batchev |
bitov, gadulka, voice, gaida, frula |
na_trapeza, daichovo, paidushko, gankino, pravo, ruchenitsa, buchimish, chetvorno, graovsko |
|
LW> Music of the Shope Country |
LW-2766 |
Payner-980193-15 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Kanarite 98 |
Kanarite Orchestra |
voice, gaida |
pravo, graovsko, devetorka, chetvorno, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Nothing really special here - tracks all lack a certain brightness which would have improved the recording. Overall not a particularly strong CD. |
LW-2987 |
Ria_Fest_Ltd-4676 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn, Thrace |
Bulgarian Folklore Dances From The Region Of Veliko Turnovo - RIA Fest Ltd |
Folklorefest Bitov Ens, Gergana Dimitrova |
bitov |
daichovo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, chetvorno, graovsko, eleno |
|
LW> Nice tunes, but nothing really outstanding here. I think these are tunes from a greater area than Veliko Turnovo, and given the conductor and musicians, I'm not surprised.;;To me this doesn't sound particularly North Bulgarian. |
LW-3394 |
Todor_Kirov-3 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 3 |
Milcho Nedyalkov, Yanko Petrov, Atanas Vulchev, Mihail Marinov, Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Neno Ivanov, Dimiter Lavchev, Tsvetan Tsvetkov, Georgi Petrov, Nikolai Petrov, Rossen Genkov, Georgi Gardzharov, Atanas Palazov, Petur Zhelyazkov, Petko Fotinov, Elka Vulcheva |
gadulka, voice, bitov |
chetvorno, na_trapeza, ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, graovsko, reka |
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LW> Very nice collection of gudulka tunes from noted artists. |
LW-3390 |