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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkan_Arts-6-G |
19STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances - Martin Koenig,
Български народни песни и хора,
Bulgarski narodni pesni i hora |
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Pirin Ensemble |
bitov,
accordion,
voice,
gaida,
gadulka |
trite_puti,
pravo,
eleno,
petrunino,
opas,
reka,
ruchenitsa |
Marty Koenig |
|
LW-23,
TD-41,
EB-LP |
| 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-341 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Severn,
Thrace |
Bulgarski Narodni Instrumenti,
Bulgarski Narodni Instrumenti 3 & 4 |
Kostadin Varimezov,
Vassil Vasilev,
Kalinka Vulcheva,
Ivan Zlatanov,
G Tuchev,
Belishka Grupa,
Bulgarski Tsigani,
Severnyashka Grupa,
Sadovskata Grupa,
Milcho Nedyalkov |
gadulka,
voice,
tambura,
kaval,
zurna,
bitov,
brass |
pravo,
daichovo |
|
LW> Most tunes same as Balkanton BHA 340. Record indicates it was given to Dick Crum by "PF" (probably Pat French). |
LW-3246,
TD-184,
EB-AU |
| 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-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 |
|
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-2067 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Koprivshtitsa '76,
Копривщтица '76 - III националen субор на народното творчество,
Koprivstica '76 - III-rd National Folklore Festival |
Male Folklore Group Koutela Village Smolyan,
Dimitur Petkovski,
Nedko Petrov,
Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Krepost,
Shain Kourtov,
Raina Chukanova,
Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Debrashtitsa,
Yordan Todorov,
Lenka Gergeva,
Menka Aronova,
Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Staro Selo,
Peicho Peichev,
Jordan Vassilev,
Bansko Mens Vocal Group,
Vutyu Lilov,
Kuncho Tonev,
Sofia Female Vocal Group Zheleznitsa,
Stamatka Kirilova,
Stara Zagora Muzhko Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Pamukchii |
voice,
bagpipe,
gadulka,
zurna,
frula,
bitov,
kaval |
ruchenitsa,
gankino |
|
LW> Same record as Balkanton BHA 1300/501 - Excellent recordings,
LW-2602 |
LW-2602,
LW-2603,
TD-169,
EB-LP,
EB-AU |
| Balkanton-10545 |
1STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Atanas Vulchev - Gudulka,
Atanas Vulchev - Gadulka |
Atanas Vulchev |
gadulka,
bitov,
voice,
gaida |
pravo,
paidushko,
krivo,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
na_trapeza,
graovsko |
|
LW> Very Good album although some of the track are overorchestrated.,
LW-1637 |
LW-1336,
LW-1637,
TD-80,
EB-LP |
| Balkanton-10616 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Folklor Ot Yambolsko,
Yambol District Folklore |
Female Vocal Group Village Of Pchela,
Elena Popova,
Dimiter Petrov,
Carol Singers Village Of Karavelovo,
Ruska Dobreva,
Female Vocal Group Village Of Kamenets,
Instrumental Group Villagoe Of Boyadzhik,
Hristo Minkov,
Dinyo Krustev,
Mamarchevo Village Yambol District Female Vocal Group,
Ilinka Angelova,
Stoika Sarabeeva,
Stoika Zheinova,
Vasil Petrov,
Binka Ivanova,
Female Vocal Group Village Of Radovets,
Slavka Kalcheva,
Instrumental Group From The Village Of Orlov |
voice,
gadulka,
bitov,
kaval,
gaida |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo,
reka |
|
LW> Excellent Traditional groups,
LW-1219 |
LW-1219,
TD-86,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-10891 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Hora I Ruchenitsi |
Atanas Vulchev,
Roumen Sirakov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Nikola Atanasov,
Boyan Nankov,
Stojan Velichkov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Neno Ivanov,
Kostadin Varimezov |
gadulka,
tambura,
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
