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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
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 |
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LW> Compilation CD put together for Ivan Dimitrov by Larry Weiner |
LW-2439 |
Ivan_Varimezov-4977 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Bagpipe Solo |
|
bagpipe, gaida, voice |
ruchenitsa, trite_puti, na_trapeza, paidushko, eleno, pravo, daichovo, gankino |
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LW> Excellent gaida playing - but BNR Orchestra too arranged for my taste |
LW-2669 |
Izvor_Music-1-1 |
T |
Macedonia |
Macedonian Folk Songs For Voice And Tambura Vol. 1 - CD 1 |
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble, Persa Nikolova, Marica Zilkovska, E Dimitrievska, Trio Kuchkovki, Bapchorki Zhenska Vokalna Grupa, Kostadinka Palazova, Radio Skopje Folk Orchestra, Djordji Dimchevski Ensemble, Gita Dureva, G Durev, Boika Dureva, Vidanka Jankovski, Vangeliya Groueva, Stoina Groueva, Zhivka Gavrilova, Maria Tomova, Kiril Traikov, Meglenki Zhenska Vokalna Grupa |
voice, tambura |
lesnoto, paidushko, daichovo, ruchenitsa, eleno, gankino |
|
LW> Great collection of traditional Macedonian tunes |
LW-2999 |
Jay_Tee-Joe-Tricoff |
T |
Macedonia |
Macedonian Horos - Joe Tricoff Orchestra |
Joe Tricoff |
brass |
ruchenitsa, chetvorno, syrtos, eleno, beranche, tsamikos, paidushko |
|
LW> Technical quality of album was very poor. Musically most tunes are pretty good but some are a bit too "deliberate" |
LW-2724 |
John_Parrish..i-Jasharov-1 |
T |
Macedonia |
Ilmi Jasharov |
Duvachki Orkestar Iljmi Jasharova |
brass |
chochek, ruchenitsa, eleno, paidushko |
|
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LW-1192 |
Koleverafolk-Born-to-Sing |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Born to Sing |
Donka Koleva |
bitov, voice |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice singing & good accompanyment |
LW-2558 |
Koleverafolk-Gadulka |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Gadulka Melodies |
Nikolay Kolev, Karavelovska Gudularska Groupa, Nikolay Baldaranov, Donka Koleva, Kalin Kirilov, Rossen Genkov |
gadulka, voice, tambura |
gankino, ruchenitsa, pravo, trite_puti, paidushko, daichovo, graovsko, eleno |
|
LW> Very nice gudulka playing, |
LW-2563 |
Kremena_Stan..va-Bulgarian |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Melodies - Kremena Stancheva |
Kremena Stancheva, Vassilka Andonova, Vasilka Andonova |
voice, bitov |
lesnoto, ruchenitsa, gankino, paidushko, pravo, chetvorno, jove |
|
LW> Very good singing, but many of the tunes are too arranged to suite my taste. |
LW-3007 |
Le_Chant_Du_..e-274970-212 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Musique Du Pays Shope |
Georgi Georgiev, Cerovo Village Ensemble, Kladnitsa Women's Folk Group, Kiril Pavlov, Yordanka (Gabra Shopluk) Ilieva, Petar Batchev, Ichtiman Folk Group, Gabra Folk Group, Georgi Iliev, Raiko Batchev |
bitov, gadulka, voice, gaida, frula |
na_trapeza, daichovo, paidushko, gankino, pravo, ruchenitsa, buchimish, chetvorno, graovsko |
|
LW> Music of the Shope Country |
LW-2766 |
Lyra-Pallette-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Shope |
Bulgaria - Lyra Folk Band |
Lyra Folk Band Plovdiv, Rodistin Russev |
bitov, lyra, voice, kaval |
devetorka, pravo, gankino, graovsko, paidushko, ruchenitsa, lesnoto |
|
LW> Nice album, but, I think I prefer their initial album (1999) somewhat more. |
LW-3009 |
Marko's_Music-55221-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Varna |
Stambolovo 1994 - Part 1 |
Konoushenska Groupa, Zlatna Arfa, Gergana Koicheva, Gancho Ganchev, Tsarimir Orchestra, Georgi Felsherov, Melodiya Group Haskovo, Elena Bedeleva, Vievska Folk Groupa, Rositsa Peicheva |
voice |
ruchenitsa, pravo, paidushko, buchimish |
|
LW> Disc 1 of a 3 CD series recorded in Stambolovo, Bulgaria Sep 16-19, 1994 |
LW-2749 |
Marko's_Music-55222-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope |
Stambolovo 1994 - Part 2 |
