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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-387 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Thrace |
Durzhaven Ansemble Za Narodni Pesni I Tantsi - Koutev Ensemble |
Koutev Ensemble |
voice, kaval, bitov |
ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, krivo, gankino, trite_puti |
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LW> Precursor to Koutev ensemble |
LW-1300 |
Balkanton-1263 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja, Thrace |
Nikolv Ganchev - Kaval, Nikola Ganchev - Kaval |
Nikola Ganchev |
kaval, voice |
paidushko, ruchenitsa, krivo, gankino, pravo |
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LW-2264 |
LW-1570, LW-2264, TD-118 |
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-10216 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Narodna Hora I Ruchenitsi - Gospodin Stanev (Kaval) & Dimiter Choupetlovski (Gaida) |
Gospodin Stanev, Dimiter Choupetlovski |
bitov, kaval, gaida, voice |
ruchenitsa, krivo, gankino, pravo, paidushko, daichovo |
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LW-728 |
Balkanton-10579 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Izvestni Ispulniteli Na Narodni Pesni (Famous Performers Of Folk Songs), Izvestni Izpulniteli na Narodni Pesen, Famous Performers of Folk Songs |
Vulkana Stoyanova, Hristo Todorov, Yovcho Karaivanov, Staika Gyokova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Nadka Karadzhova, Boyan Nankov, Atanaska Todorova, Gyorga Pindzhourova, Mita Stoicheva, Hristina Lyutova, Rouska Stoimenova, Pirin Ensemble |
voice, bitov, kaval |
krivo, gankino, ruchenitsa, lesnoto |
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LW> Very nice mix of excellent singers. Somewhat more orchestration than I like, LW-1288 |
LW-1288, TD-83 |
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 |
Nonesuch-72034 |
6STI |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Village Music Of Bulgaria - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim, Village Music of Bulgaria, A harvest, a shephard, a bride |
Vasilka Andonava, Kremena Stancheva, Shtiliyan Tihov, Menka Aronova, Lenka Gergeva, Bozhourka Toupankova, Borislav Vassilev, Smolyan Folk Ensemble, Stephan Zahmanov, Valya Balkanska, L Kanevski |
bitov, kaval, gadulka, tambura, gaida |
trite_puti, gankino, krivo, pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko, svornoto, daichovo |
Ethel Raim, Marty Koenig |
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LW-34, TD-390, EB-LP |