graovsko,
chetvorno,
paidushko,
grancharsko |
|
|
LW-1286,
EB-CT |
| Balkanton-11326 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Dobroudzha Ensemble |
Dobroudzha State Ensemble,
Dobrudzhanskata Troika,
Stefan (Accordion) Georgiev,
Donka Spasova,
Ivan Georgiev,
Petur Zhelyazkov,
Milanka Yordanova,
Zhelyo Dimov |
bitov,
voice,
gadulka,
kaval,
gaida |
reka,
opas,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> A few nice arrangements but otherwise quite average |
LW-1954,
EB-LP |
| Balkanton-11711 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Atanas Vulchev (Gadulka) & Elka Vulcheva (Violin) |
Atanas Vulchev,
Elka Vulcheva |
violin,
gadulka,
bitov |
krivo,
gankino,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
na_trapeza |
|
|
LW-1565,
EB-LP |
| Balkanton-12234 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Classical |
Higher Music-Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv - Performances Of Soloists, Choir And Orchestra |
Higher Music Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv Bitov Orch,
Higher Music Pedagogic Institute Plovdiv Choir,
Tanya Dosseva,
Diana Ivanova,
Nikolai Georgiev,
Karssimir Kondov |
bitov,
gadulka,
kaval,
gaida |
|
|
LW> Modern instrumental arrangements for Bitov Orch (not my taste) and very nice chorus group |
LW-1952,
EB-LP |
| Caprice-1085 |
4ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Music From Bulgaria - Deben Bhattacharya |
Various,
Women's Singing Group Madzhare,
Pena Grozena,
Mixed Singing Group Elin Pelin,
Men's Singing Group Lukovit,
Gueorgiu Blagolo Rutev,
Zaharina Kotseva Stanoeva,
Kiril Pavlov,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Bulgarian Television And Radio Folk Song Ensemble,
Kostadin Varimezov,
Stoina Groueva,
Stojan Velichkov,
Atanas Vulchev,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Dancho Tsvetkov |
voice,
gaida,
kaval,
bitov,
gadulka,
tambura |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
LW> Excellent selection of both Village styles and professional musicians/singers |
LW-3119,
LW-3183,
EB-LP |
| Columbia-5378-11 |
9ST |
Bulgaria,
Columbia,
Shope,
Macedonia,
Rhodope,
Thrace |
Columbia World Library Of Folk & Primitive Music Volume XVII - Folk Music Of Bulgaria - Lomax/Lloyd |
Koutev Ensemble,
Lazarinka Yanachkova,
Litsa Lazarova,
Pavlina Vaiova,
Svilenka Vaiova,
Ekaterina + Genoveva Sirakova,
Ruska Bozhilova,
Slavka Georgieva,
Ilya Zakharev,
Ognyan (Jimmy) Vassilev,
Anka Balabanova,
Ali Chasmakov,
Mekhmed Dzhambazov,
Roza Tsvetkova,
Zhenska Pevachka Groupa ot Satovcha Gotse Delchev,
Lyuba Barakova,
Zhivka Gavrilova,
Rhodope Muzhka Pevcheska Groupa Ot Chepelare,
Rhodope Mixed Group Of Singers From Chepelare,
Feika Sirakuleva,
Zlata Milusheva,
Nadka Karadzhova,
Stoyan Dobrev,
Grouycho Dochev,
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Elena Mileva,
Vasil Milev,
Assan Alilov,
Mustafa Mazulov,
Verka Tsoneva Dimitrova,
Peter Nikolov Bogdanov,
Todor Gemedzhiev,
Elenko Nedelkov,
Peter Stoichev,
Mita Stoicheva,
Ivan Stoichev,
Haidushka Pesen Sextet |
bitov,
voice,
tambura,
kaval,
gadulka,
frula |
petrunino,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
na_trapeza,
gankino |
Alan Lomax |
LW> Excellent Recordings Made in 1954 |
LW-1720,
EB-LP |
| Folkraft-26 |
14STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Bulgarian Folk Dances (Volume 1) - Dennis Boxell Series,
Bulgarian Folk Dances |
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Strandzhanskata Grupa |
bitov,
gadulka,
accordion |
pravo,
buchimish,
graovsko,
gankino |
Dennis Boxell |
|
LW-16,
TD-279,
EB-LP |
| 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 |
|
LW-34,
TD-390,
EB-LP |
| 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 |