Ivo Papasov, Trakiya Orkestur (Papasov), Dobrotista Folk, Valentin Velikov, Nastroenie Orkestur, Veselin Vassilev, Dobroudzhanski Avligi, Nevena Dimitrova, Todor Kozhouharov, Yuzhni Ritmi, Bistri Izvor |
voice |
pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko, grancharsko |
|
LW> Disc 2 of a 3 CD series recorded in Stambolovo, Bulgaria Sep 16-19, 1994 |
LW-2750 |
Marko's_Music-55223-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Stambolovo 1994 - Part 2 |
Kanarite Orchestra, Stefka Avramova, Nadya Stoeva, Kolorit (Haskovo), Nadka Dimitrova, Gencho Mitov, Tsarimir Orchestra, Dobrotista Folk, Trustenik Ork, Valentina Yotova, Mladi Trakiiski (Rakovski), Avligi (Stara Zagora), Slavka Krusteva |
voice, clarinet |
pravo, ruchenitsa, gankino, buchimish, paidushko, daichovo |
|
LW> Disc 2 of a 3 CD series recorded in Stambolovo, Bulgaria Sep 16-19, 1994 |
LW-2751 |
Mega_Music-20017 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Danubian Horo - Diko Iliev - 100 Years |
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia |
brass |
pravo, daichovo, eleno, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
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LW-2775 |
Milena_Records-1998-4-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 4 - Na Svatba V Trakiya |
Sestri Giorevi, Radio Plovdiv Orchestra, Vichka Nikolova, Tanya Dosseva, Tonka Koleva, Violeta Georgieva, Todor Kozhouharov, Ilka Aleksandrova, Binka Dobreva, Alexandar Raichev Orch, Kostadin Vasilev, Renata Georgieva, Nevena Vulcheva, Ivanka Ivanova, Nedyalka Keranova |
voice, synthesizer, guitar, tambura |
pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
|
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LW-2960 |
Music_Of_The_World-50613 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Varna |
Bulgari - Bulgarian Folk Music |
Bulgari, Radostina Kuneva |
bitov, voice, gadulka, tambura |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, paidushko, daichovo, pravo, petrunino |
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LW-2770 |
N_A-Koprivshtitsa-1981-2 |
T |
Shope |
Koprivshtitsa - 1981 #2 - Gabra, Shope Region |
|
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paidushko, ruchenitsa, gankino, buchimish |
|
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LW-1008 |
N_A-Koprivshtitsa-1981-9 |
T |
|
Koprivshtitsa - 1981 #9 - Veliko Turnovo Region (Continuation Of Film Kopriv-16 Groups) |
|
|
ruchenitsa, paidushko |
|
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LW-1016 |
N_A-Koprivshtitsa-1981-16 |
T |
|
Koprivshtitsa - 1981 #16 - Mihailovgrad Region (Continuation Of Film Kopriv-12 Groups) |
|
|
ruchenitsa, grancharsko, paidushko |
|
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LW-1015 |
Nama-1 |
TI |
Balkan, Thrace |
NAMA Vol #1, Nama Orchestra, Balkan Folkdances |
Nama Orchestra, Aman Ensemble |
frula, voice, tamburica, accordion, bitov, violin |
buchimish, rustemul, ruchenitsa, gankino, daichovo, lesnoto, pravo, paidushko |
|
|
LW-686, TD-735 |
Nasha_Pesen-595 |
4ST |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Bulgaria In Song And Dance - Koutev Ensemble |
Koutev Ensemble |
bitov |
trite_puti, petrunino, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
|
|
LW-17, EB-LP |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pan-153 |
T |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Military & Civil Brass Bands |
Bulgarian Brass |
brass |
ruchenitsa, paidushko, gankino, eleno, pravo |
|
|
LW-1420 |
Pautalia-Kyustendil |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Folk Dance Ensemble Pautalia - Kyustendil-Bulgaria |
Pautalia Folk Dance Ensemble Kyustendil |
voice, gadulka, bitov |
gankino, petrunino, ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, paidushko, lesnoto, graovsko |
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LW> Very Nice CD - The singing is a bit modernish, and the instrumentals could be more energetically played, but all in all a pretty good CD. Dances from this region presented by their Choreographer (Valentin Kenov) at Bulgarian Folk Seminar Plovdiv 2007 |
LW-2980 |
Petur_Iliev-Renaissance |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Thrace |
