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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
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-1542 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Severn |
Dimitur Stoikov - Accordion |
Dimitur Stoikov, Anastas Naumov Orchestra |
accordion, violin |
chetvorno, pravo, ruchenitsa, daichovo, grancharsko |
|
LW> Too many violins in the arrangements - over orchestrated. |
LW-1990 |
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-5538 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Douhov Orch Dir. N. Tsonev |
N Tsonev Douhov Orch |
brass |
pravo, gankino, grancharsko, ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-2582 |
Balkanton-10220 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn, Thrace |
Orkestur "Horo" Rouse |
Orkestar Horo Ruse |
violin |
pravo, daichovo, ruchenitsa, gankino, grancharsko, trite_puti |
|
|
LW-1910, EB-LP |
Balkanton-10468 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Tsvyatko Blagoev - Kaval, Цвятко Благоев-Кавал, Tsvyatko Blagoev-Kaval, Tsvyatko Blgoev-Kaval |
Tsvyatko Blagoev, Anastas Naumov Orchestra |
kaval |
grancharsko, pravo, paidushko, gankino, daichovo, ruchenitsa, eleno |
|
LW> Excellent Album, a bit too orchestrated., LW-1652 |
LW-1652, TD-77, EB-AU |
Balkanton-11177 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Naiden Kirov - Rousse |
Naiden Kirov Group Rousse |
|
pravo, na_trapeza, gankino, ruchenitsa, grancharsko, daichovo, eleno |
|
LW> Very nice North Bulgarian tunes |
LW-2159, LW-3195 |
Balkanton-11444 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Severnyashki Ensemble - 25 Years - Folk Songs And Dances Pleven |
Severnyashkiya Ansamble, Nadka Tomova, Dimiter Marinov, Antonka Kouneva, Veska Tsocheva, Dimitur Dimitrov |
voice, bitov |
ruchenitsa, pravo, doina, devetorka, chetvorno, grancharsko, trite_puti |
|
LW> This album is not particularly well recorded - some of the A Cappella songs are nice.... instrumental tunes are too orchestral. |
LW-3091, LW-3156 |
Balkanton-11683 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn, Varna |
Dimitur Stoikov - Accordion |
Dimitur Stoikov, Stoyan Angelov Orch |
accordion, violin |
grancharsko, pravo, ruchenitsa, daichovo, opas, chetvorno |
|
LW> Terrible arrangements and orchestrations ruin some nice accordion playing. The Gruncharsko (Boyanovsko) is the only nice tune. |
LW-1965 |
Balkanton-11873 |
9ST |
Bulgaria, Shope, Severn |
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
bitov |
pravo, paidushko, daichovo, trite_puti, petrunino, ruchenitsa, grancharsko, chetvorno, gankino |
|
LW> Excellent Shope/North Central Bulgarian Bitov Orchestra |
LW-1564 |
Balkanton-12179 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Gaitani Orkestur - Rousse |
Gaitani Orkestur |
voice |
pravo, grancharsko, eleno, daichovo, gankino, paidushko |
|
LW> The instrumentals are ok, the singing sounds like it belongs in a cocktail lounge, and the Kosta Kolev arrangements and orchestral adaptation is terrible. |
LW-3115, LW-3163 |
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 |
Hairedin_&_Monastirishte-1 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Dance Tunes From The Villages Of Hairedin & Monastirishte - Vratza - NW Bulgaria |
Todor Tsvetanov Angelov, Todor Petrov Kostev |
accordion |
daichovo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, grancharsko, chetvorno, gankino, pravo |
|
LW> Tunes are well played, but a bit long. CD has a bit of distortion |
LW-2462 |