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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-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-1319 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Dobrudja,
Thrace |
Ivan Shibilev Is Playing |
Ivan Shibilev,
Ivan Shibilev Orch,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Petko Radev |
accordion,
violin,
clarinet |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
eleno,
chetvorno,
trite_puti |
|
LW> Good musicianship but Hristo Todorov's arranging ruins most tunes |
LW-1991,
LW-2600,
EB-CT |
| 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-2620 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Ibro Lolov |
Ibro Lolov |
accordion |
reka |
|
LW> Same as Balkanton 2620,
LW> Same as Balkanton BHK 2620 |
LW-218,
LW-2577 |
| Balkanton-5578 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope |
Narodni Hora |
Petko Radev,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Hristo Todorov,
Misho Gyurov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT |
accordion,
clarinet,
brass,
bitov |
pravo |
|
|
LW-2578 |
| 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-11231 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Dobrudja,
Severn |
Orkestur "Horo" Rouse |
Orkestar Horo Ruse |
|
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
reka,
trite_puti,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Excellent tunes and arrangements - modern instruments - 20th Anniversary recording |
LW-1650,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-11903 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Dobrudja,
Wallachia |
Koprivshtitsa '86 - Volume 2 Of 2 |
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Gorna Dikanya/Pernik,
Instrumental Group Gorna Dikanya/Pernik,
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Opaka/Turgovishte,
Tsanko Stoyanov,
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Mechka/Rousse,
Instrumentalna Groupa ot Byala/Rousse,
Dinyo Krustev,
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Kyulevcha/Shoumen,
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Ichera/Sliven,
Instrumental Group Garvan/Silistra,
Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa ot Cherven Breg/Kyustendil,
Ivan Bivolev,
Muzhka Pevcheska Groupa ot Nova Kamena/Tolbouhin,
Trifon Trifonov,
Instrumentalna Groupa Kriva Bara/Mihailovgrad |
bitov,
gadulka,
voice,
kaval,
frula |
eleno,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
pravo,
na_trapeza |
|
|
LW-1582 |
| Balkanton-12368 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Shope,
Dobrudja,
Thrace,
Severn |
Stambolovo '88 - Vol 2 |
Bisseri Kurdzhali,
Georgi Arabadzhiev,
Dimitrovgrad Haskovo,
Orkestur Trustenik,
Zlatna Arfa,
Georgi Zhekov,
Valentin Manchev,
Various,
Yambol |
voice,
gadulka |
trite_puti,
buchimish,
ruchenitsa,
graovsko,
lesnoto,
pravo |
|
LW> Album was not well engineered - too much bass - fixed somewhat during remastering. Some nice tunes. Lots of jazz elements. |
LW-3133,
LW-3169 |
| 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 |
| Gega-134 |
1STI |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Rhodope,
Wallachia,
Shope |
Ajde Na Horo--20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites,
Ajde Na Horo,
20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites |
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Dobrudzhanskata Troika,
Nadezhda Hvoineva,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Teodossi Spassov Quartet,
Kostadin Gougov,
Emil Mladenov,
Ivan Boichev,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Shopskata Groupa,
Yanka Roupkina,
Valentina Lavcheva |
bitov,
voice,
kaval |
eleno,
buchimish,
reka,
pravo,
chetvorno,
trite_puti,
lesnoto,
jove,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1453,
TD-291 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Musidisc-30-1279 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgarie - Musique Folklorique Du Monde |
Ensemble Varna,
Ivan Nikolov |
bitov,
kaval,
gadulka,
gaida,
voice,
tambura |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
devetorka,
daichovo,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Good Album - Same as Request SRLP 8142 |
LW-2288,
LW-3146 |
| N_A-Koprivshtitsa-1981-17 |
T |
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Koprivshtitsa - 1981 #17 Rehersal |
|
|
|
|
|
LW-1011 |
| 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 |
| Request-8142 |
5STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgaria |
Ensemble Varna,
Ivan Nikolov |
bitov,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
gadulka,
gaida |
devetorka,
pravo,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Good Album - Same as Musidisc 30 CV 1279 |
LW-3068,
TD-464,
EB-LP |
| Stefkos_Musik-0607107 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope,
Rhodope,
Dobrudja,
Varna |
The Great Bulgarian masters-Bagpipe - Golemite Bulgarski Maistori - Gaida |
Nikola Atanasov,
Dimitur Zaekov,
Dimitur Zaekov (Son Of),
Petar Yanev,
Krassimir Rachev,
Stoyko Georgiev,
Petko Stoyanov |
bagpipe,
gaida,
guitar,
voice |
pravo,
paidushko,
graovsko,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent variety of Gaida players |
LW-2800 |