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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-550 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Bulgarski Narodni Hora, Ruchenitsi I Pesni |
Nadka Karadzhova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Georgi Gorelski,
Yanka Roupkina,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Kolyo Kavrukov,
Nikola Yankov,
Lenovskata Narodna Groupa,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Ivan Mihov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Petko Radev |
voice,
clarinet,
bitov,
violin,
brass |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
chetvorno,
devetorka,
krivo,
gankino |
|
LW> Lots of really wonderful tunes on this album |
LW-1986 |
| Balkanton-1019 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Balkanton #1019 - 78 RPM - Vulkana Stoyanova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice,
brass |
pravo |
|
LW> Fabulous Tunes - same as Orfei (Bulgaria) #1212 - Labels are reversed on record! |
LW-2872 |
| Balkanton-3309 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn |
Balkanton BHK 3309 |
Magdalena Morarova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Petur Kirov,
Georgi Stefanov,
Lyuben Tachev Orch |
accordion,
voice,
brass |
pravo |
|
|
LW-2065 |
| Balkanton-6363 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Strandzanski Pesni I Prvomajskata Groupa |
Trakiskata Troika,
Ivan Polinchev,
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra |
voice,
bitov,
brass |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1046 |
| 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-11682 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Folk Music From Thrace And The Rhodopes,
Radio Plovdiv Presents Folk Music From Thrace And The Rhodopes |
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra,
Georgi Koev,
Todor Prashtakov Orch,
Nikola Iliev,
Orfei Orkestur,
Georgi Yanev,
Nedyalka Keranova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Nadezhda Hvoineva,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Trakiya State Folk Ensemble,
Todor Kozhouharov,
Vichka Nikolova,
Teodosi Spassov,
Binka Dobreva,
Hristo Ouroumov Ensemble,
Roumen Rodopski,
Plovdiv Music Academy Orchestra |
brass,
clarinet,
voice,
gaida,
bitov,
kaval |
pravo,
paidushko |
|
LW> Live Recorded Program on Radio Plovdiv with DJ |
LW-1530,
LW-1653,
EB-CT |
| Delmar-Kime-Nanchoff |
T |
|
Kime Nanchoff With Clarinet And His Orehestra |
Kime Nanchoff |
clarinet,
voice,
brass,
gaida |
paidushko,
daichovo,
syrtos,
beranche,
ruchenitsa,
kalamatianos |
|
LW> Pressed by RCA |
LW-2718 |
| Folk_Dancer-104 |
1ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances - Michell Cartier Series |
Boris Karlov,
Kosta Kolev |
accordion,
voice,
brass,
tambura,
gadulka,
bitov |
daichovo,
eleno,
trite_puti,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
grancharsko |
|
|
LW-21 |
| 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 |
| Folk_Dancer-110 |
7ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances - Michell Cartier Series |
Vladimirov Douhov Orkestur,
Gotse Delchev Enselble Sofia |
brass,
accordion,
clarinet,
voice,
bitov |
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
graovsko |
Michael Herman |
|
LW-19,
EB-CT |
| Forsyth-5 |
T |
Yugoslavia,
Rom,
Macedonia,
Serbia |
Macedonian 45's From The 1960's & 1970's - Volume 5, Dance Music: Koco Petrovski & Brass Bands |
Koco Petrovski Ensemble,
Iljmi Jasarov Duhachki Orkestar,
Ilmi Jasharov,
Zlatibor Duvachki Narodni Orkestar |
brass,
voice |
chochek,
devetorka,
chachak |
|
LW> Excellent compilation. Remastered records from the collection of David Golber |
LW-2508 |
| Ibld-6 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #6, "Lekom Igra - Zemya Trese" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Lyuben Dossev,
Dimitar Dimitrov,
Lyuben Dossev Brass Band,
Georgi Gardzharov,
Tzvety (Weiner) Dosseva,
