Click in "Album ID" column to see track list and cover image (if available). Click on keywords other columns for related discographic searches. The "#STI" column may contain "#S" (if there are scores available, click for score search), "T" (if a track table is available) and/or "I" (if a cover image is available).
| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-550 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Hora, Ruchenitsi I Pesni |
Nadka Karadzhova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Georgi Gorelski,
Yanka Roupkina,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Kolyo Kavrukov,
Nikola Yankov,
Lenovskata Narodna Groupa,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Ivan Mihov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Petko Radev |
voice,
clarinet,
bitov,
violin,
brass |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
chetvorno,
devetorka,
krivo,
gankino |
|
LW> Lots of really wonderful tunes on this album |
LW-1986 |
| Balkanton-1466 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Pirinski Narodni Pesni |
Kostadin Gougov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Rouska Stoimenova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Dimitur Kolarov,
Anastas Naumov Orchestra,
Maria Tomova,
Zhivka Kostadinova,
Ignat Videnov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Tatyana Surbinska,
Vasilka Ivanova,
Veneta Tsvetkova,
Vasil Videnov,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Stoyan Andonov,
Al Yossifov Orch |
voice,
bitov |
lesnoto,
devetorka,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-1474,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-2124 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Varna |
Pirin Mountain And Strandzha Mountain Folksongs - Emil Ristoskov & Rayna Petrova |
Emil Ristoskov,
Raina Petrova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
paidushko,
lesnoto,
devetorka,
gankino,
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Prefer Rayna Petrova's singing to Emil Ristoskov's - Don't particularly like the instrumental arrangements |
LW-1486 |
| Balkanton-2125 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pirin Mountain Folksongs - Gancho Nikolov & Venera Maerkova |
Gancho Nikolov,
Venera Maerkova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice,
chalgia |
chetvorno,
krivo,
devetorka,
paidushko,
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-1487 |
| Balkanton-2179 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Sestri Adzhovi - Adzhovi Sisters |
Sestri Adzhovi,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
ruchenitsa,
devetorka,
paidushko,
daichovo,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Light and lively - but sounds like night club music (ala Andrew Sisters) |
LW-2169,
LW-3127 |
| Balkanton-3297 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Ignat & Vasil Videnovi |
Ignat Videnov,
Vasil Videnov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
gankino,
devetorka |
|
LW> Good singing, but poor instrumental accompanyment |
LW-2063 |
| Balkanton-5812 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Lilyana Dokova |
Lilyana Dokova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
waltz,
devetorka |
|
LW> Neither strong instrumentally or vocally;;Also have copy from Dragni Dragnev |
LW-2053 |
| Balkanton-10821 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Lyuben Bozhkov & Vessela Bozhkova |
Lyuben Bozhkov,
Vessela Bozhkova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice |
chetvorno,
lesnoto,
devetorka,
gankino |
|
|
LW-1506,
LW-2103 |
| 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-11256 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Dimiter Kolarov & Atanaska Dimitrova - Pirin Folk Songs |
Dimitur Kolarov,
Atanaska Dimitrova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
devetorka,
gankino |
|
|
LW-1839,
LW-3192 |
| Balkanton-11427 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Rouska Stoimenova |
Rouska Stoimenova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
LW> Excellent voice - instrumentation generally pretty good. I like her voice a lot. |
LW-2175,
LW-3194 |
| Balkanton-11681 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Velsela And Lyuben Bozhkovi |
Lyuben Bozhkov,
Vessela Bozhkova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Ivan Shibilev Orch |
voice |
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
LW> Pretty tunes - not well audio engineered - a few very nice tunes |
LW-3094,
LW-3159 |
| Balkanton-11879 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Starite Pesni - Kostadin Gougov |
Kostadin Gougov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Emil Mladenov,
Ivan Boichev,
Ivan Hadzhiski |
voice |
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-1524 |
| Balkanton-12003 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Lyubka Rondova |
Lyubka Rondova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice,
tambura |
paidushko,
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-1585 |
| Balkanton-12124 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Slavka Sekoutova |
Slavka Sekoutova,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Atanas Vulchev Instr Group |
voice,
clarinet |
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
pravo,
devetorka |
|
LW> I like this singers voice a lot, instrumentals are not overly arranged, many nice songs. |
LW-1959 |
| Balkanton-12126 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Tatyana Surbinska |
Tatyana Surbinska,
Dimitur Penev Orch,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Stoyan Stoyanov Orch,
Pirin Ensemble |
voice |
ruchenitsa,
lesnoto,
devetorka,
paidushko,
gankino |
|
LW> some nice tunes but audio quality overall is kind of piercing. Nothing really spectacular |
LW-1958 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-1993-01 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Varna,
Wallachia,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1993.01,
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1993.03 |
Kostadin Gougov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Emil Mladenov,
Ivan Boichev,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Teodossi Spassov Quartet,
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
synthesizer,
kaval,
flute,
zurna,
frula,
trumpet,
brass,
accordion |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
svornoto,
graovsko,
petrunino,
reka,
paidushko,
devetorka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Ensemble Trakiya folks,
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Ensemble Pirin folks |
LW-2973,
LW-2974 |
| Vd-210531 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Izbrani Makedonski Pesni - I |
Kiril Kostov,
Jordanka Vardzhijska,
Zdravko Georgiev Orch,
Stojan Dzhadzhev,
Mariana Manoleva,
Ivan Gotsev,
Sofia Gotseva,
Dimitur Dinev Orch,
Peroun Mens Folklore Group,
Snezhina Andreeva,
Nikola Krustilov Ensemble,
Kostadin Gougov,
Valeri Dimchev Orch,
Marija I Magdalena Filatovi,
Emil Ristoskov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Atanaska Dimitrova,
Dimitur Kolarov |
voice |
devetorka,
lesnoto,
chochek |
|
|
LW-2758 |