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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| 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 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-4 |
T |
Macedonia |
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #4 - Stari Makedonski Narodni Pesni |
R Pulevski,
Naum Petreski,
Petranka Kostadinova,
Elita,
Biljan Stojanovski,
Pelagoniski Biseri,
G Todorovski,
M Misheva,
Despina,
Z Markovski,
V Stojanovski,
Vaska Ilieva,
Goran Alachki |
voice,
chalgia |
lesnoto,
waltz,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-2457 |
| 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 |
| Mikrophon-4197 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4197 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Ork Kavaldzhiev (Bavna Pesen) |
Mita Stoicheva,
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra |
voice,
kaval |
paidushko |
|
LW> Same record as Radioprom #1262 |
LW-1750 |
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
LW-2770 |
| 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-1995-03 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1995.03 |
Nedyalka Keranova |
bitov,
frula,
accordion,
voice,
gadulka,
zurna,
gaida |
pravo,
paidushko |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2976 |
| 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 |
| Nisava-1212 |
T |
Balkan,
Shope,
Thrace |
Nisava - Folk Music Fron Northern And Eastern Europe |
Nishava |
accordion,
bitov,
violin,
clarinet,
voice |
paidushko,
graovsko,
pravo,
march,
waltz,
polska,
kalamatianos |
|
|
LW-688 |
| Orfei-1087 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1087- 78 RPM - Ivanka Georgieva & Kostika Orch |
Kostika Orchestra,
Ivanka Georgieva |
voice,
violin,
clarinet |
paidushko |
|
LW> Nice recordings |
LW-2878 |
| Orfei-1217 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1217 - 78 RPM - Gergana Tsekova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Gergana Tsekova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
paidushko |
|
LW> Record slightly cracked |
LW-1752 |
| Orfei-1357 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1357 - 78 RPM - Chernata Marga & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Chernata Marga,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
paidushko |
|
LW> Not so great - singer so so |
LW-2616 |
| Orfei-1503 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1503 - 78 RPM - Katya Taneva & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Katya Taneva,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-1753 |
| 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 |
|
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 |
| Radioprom-1208 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Classical,
Thrace |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi #1208 - Bulgarian National Choir Conducted By Boris Petrov |
|
voice |
paidushko,
daichovo |
|
LW> Large Chorus and Orchestra - classical sounding even though one tune is a folk tune - not for dancing. |
LW-2421 |
| Radioprom-1262 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi #1262 - Mita Stoicheva & Ork Kavaldzhiev (Bavna Pesen) |
Mita Stoicheva,
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra |
voice,
kaval |
paidushko |
|
LW> Same record as Mikrophon #4197 - both digital transfer used 4.0 mil stylus |
LW-3288 |
| 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 |
| Rtb-12791 |
T |
Macedonia |
Narodni Zhenski Trio - P. Nikolova, M. Zilkova, E. Dimitrievska & Pece Atanasovski Orchestra |
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Persa Nikolova,
Marica Zilkovska,
E Dimitrievska |
voice,
kaval |
gankino,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> Dennis Rigan - Dub |
LW-860,
LW-2517 |
| Rtb-14702 |
T |
Macedonia |
Makedonski Ora - Narodni Orkestar Galevski-Nanchevski - Soloists Tale Ognenovski (Clarinet) & Metodije Zafirovski (Tarabuka) |
Galevski Nanchevski Narodni Orkestar,
Tale Ognenovski,
Metodija Zafirovski |
clarinet,
voice |
beranche,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> Nothing particularly notable about this record except for the nice (but not spectacular) Berance. |
LW-2534 |
| Sperry-3-6103-4-532 |
T |
Macedonia,
Shope |
SPERRY - Copirani Od Radio Studio Skopje Macedonia |
Boris Angelovski,
Mali Orkestar Radio Skopje |
voice |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-1442 |
| Sperry-3-6107-6136 |
T |
Macedonia |
SPERRY - Copirani Od Radio Studio Skopje Macedonia |
Meshana Groupa So Narodni Instrumenti Od Makedonsk,
Tanec Ensemble,
Biljana So Pridruzba Na Maliot Radio Radio Orche,
Mali Orkestar Radio Skopje |
voice |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-1447 |
| Sperry-3-6136 |
T |
Macedonia |
SPERRY - Copirani Od Radio Studio Skopje Macedonia |
Meshana Groupa So Narodni Instrumenti Od Makedonsk,
Grupata Biljana |
voice |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-606 |
| Sperry-8-3255 |
T |
Macedonia |
Macedonia Volume 35 |
|
voice,
kaval |
lesnoto,
paidushko,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-725 |
| 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-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 |
|
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 |
| 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..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 |
| 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 |
|
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 |