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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-159 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni, Narodna Mouzika |
Sonya Kuncheva, Vulkana Stoyanova, Ivan Kirev Orchestra, Magdalena Morarova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Petkana Zaharieva, Nadezhda Hvoineva, Ruska Bozhilova, Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group, Kaicho Kamenov, Yanka Taneva, Sava Popsavov, Ivan Panovski, Hristo Todorov Orchestra, Sestri Koushlevi |
voice, bitov |
pravo, devetorka, paidushko |
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LW> Broad variety of mostly slow tunes |
LW-1374, LW-2080 |
Balkanton-189 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Pesni, Narodna Mouzika |
Nadezhda Hvoineva, Hristo Todorov Orchestra, Yovcho Karaivanov, ANPRS, Komnya Stoyanova, Strandzhanskata Grupa, Ivan Punev, Yordan Gemedzhiev, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Ruska Bozhilova, Kostantin Dourev, Dimitrina Kouneva, Ivan Kirev Orchestra, Gyorga Pindzhourova, Staika Gyokova, Verka Siderova, Tinka Pesheva, P Petrova, Yanka Taneva |
voice, bitov |
pravo, paidushko, lesnoto, ruchenitsa |
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LW> All tunes on this album are also found on Balkanton 189 & 115 (10" record) |
LW-1549, LW-2081 |
Balkanton-358 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Dobrudja |
Narodni Pesni, Hora I Ruchenitsi |
Vasilka Ivanova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Maria Kokareshkova, Yovcho Karaivanov, Mita Stoicheva, Hristo Todorov Orchestra, Lalka Pavlova, Boris Mashalov, Boris Karlov, Vulkana Stoyanova, Ivana Kovacheva, Ivan Kirev Orchestra, Gyorga Pindzhourova, Kosta Kolev, Georgi Koev, Iliya Dimitrov, Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra, Ivan Shibilev, Tsvyatko Blagoev, Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group, Vladimirov Douhov Orkestur |
voice, accordion, clarinet, gaida, bitov |
ruchenitsa, paidushko, pravo, krivo, gankino, eleno, trite_puti |
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LW> Some excellent tunes (instrumental) - songs are mostly over-orchestrated. |
LW-1273, LW-2076 |
Balkanton-5759 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Petko Radev, Narodna Mouzika - Ivan Kirev & Petko Radev |
Petko Radev, Ivan Kirev, Petko Radev Orchestra, Ivan Kirev Orchestra, Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
clarinet |
ruchenitsa, pravo, gankino, paidushko |
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LW> Very Nice tunes |
LW-3364, LW-3365 |
Balkanton-10135 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Lilyana Galevska - Trunski Pesni -- Yovcho Karaivanov - Trakiiski Pesni, Lilyana Galevska - Songs of Trun Region / Yocho Kakaivanov - Thracian Folksongs |
Liljana Galevska, Yovcho Karaivanov, Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Petko Radev Orchestra, G Minchev Orch, Hristo Todorov Orchestra |
voice, bitov |
paidushko, pravo |
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LW> Galevska's voice is excellent, but the arrangements are a bit too modern for my taste, ditto for Karaivanov's tunes, LW-1358 |
LW-1358, LW-3111, TD-556 |
Balkanton-10189 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Slavka Sekoutova - Blagovest Porozhanov |
Slavka Sekoutova, Blagovest Porozhanov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Boyan Nankov Orch |
voice, bitov, gadulka, tambura |
paidushko, petrunino, eleno, graovsko, pravo, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Sekoutov's songs are really nice, but Porozhanov's are weak. |
LW-3126, LW-3198 |
Balkanton-10536 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Severn |
Lyubimi Narodni Hora I Ruchenitsi, Popular Horos & Rachenitsas |
Petko Radev, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Petko Radev Orchestra, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Emil Kolev, Ensemble Horo Russe, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Hristo Tonev Douhov Orkestur, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Traicho Sinapov, Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia |
clarinet, accordion, brass |
ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, krivo, gankino, eleno, graovsko, paidushko, petrunino |
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LW> Many nice tunes were re-released on this album, LW-3099 |
LW-3099, LW-3150, TD-78, EB-AU |
Balkanton-11140 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Shope |
Bulgarska Narodna Mouzika |
Kostadin Varimezov, Kalinka Vulcheva, Bulgarian Television And Radio Folksong Ensemble, Stojan Velichkov, Vulkana Stoyanova, Nikola Ganchev, Georgi Chilingirov + Stefan Zahmanov, Koutev Ensemble, Atanas Vulchev, Yovcho Karaivanov, Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, Nadka Karadzhova, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Boris Mashalov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Pirin Ensemble |
gaida, bitov, voice, kaval, gadulka, tambura |
paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, na_trapeza, gankino, doina, grancharsko |
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LW> Very nice collection of famous tunes |
LW-1976 |
Balkanton-12363 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Lilyana Galevska - Folk Songs From The Trun Region |
Liljana Galevska, Dobrin Panayotov Orch, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Boyan Nankov Orch |
voice, bitov |
lesnoto, paidushko, graovsko, gankino, pravo |
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LW> Some nice tunes, a bit of a more modern sound in the bitov orch |
LW-1823 |
Xopo-4 |
12STI |
Bulgaria, Shope, Thrace |
Horo And Rachenitza Dances Of Bulgaria - XOPO Vol 4, Horo and Račenica Dances of Bulgaria, XOPO! Vol IV |
Maria Kokareshkova, Vasilka Ivanova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Ali Chasmakov, Mekhmed Dzhambazov |
accordion, voice, tambura |
ruchenitsa, pravo, paidushko, grancharsko, krivo, gankino, chetvorno |
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LW-14, TD-492, EB-CT |