Dimitur Hristov |
voice,
kaval,
brass,
bagpipe,
gadulka,
bitov,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
pravo,
graovsko,
paidushko |
|
LW> Excellent variety of tunes |
LW-1121,
LW-2738 |
| Ibld-8 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Dobrudja |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #8, "Home Is Where The Heart Is" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Lyuben Dossev Brass Band,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble,
Iliana Bozhanova |
bitov,
brass,
violin,
voice,
frula,
zurna |
ruchenitsa,
petrunino,
batuta,
pravo,
eleno,
svornoto |
|
LW> Excellent variety of traditional tunes |
LW-2739 |
| Ibld-9 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Varna |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #9, "From East To West" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble,
Lyuben Dossev Brass Band,
Lyuben Dossev |
voice,
bitov,
brass,
kaval,
zurna,
gadulka |
pravo,
gankino,
lesnoto,
grancharsko,
daichovo,
trite_puti |
|
|
LW-2740 |
| 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 |
| Jugodisk-0341 |
T |
Serbia |
Volim Moje Selo Maloe |
Duvachki Orkestar Svetozara Lazovicha Iz Jezhevice |
brass,
voice |
devetorka,
chachak |
|
LW> Slick sound. Heavy trap set. Generally not terribly melodic. Good male vocals. |
LW-917 |
| Jugodisk-0793 |
T |
|
Duvachki Orkestar Gorobiljci - Milorada Mitch Jelichitcha Is Pozhege |
Duvachki Orkestar Gorobiljci |
brass,
voice |
chachak |
|
LW> Mostly songs rather than dance tunes - nice vocalist |
LW-1176 |
| Jugodisk-3018 |
T |
Yugoslavia,
Serbia |
Duvachki Orkestar Milosha Perishitcha Iz Gorachitcha |
Duvachki Orkestar Milosha Perishitch |
brass,
voice |
|
|
LW> Serbian Brass Band with Vocalist |
LW-1178 |
| Jugodisk-3184 |
T |
|
Zltani Hitovi Izvodi Svetozar Lazovitch Iz Jezhevitse - Sa Svojim Duvachkim Orkestrom |
Duvachki Orkestar Svetozar Lazovitch |
brass,
voice |
|
|
LW> Mostly brass band accompanying Vocalis |
LW-1177 |
| Le_Chant_Du_Monde-4317 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Chants Et Danses De Bulgarie |
Ensemble Maiakovski |
brass,
accordion,
voice,
piano |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
krivo,
pravo,
gankino |
|
LW> Fair, early Bulgarian ensemble |
LW-1301 |
| Makedonski_Glas-1031 |
T |
|
Patsko And His Orchestra - Lillian Petroff Series |
Patsko |
brass,
voice |
|
|
|
LW-875 |
| Makedonski_Glas-1032 |
T |
|
Patsko And His Orchestra - Lillian Petroff Series |
Patsko |
brass,
voice |
beranche |
|
|
LW-873 |
| Makedonski_Glas-1033 |
T |
|
Patsko And His Orchestra - Lillian Petroff Series |
Patsko |
brass,
voice |
|
|
|
LW-876 |
| Makedonski_Glas-1035 |
T |
Albania |
Patsko And His Orchestra - Lillian Petroff Series |
Patsko |
brass,
voice |
|
|
|
LW-874 |
| 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 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-2003-01 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 2003.01 |
|
bitov,
brass,
accordion,
voice |
chochek,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
gankino |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2978 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-2003-02 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 2003.02 |
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia,
Nedyalka Keranova,
Nikolina Chakardoukova |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
zurna,
frula,
brass,
accordion,
kaval,
flute,
trumpet |
trite_puti,
paidushko,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
svornoto,
devetorka,
chochek |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2979 |
| Orfei-1089 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1089 - 78 RPM - Kostika Orch |
Kostika Orchestra,
Ivanka Georgieva |
brass,
kaval,
voice |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice record with interesting combinatin of tunes |
LW-1754,
LW-2913 |