New Renaissance In Bulgarian Folk Music |
Orkestur Philippoplis |
bitov |
reka, opas, krivo, trite_puti, paidushko, chetvorno, ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1455 |
Radostina_Ka..a-Revelation |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Varna |
Radostina Kuneva - My Songs Are The Refelation To My Soul |
Radostina Kuneva |
voice |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent voice, slightly modern arrangements, but generally very tasteful |
LW-2773 |
Ria_Fest_Ltd-4676 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn, Thrace |
Bulgarian Folklore Dances From The Region Of Veliko Turnovo - RIA Fest Ltd |
Folklorefest Bitov Ens, Gergana Dimitrova |
bitov |
daichovo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, chetvorno, graovsko, eleno |
|
LW> Nice tunes, but nothing really outstanding here. I think these are tunes from a greater area than Veliko Turnovo, and given the conductor and musicians, I'm not surprised.;;To me this doesn't sound particularly North Bulgarian. |
LW-3394 |
Slavjani-1000 |
9STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Folklore Dances Of Bulgaria - Dennis Boxell, Folklore Dances of Bulgaria |
Misho Gyurov, Boris Karlov, Koutev Ensemble, Boris Mashalov |
accordion, bitov, voice |
pravo, eleno, gankino, ruchenitsa, trite_puti, chetvorno, paidushko |
Dennis Boxell |
|
LW-24, TD-650, EB-CT |
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 |
Todor_Kirov-1 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja, Severn, Romania |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 1 |
Todor Kirov, Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #1, Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #2 |
bitov, gadulka |
pravo, ruchenitsa, krivo, gankino, reka, paidushko, opas |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy. |
LW-3388 |
Todor_Kirov-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja, Varna, Rhodope, Severn |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 2 |
Todor Kirov, Velichka Kirova |
gadulka, tambura, synthesizer, voice |
pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko, reka, gankino, krivo, opas, daichovo, buchimish |
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LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy, and his wife Velichka on tambura. The tambura tunes also have synthesizer |
LW-3389 |
Unidisc-238 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Dances De Bulgarie |
Ansambl Makedonia |
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pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
|
LW> I think this is French band playing bulgarian Music - not particularly strong |
LW-2593 |
Vaw-990144 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Thrace, Severn, Shope, Varna |
Bulgarian Dance With Maria Eftimova Karaleeva |
Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble |
bitov, kaval |
gankino, jove, pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Some excellent tunes |
LW-2436 |
Vde-1148 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Bulgarie - Musique De Tradition Pastorale |
Shtiliyan Tihov, Yanko Komitov, Trufka Marinova, Minka Vlaikova, Georgi Zhelyazkov, Dobri Gyaurov, Elena Kanevska, Dafo Trendafilov, Stephan Zahmanov, Todor Trifonov, Borinka Daradzhiiska, Petar Kirkov, Petra Ivanova, Petar Staichev, Georgi Gatev |
kaval, gaida, voice, frula |
paidushko, pravo, ruchenitsa, grancharsko |
|
|
LW-3387 |
Victory_Reco..170603-14289 |
T |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja |
Dordoudzhanski Svirni - Ork. "Veselie" |
Ork Veselie |
bitov, gaida |
opas, reka, paidushko, ruchenitsa, daichovo |
|
LW> Generally excellent tunes, but sometimes the bass is a bit too prominent for me |
LW-2440 |
Victory_Reco..221002-12871 |
T |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja |
Na Svatba S Marin Karov #2 |
Marin Karov, Sacho Dzhigov, Stefan (Gudulka) Georgiev, Yordan Velikov, Kostadin Denev, Krasimir Tomov, Nedko Nedev |
voice, bitov, accordion, gaida, synthesizer |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa, gankino, reka |
