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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Bofirov-2202168-49 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Vievevska Folk Groupa - Nai Dobroto |
Vievska Folk Groupa |
synthesizer,
voice |
pravo,
lesnoto,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice wedding band style music. Sometimes the electric bass and synthesizer are too pronounced; detracting from the tune. |
LW-2971 |
| Bofirov-2207174-54 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Orkestur Brestovitsa - Trakiisko Horo - Yashko Argirov |
Brestovitsa Orkestur,
Yashko Argirov |
voice,
synthesizer |
pravo,
paidushko,
gankino,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent wedding band music |
LW-2777 |
| Ibld-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Rhodope,
Shope |
To The Bulgarian Folklore With Love - Vol 1- Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuben Dossev |
Lyulyatzi Orchestra,
Lyuben Dossev,
Dimitar Dimitrov |
voice,
bitov,
synthesizer,
frula |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
gankino,
reka,
daichovo,
petrunino |
|
LW> CD copy from tape - some nice tunes - some not for dancing. |
LW-2733,
LW-2734 |
| Ivan_Dimitrov-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Rhodope,
Severn,
Shope |
Ivan Dimitrov CD#1 |
Naiden Kirov Group Rousse,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group,
Bulgarian Brass |
bitov,
guitar,
kaval,
voice,
violin,
synthesizer |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
eleno,
graovsko,
paidushko,
daichovo,
trite_puti |
|
LW> Compilation CD put together for Ivan Dimitrov by Larry Weiner |
LW-2439 |
| Kabile-Thrace |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Traditional Music From Thrace |
Kabile,
Nikolay Doktorov |
bitov,
guitar,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
synthesizer,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
buenek,
trite_puti,
krivo,
gankino |
|
LW> I was VERY surprised to hear a bass guitar on essentially all of the tracks. While the general musicianship is excellent, I think the bass guitar detracts from the traditional nature of the music that the album proports to represent. |
LW-3354 |
| Milena_Records-1998-4-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 4 - Na Svatba V Trakiya |
Sestri Giorevi,
Radio Plovdiv Orchestra,
Vichka Nikolova,
Tanya Dosseva,
Tonka Koleva,
Violeta Georgieva,
Todor Kozhouharov,
Ilka Aleksandrova,
Binka Dobreva,
Alexandar Raichev Orch,
Kostadin Vasilev,
Renata Georgieva,
Nevena Vulcheva,
Ivanka Ivanova,
Nedyalka Keranova |
voice,
synthesizer,
guitar,
tambura |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-2960 |
| Milena_Records-200001-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja |
Svatbarski Hora, Ruchenitsi i Kyuchetsi - (Wedding Band Groups From The Varna Area) |
Zornitsa Folklore Group,
Dobroudzhanski Slavei,
Orbita Orkestur,
Kitka Orkestur Varna,
Pendari |
voice,
gaida,
accordion,
bitov,
synthesizer,
guitar |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
chochek |
|
|
LW-2767 |
| 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 |
| Rodolyubie-2111003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Master Bagpipers From Strandzha |
Stoyan (Tupan) Velikov,
Petko Kostadinov,
Mitko Krustev,
Petar Mandadzhiev,
Mincho Krustev,
Valko Delchev,
Sasho Palov |
bagpipe,
gaida,
voice,
synthesizer |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
na_trapeza |
|
LW> Excellent gaida playing and drumming! |
LW-2983 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0182-2 |
T |
Thrace,
Russia,
Rhodope |
Kakvo Se Horo Vieshe - Orkestur Maritsa |
Orkestur Maritsa,
Dragitsa Nikolova |
voice,
synthesizer |
pravo,
chetvorno,
ruchenitsa,
gankino |
|
LW> While there is some good musicianship on this CD I'm not so fond of these wedding band arrangements and the heavy use of the electric bass (which actually may be a synthesizer). |
LW-2963 |
| Svetlio_Zhilev-13333 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Swing |
Trite Gaidi |
Svetlyo Zhilev |
gaida,
voice,
synthesizer |
trite_puti,
lesnoto,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Interesting....play a Rhodope gaida with two reeds in the changer |
LW-2801 |
| Todor_Kirov-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Severn |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 2 |
Todor Kirov,
Velichka Kirova |
gadulka,
tambura,
synthesizer,
voice |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
reka,
gankino,
krivo,
opas,
daichovo,
buchimish |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy, and his wife Velichka on tambura. The tambura tunes also have synthesizer |
LW-3389 |
| Victory_Reco..221002-12871 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Na Svatba S Marin Karov #2 |
Marin Karov,
Sacho Dzhigov,
Stefan (Gudulka) Georgiev,
Yordan Velikov,
Kostadin Denev,
Krasimir Tomov,
Nedko Nedev |
voice,
bitov,
accordion,
gaida,
synthesizer |
pravo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
reka |
|
LW> Nice instrumentation, I don't particularly like the singers voice. Dobroudzha wedding band style with Bitov & Modern Instruments |
LW-2443 |