| Orfei-1212 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1212 - 78 RPM - Vulkana Stoyanova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice,
brass |
pravo |
|
LW> Fabulous Tunes |
LW-2615 |
| Orfei-1251 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1251- 78 RPM - Vulkana Stoyanova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice,
brass |
pravo |
|
LW> Fabulous tunes. one of the record is fragile with slight crack eminating out from center and slight warp, but will track |
LW-2618 |
| Orfei-1271 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Thrace |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1271- 78 RPM - Atanaska Todorova & Peyu Boudakov Orchestra |
Atanaska Todorova,
Peyou Boudakov |
voice,
clarinet,
brass |
pravo |
|
LW> Good singer and old-time clarinet/brass band |
LW-2204 |
| Orfei-1303 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1303 - 78 RPM - Gergana Tsekova & Peyou Boudakov Orch |
Gergana Tsekova,
Peyou Boudakov |
voice,
brass,
clarinet |
lesnoto |
|
LW> (Note - Labels Reversed) - Nice Songs - Nice brass band and clarinet |
LW-2932 |
| Orfei-1322 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1322 - 78 RPM - Atanaska Todorova & Peyu Boudakov Orchestra |
Atanaska Todorova,
Peyou Boudakov |
voice,
clarinet,
brass |
pravo |
|
LW> Good singer and old-time clarinet/brass band |
LW-3332 |
| Orfei-1329 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1329 - 78 RPM - Ivanka Georgieva |
Ivanka Georgieva,
Kostika Orchestra |
voice,
brass |
|
|
LW> Very nice tunes |
LW-2850 |
| Orfei-1415 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Serbia |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1415 - 78 RPM - Marga Simeonova & Radi Angelov Orchestra (Srbska Narodna Pesen) |
Marga Simeonova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice,
brass |
|
|
LW> Serbian songs - quite nice |
LW-2934 |
| Payner-2003285-79 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Nie Bulgarite |
Kanarite Orchestra,
Atanas Trachev,
Martin Dimitrov,
Petko Radev,
Plovdiv Douhova Formatsiya,
Slavka Kalcheva |
voice,
brass,
clarinet |
pravo,
na_trapeza,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Nice album - in particular I like the tunes with the Brass added to Kanarite |
LW-2988 |
| Piranha_Records-1577 |
T |
Romania,
Bulgaria,
Rom |
Iag Bari |
Fanfare Ciocarlia |
brass,
voice,
clarinet,
saxophone,
trumpet |
doina |
|
LW> # 2 & 3: with Dan Armeanca; # 5: with The Bulgarian Voices"Angelite" Choir arr: George Petkov; # 6 & 16: with Costel Vasitescu; # 9: with Dan Armeanca & Rom Bengale; #12: with Rom Bengale; # 19: video 2:41 * - Oprica Ivancea (sopran clarinet, alto sax), Ioan Icancea (sopran clarinet,vocals), Costica "Cimai" Trifan (trumpet, vocals); Radulescu Lazar (trumpet,vocals); Nicusor "Pusac" Cantea (trumpet), Daniel Ivancea (alto sax), Constantin "Sulo" Calin (tenor horn); Laurentiu Mihai Ivancea (baritone horn), Constantin "Pinca" Cantea (tuba); Monel Trifan (tuba), Constantin "Gisniac" Ursu (large drum); Nicolae Ionita (percussion); |
LW-3386 |
| Rtb-2115794 |
T |
Serbia |
Duvachki Orkestar Boshka Ostajicha |
Duvachki Orkestar Boshka Ostajicha |
brass,
voice |
devetorka,
chachak,
march |
|
|
LW-913 |
| Varna_Sound-010004 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Thrace |
Festive Bulgarian Folk Dances Horos And Ruchenitsas |
Hristo Tonev Douhov Orkestur,
Ivan Boichev (Violin) + Orchestra,
Ivan Boichev,
ANPRS,
Nikolay Koichev,
Sofia Uspekh Folk Orchestra,
Atanas Vulchev,
Atanas Kolarovski Orchestra,
M Marinov + N Traykov Acc By Folk Band,
Lenovskata Narodna Groupa,
Nikola Yankov,
Georgi Tahov,
National Guard Brass Orchestra,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
brass,
voice,
gaida,
bitov,
accordion,
guitar |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
gankino,
graovsko,
daichovo,
eleno |
|
LW> The tunes by Lenovskata Groupa & Nikola Yankov are quite nice, the other tunes are nothing special |
LW-2552 |