|
LW> Nice instrumentation, I don't particularly like the singers voice. Dobroudzha wedding band style with Bitov & Modern Instruments |
LW-2443 |
Victory_Reco..-9089-9092-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Varna, Dobrudja, Romania |
Dobrichka Troika |
Dobrichka Troika |
bitov, gaida, voice |
opas, march, reka, trite_puti, paidushko, ruchenitsa, grancharsko, daichovo, lesnoto, sirba |
|
LW> Excellent tunes - recording should have been less "shrill" |
LW-2441 |
Vor-2006 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rom, Shope, Macedonia |
Soul Of The Mahala |
Roumen Shopov, Angel Shopov |
tambura |
graovsko, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Some really nicely performed tunes. Not so much for dancing as for listening. |
LW-3400 |
Xopo-1 |
9STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Severn, Shope |
Horo And Rachenitza Dances Of Bulgaria - XOPO Vol 1, Horo and Rachenitza Dances of Bulgaria, XOPO! Vol I |
Boris Karlov, Orchestra Karlo |
voice, accordion, brass, bitov, zurna |
ruchenitsa, paidushko, daichovo, lesnoto, eleno |
|
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LW-11, TD-489 |
Xopo-2 |
8STI |
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thrace |
Bulgarian-Macedonian Folk Songs And Dances - XOPO Vol 2, Bulgarian-Macedonian Folk Songs and Dances, XOPO! Vol II |
Gyorga Pindzhourova, Vasilka Ivanova, Maria Kokareshkova, Stefan Ivanov, Lilyana Dokova, Boris Karlov Orchestra, Gotse Delchev Folk Ensemble, Iliya Argirov, Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra, Magdalena Morarova, Boris Karlov, Kosta Kolev, Koutev Ensemble, Hristo Gheshev, Radka Koushleva, Georgi Chilingirov |
voice, accordion, bitov, clarinet |
lesnoto, devetorka, paidushko, pravo, petrunino, gankino, ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-12, TD-490, EB-CT |
Xopo-3 |
9STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Horo And Rachenitza Dances Of Bulgaria - XOPO Vol 3, Horo and Račenica Dances of Bulgaria, XOPO! Vol III |
|
accordion, voice, zurna |
ruchenitsa, trite_puti, daichovo, lesnoto, eleno, gankino, paidushko, pravo, krivo |
|
|
LW-13, TD-491, EB-CT |
Xopo-4 |
12STI |
Bulgaria, Shope, Thrace |
Horo And Rachenitza Dances Of Bulgaria - XOPO Vol 4, Horo and Račenica Dances of Bulgaria, XOPO! Vol IV |
Maria Kokareshkova, Vasilka Ivanova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Ali Chasmakov, Mekhmed Dzhambazov |
accordion, voice, tambura |
ruchenitsa, pravo, paidushko, grancharsko, krivo, gankino, chetvorno |
|
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LW-14, TD-492, EB-CT |
Yazoo-7016 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Serbia, Macedonia |
Song Of The Crooked Dance, Song of the Crooked Dance, Early Bulgarian Traditional Music 1927-1942 |
Demir Cholakov, Vulkana Stoyanova, Radi Angelov Orchestra, Georgi Stanev, Ahmed Saliev, Zah Atanasova, Boris Karlov Orchestra, Mita Stoicheva, Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra, Masha Byalmoustakova, Iliya Atanasov, Parush Parushev, Karlo Ensemble, Gergana Tsekova, Peyou Boudakov, Bistrishka Chetvorka, Tsvyatko Blagoev, Boris Mashalov, Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941), Sevlievska Troika, Hristo Arsov, Karlo Iliev, Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group, Goudi Goudev, Ramadan (Orch) Lolov, Boris Karlov |
bitov, clarinet, voice, gaida, zurna, brass, kaval, tambura |
ruchenitsa, chetvorno, eleno, waltz, daichovo, paidushko, gankino, pravo, lesnoto, na_trapeza |
|
LW> Excelent CD |
LW-1451, TD-493 |
Yo_Music-4 |
T |
Bulgaria, Varna, Thrace, Rhodope |
Folk Magic - Bulgarski Hora I Ruchenitsi - Folk Magiya - Spectre Orchestra |
Spectre Orchestra Varna |
bitov, voice |
ruchenitsa, pravo, eleno, paidushko, daichovo, gankino, lesnoto |
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LW> Wonderful music. That by itself is usually enough. But what make this special is that essentially all the musicians are BLIND, they all live in Varna, and the Director of the group, Nikolay Doktovov, is about the only sighted person.;; |
LW-2771 |