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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 |
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LW> Lots of really wonderful tunes on this album |
LW-1986 |
Balkanton-1172 |
1STI |
Bulgaria |
Popular Bulgarian Folk Songs, Популярин български народни песни, Popoulyarin bulgarski narodni pesni / Popular Bulgarian Folk Songs |
Penka Pavlova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Stoyanka Boneva, Grouycho Dochev, Yordan Gemedzhiev, Hristo Todorov Orchestra, Pirin Ensemble, Iliya Argirov, Roza Tsvetkova, Vasilka Ivanova, Maria Kokareshkova, Dimitur Kolarov, Valentina Despotova, Yonka Kipcheva, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice, bitov |
devetorka, ruchenitsa, lesnoto |
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LW-1614 |
LW-1614, TD-108, EB-AU |
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 |
|
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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 |
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LW> Prefer Rayna Petrova's singing to Emil Ristoskov's - Don't particularly like the instrumental arrangements |
LW-1486 |
Balkanton-2179 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Sestri Adzhovi - Adzhovi Sisters |
Sestri Adzhovi, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
ruchenitsa, devetorka, paidushko, daichovo, lesnoto |
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LW> Light and lively - but sounds like night club music (ala Andrew Sisters) |
LW-2169, LW-3127 |
Balkanton-10231 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Ibro Lolov - Accrdion, Ibro Lolov Accordion |
Ibro Lolov, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
accordion, violin, voice |
gankino, chachak, ruchenitsa, devetorka |
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LW> Excellent Accordionist - not overly orchestrated., LW-1287 |
LW-1287, TD-69, EB-LP |
Balkanton-10922 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Gancho Nikolov |
Gancho Nikolov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Yanka Pavlova |
voice |
devetorka, lesnoto, ruchenitsa, graovsko |
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LW> Fair record, LW> Fair Record, LW-1636 |
LW-1508, LW-1636, TD-94, EB-AU |
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 |
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LW> This record hase some nice tunes, I especially like Valentina Despotova's voice |
LW-1971 |
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-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 |
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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 |
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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 |