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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanfolk-7876 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Thrace |
Balkanfolk '98 - Bulgarian Dances |
Zornitsa Orchestra |
bitov,
zurna,
voice,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
reka,
opas,
paidushko,
jove,
chetvorno,
gankino,
pravo,
trite_puti,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Some pretty good tunes, most very danceable, but ion my opinion the bitov group lacks a certain amount of energy. The zurna tunes are great. |
LW-2994 |
| Balkanton-158 |
5STI |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Thrace,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarski Hora I Ruchenitsi,
Narodni Hora I Ruchenitsi,
Народна хора и ръченици,
Narodna Hora i Ruchenitsi |
Kostadin Varimezov,
Petko Radev,
Kosta Kolev,
Jordan Tsvetkov,
Nikola Ganchev,
Ivan Shibilev,
Ivan Kirev,
Sadovskata Grupa,
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra,
N Tsonev Douhov Orch |
bitov,
clarinet,
accordion,
tambura,
kaval,
brass |
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
chetvorno,
pravo,
gankino,
grancharsko |
|
LW-1270 |
LW-538,
LW-1270,
LW-1279,
TD-145,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-340 |
13STI |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Dobrudja,
Severn |
Bulgarski Narodni Instrumentalni Melodi,
Bulgarian Folk Music - Instruments & Tunes,
Narodna Muzika - BHA 340 |
Nikola Ganchev,
Stojan Velichkov,
Chifte Kavali,
Blagoi Blagoev,
Pavel Sirakov,
Dimitur Milachkov,
Kostadin Varimezov,
Vassil Vasilev,
Kalinka Vulcheva,
Ivan Zlatanov,
G Tuchev,
Dobrudzhanskata Troika,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Belishka Grupa,
Bulgarski Tsigani,
Severnyashka Grupa,
Sadovskata Grupa,
Instrumental Group West Bulgaria,
Dimiter Milachkov |
kaval,
frula,
gadulka,
voice,
tambura,
bitov,
zurna,
brass |
reka,
gankino,
pravo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
daichovo |
|
LW> Most tunes same as Balkanton BHA 340. Record indicates it was given to Dick Crum by Nick Jordanoff.,
LW-29 |
LW-29,
LW-1571,
LW-3241,
TD-183,
EB-CD |
| 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 |
|
LW> Some excellent tunes (instrumental) - songs are mostly over-orchestrated. |
LW-1273,
LW-2076 |
| Balkanton-527 |
5STI |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Thrace,
Severn,
Shope |
Maistori Akordeona - Accordion Masters,
Майстори На Акордеона,
Masters of the Accordion |
Boris Karlov,
Stefan (Accordion) Georgiev,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Ali Kotsev,
Ivan Shibilev,
Emil Kolev,
Dimitur Stoikov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Ivan Chokoev,
Kosta Kolev,
Petko Radev,
Ivan Kirev,
St Demirev,
Ibro Lolov |
accordion,
violin |
krivo,
gankino,
opas,
ruchenitsa,
eleno,
pravo,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Many tunes over-orchestrated, but there are many good tunes,
LW-30 |
LW-30,
LW-2599,
TD-189 |
| Balkanton-1263 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Thrace |
Nikolv Ganchev - Kaval,
Nikola Ganchev - Kaval |
Nikola Ganchev |
kaval,
voice |
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
krivo,
gankino,
pravo |
|
LW-2264 |
LW-1570,
LW-2264,
TD-118 |
| Balkanton-1683 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Thrace,
Romania,
Dobrudja |
North Bulgarian Popular Horos - Ensemble "Horo" - Rousse,
Severnyashki Narodni Hora |
Ensemble Horo Russe,
ANPKTR Orchestra,
Neno Ivanov,
Misho Buzhev,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Representative Brass Band Of The Railroads |
bitov,
gadulka,
kaval,
accordion,
brass |
gankino,
chetvorno,
grancharsko,
daichovo,
eleno,
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW-1872 |
LW-1872,
TD-148,
EB-CT,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-1715 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Folk Horos And Ruchenitsas |
Belozemskata Narodna Groupa,
Ivan Mihov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Hisarskata Narodna Groupa,
Misho Buzhev,
Nikola (Accordion) Ganchev,
Naiden Kirov Group Rousse,
Bolyarovskata Narodna Groupa,
Nikola Ilchev,
Subo Neichev |
violin,
accordion,
clarinet |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
chetvorno,
grancharsko,
gankino |
|
LW> Many Really nice recordings |
LW-1568,
LW-2257 |
