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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-214 |
4STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope |
Pesni I Tantsi Ot Yugozapadna Bulgariya & Pesni I Tantsi Of Trakiiskata Oblast, Songs & Dances from Yugozapadna, B., Radopskata oblast, Sredna Zapadna, B., Trakiiskata oblast, Songs & Dances from Thrace & other places |
Lyuba Barakova, Slavka Petkova, Tinka Dimitrova, Georgi Chilingirov, Kostantin Dourev, Dimitur Grivnin, Vasilka Petkova, Ruska Bozhilova, Mariya Rangelova, Stoyanka Mateeva, Tsvetanka Borisova, Slavka Treneva, Stojan Velichkov, Nadka Karadzhova, Dragan Karapchanski, G Shekerov, Staika Gyokova, Komnya Stoyanova, Nikola Ganchev, Mladen Nikolov, Kostadin Varimezov |
voice, tambura, kaval, gadulka, gaida |
pravo, gankino, krivo, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent album |
LW-1644, LW-3256, TD-172, EB-AU |
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-1849 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Master Performers On Folk Instruments, Maistori - Ispulniteli, Master Performers on Folk Instruments |
Iliya Dimitrov, ANPKTR Orchestra, Atanas Vulchev, Atanas Vulchev Instr Group, Stojan Velichkov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Roumen Sirakov, Blagoi Blagoev, Kostadin Varimezov, Neno Ivanov, Nikola Atanasov |
gaida, gadulka, kaval, tambura, frula |
paidushko, ruchenitsa, daichovo, krivo, trite_puti, pravo |
|
LW-1661 |
LW-1661, LW-1915, TD-154, EB-AU |
Balkanton-1990 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Bulgarski Narodni Hora I Ruchenitsi, Bulgarski Narodni Hora & Racenici |
Stojan Velichkov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Kostadin Varimezov, Neno Ivanov, Iliya Dimitrov, ANPKTR Orchestra, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Blagoi Blagoev, Emil Kolev, Stefan Angelov Orch, Dimitur Stoikov, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Petko Radev |
bitov, kaval, voice, gaida, gadulka, tambura, frula, accordion, clarinet |
ruchenitsa, trite_puti, krivo, paidushko, eleno, daichovo, pravo, gankino |
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LW> Very nice collection of dance tunes by some excellent artists. Some of the tunes are too orchestratedto suite my taste., LW-1855 |
LW-1855, LW-3074, LW-3097, TD-167, EB-CT |
Balkanton-10545 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Atanas Vulchev - Gudulka, Atanas Vulchev - Gadulka |
Atanas Vulchev |
gadulka, bitov, voice, gaida |
pravo, paidushko, krivo, gankino, ruchenitsa, na_trapeza, graovsko |
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LW> Very Good album although some of the track are overorchestrated., LW-1637 |
LW-1336, LW-1637, TD-80, EB-LP |
Balkanton_Trading_Ltd-1003 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Srednogorski Izvoren Folklor - Authentic Folklore From Sredna Gora |
Zlatitsa Chitalishte Bitov ens, Nevena Mechkarova, Angel Yankov, Ani Radouncheva, Womens Singing Group Smolsko Village, Danail Kurdzhilov, Hristina Hriskova, Srednagorski Zvuncheta, Nikolina Filcheva Stancheva, Nedelyo Petelov, Valentin Ivanov, Ivanka Genova, Kamenitsa Chitalishte Lyuben Karavelov chorus, Ivan (Gaidar) Nenov, Yordanka Tinkova, Maria Tangarova |
bitov, voice, kaval, tambura, frula, gaida |
pravo, daichovo, gankino, paidushko, chetvorno, krivo, petrunino, eleno |
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LW> Excellent Album of village musicians for the Srednagora region of Thrace |
LW-2712, LW-3187 |
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 |
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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 |
Nikola_Iliev-15287 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Nikola Iliev - Budeshte Ot Minaloto - CD #2 - Future From The Past - Konoushenskata Groupa |
Nikola Iliev, Konoushenska Groupa |
clarinet, gaida, gadulka |
pravo, krivo, gankino, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent compilation of Nikola's tunes - but I could do without the backup orchestral instruments on most of the tunes. I prefer this CD (CD#2) to CD#1 |
LW-2795 |