| Balkanton-1850 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Dobrudja |
Folk Horos And Ruchenitsi For A Brass Band,
Народни Хора и Ръченици Духов Оркестър,
Folk's Horos and Ruchenitsi for Brass Band |
Representative Brass Band Of The Railroads |
brass |
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
pravo,
gankino,
paidushko |
|
LW> Well played, and if you like that big Bulgarian Brass Band sound, not bad .... but not really much to my taste,
LW-3177 |
LW-3103,
LW-3177,
TD-156 |
| Balkanton-1915 |
3STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Swing |
Delcho Mitev & Dimitur Kolev,
Делчо Митев, Димитър Колев,
Delcho Mitev, Dimiter Kolev |
Delcho Mitev,
Dimitur Kolev,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
accordion,
violin |
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
paidushko |
|
LW> There are some really nice tunes & accordion playing on this album.... however.... kosta kolev's arrangement (heavy on violins and bowed bass) don't do much for me.,
LW-3178 |
LW-3108,
LW-3178,
TD-162,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-5708 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Narodna Hora |
Ibro Lolov,
Nikola Atanasov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT |
accordion |
reka,
gankino |
|
|
LW-232 |
| Balkanton-10988 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja |
Ensemble For Folksongs And Dances " Varna",
Ensemble for Folk Songs & Dances Varna |
Ensemble Varna,
Maria Serafimova,
Georgi Velev,
Bozhana Velikova,
Velichka Zlateva,
Slavi Petrov,
Marina Bacheva,
Dancho Radoulov,
Georgi Manovski,
Dimiter Dimitrov,
Krassimir Zhekov,
Todor Petrov,
Vesselina Nenova |
voice,
gadulka,
kaval |
paidushko,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
gankino,
reka,
devetorka |
|
LW-1914 |
LW-1914,
TD-97,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-11432 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Serbia,
Dobrudja |
Ivan Hadjiiski - Trompet |
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Hristo Todorov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
brass,
violin,
voice |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
|
LW-1281,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-12367 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Severn,
Dobrudja |
Stambolovo '88 - Vol 1 |
Kozarevska Group Yambol,
Vievska Folk Groupa,
Slavka Kalcheva,
Ograzhden Blagoevgrad,
Mladost Pernik,
Aksakovska Group,
Veselie Gabrovo,
Donka Racheva,
Mladost Slavyanovo,
Zlatka Kissyova,
Drouzhba Rousse,
Istur Silistra |
voice,
accordion |
pravo,
paidushko,
gankino,
graovsko,
grancharsko,
ruchenitsa,
eleno |
|
LW> Album was not well engineered - too much bass - fixed somewhat during remastering. Some nice tunes. |
LW-3132,
LW-3168 |
| Bma_Productions-003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Severn,
Dobrudja,
Wallachia |
Bulgarian Folk Dances - Vol. 1 Introduced By Yves Moreau |
Various (collection Yves Moreau),
Yves Moreau Collected |
|
batuta,
krivo,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
|
LW-3380 |
| Bma_Productions-006 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Folk Dances - Vol. 4 Introduced By Yves Moreau |
Various (collection Yves Moreau) |
|
pravo,
krivo,
opas,
buenek,
petrunino,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti |
|
|
LW-3383 |
| Bma_Productions-1002 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Dobrudja,
Wallachia,
Varna |
Au Dela Du mystere-Beyond The Mystery : Musique Des Villages De Bulgarie-Village Music Of Bulgaria : Severnjasko-Dobrudza (Vol. 2) |
Various (collection Yves Moreau),
Vutyu Lilov,
Kostadina Georgieva,
Veneta Ilieva,
Velichka Dimitrova,
Ana Dimitrova,
Letka Bozhidarova,
Kamena Borisova,
Yordan Todorov,
Petko Petkov,
Boris Simeonov,
Grigor Iliev,
Petur Vulkov,
Asen Mladenov,
Goran Lazarov,
Todor Dimitrov,
Tanya Tsvekova,
Nitsa Flokoshelov,
Trifon Rizoikov,
Mitur Kalinov,
Nikola Vaitishev,
Georgi Vaitishev,
Angel Grigorov,
Petur Kovachev,
Dragina Tutunarova,
Krusto Toshev,
Radka Yordanova,
Ivanka Marinova,
Angel (Accordion) Shopov,
Tsvetan Andreev,
Miho Mihov,
Petko Georgiev,
Zheko Yordanov,
Stefan (Accordion) Georgiev |
frula,
voice,
violin,
accordion,
clarinet,
gadulka,
bitov,
bagpipe |
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
batuta,
doina,
pravo,
reka,
opas |
|
|
LW-1898 |
| Folk_Dancer-109 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Thrace |
Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances - Michell Cartier Series |
Boris Karlov,
Magdalena Morarova,
Stoyanova Vulkana |
accordion,
brass,
voice,
bitov |
reka,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
gankino,
pravo |
Michael Herman |
LW> Remasterd by Dick Forsyth |
LW-22,
LW-2292,
EB-CT |
| Golden_Recor..021848-008-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Shope,
Thrace,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Folk Dances 2 - Lubimi Balgarski Hora I Rachenici 2 |
Bulgarian Brass,
Ibro Lolov,
Boris Karlov,
Sofiiski Duhov Orkestar,
Peicho Peichev,
Jordan Vassilev,
Traicho Sinapov,
Dimitur Paskov,
Ivan Shibilev |
bitov,
accordion,
violin,
clarinet |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
gankino,
devetorka,
daichovo |
|
LW> Bulgarian compilation re-issue. Artists are not credited. No Bitov music |
LW-2557 |
| 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 |
| Ibld-10 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Thrace |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #10, "Roots" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances,
Roots |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Lyulyatzi Orchestra,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Tzvety (Weiner) Dosseva |
bitov,
voice,
zurna |
gankino,
reka,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
lesnoto,
buchimish,
pravo |
|
|
LW-2741,
TD-614 |
| Ibld-11 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Wallachia,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #11, "Bridges" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Gumzovo Brass Band,
Gumzovo Gypsy Brass Band,
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Rodistin Russev,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble |
voice,
bitov,
brass,
violin,
clarinet |
pravo,
krivo,
devetorka,
ruchenitsa,
petrunino,
paidushko,
chetvorno,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2742 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-1992-01 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope,
Rhodope,
Wallachia,
Varna,
Dobrudja,
Romania |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1992.01 |
|
bitov,
frula,
accordion,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
pravo,
devetorka,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Trakiya folks |
LW-2972 |
| Pan-153 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Military & Civil Brass Bands |
Bulgarian Brass |
brass |
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
gankino,
eleno,
pravo |
|
|
LW-1420 |
| Todor_Kirov-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Severn,
Romania |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 1 |
Todor Kirov,
Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #1,
Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #2 |
bitov,
gadulka |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
krivo,
gankino,
reka,
paidushko,
opas |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy. |
LW-3388 |
| 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 |
| Topic-12-107 |
4STI |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Dobrudja |
Folk Music Of Bulgaria - A. L. Lloyd,
Folk Music of Bulgaria,
Collected and Edited by A. L. Lloyd |
Koutev Ensemble,
Ruska Bozhilova Nachalnichka,
Raina Amzina,
Laza Batlachka,
Pavel Sirakov,
Ilya Zakharev,
Ekaterina + Genoveva Sirakova,
Ali Chasmakov,
Mekhmed Dzhambazov,
Roza Tsvetkova,
Lyuba Barakova,
Vasilka Karadalieva,
Jordan Jordanov,
Vangeliya Groueva,
Stoina Groueva,
Feika Sirakuleva,
Maria Manolova Kushleva,
Grouycho Dochev,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Jordanka Dimitrova Ilieva,
Peter Nikolov Bogdanov,
Verka Tsoneva Dimitrova,
Todor Gemedzhiev,
Peter Stoichev |
bitov,
voice,
tambura,
gadulka,
frula |
gankino,
daichovo,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-864,
TD-762 |
| 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 |
| Victory_Reco..01100-9089-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Varna |
Pesni Ot Dobroudzha #2 - Ork. Istur. |
Ork Istur,
Yordanka Kalinova,
G Zhekov,
V (Not Vulcho) Ivanov |
bitov,
voice,
accordion,
gaida |
opas,
pravo,
reka,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
daichovo |
|
LW> Dobrudzha style bitov (Accordion, Gaida, Kopanka) plus drums, bass. Quite nice. |
LW-2442 |