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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Mikrophon-4042 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mikrophon - #4042 - Nikola Tsonev Conducting The Army Brass Band Of The N. V. Ouchiliste |
Voenno Predstavitelniya Douhov Orkestar (Army Brass Band) |
brass |
ruchenitsa,
daichovo |
|
LW> Bulg Duhov Orchestra - record has crack in it at the beginning, but, it is playable with 3.3 mil cartridge. |
LW-2948 |
| Mikrophon-4083 |
T |
Bulgaria |
MIKROPHON (Bulgaria) #4083 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Kavaldzhiev Orchestra |
Mita Stoicheva,
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra |
kaval,
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Same record as KOOP 4083 |
LW-3033 |
| Mikrophon-4134 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4134 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Ork Mikrophon |
Mita Stoicheva,
Mikrophon Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Very very nice tunes |
LW-2383 |
| Milena_Records-20052302 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 7 - Dunavsko Horo |
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia,
Bulgarian Brass |
brass |
pravo,
daichovo,
eleno,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Various Bulgarian brass bands playing Diko Iliev's compositions. |
LW-2967 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Orfei-1082 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1082- 78 RPM - Ivanka Georgieva & Kostika Orch |
Kostika Orchestra,
Ivanka Georgieva |
voice |
waltz,
daichovo |
|
LW> Nice recordings |
LW-2880 |
| Orfei-1216 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1216 - 78 RPM - Bistrishka Chetvorka & Yourdan Bonev |
Bistrishka Chetvorka,
Yourdan Bonev |
bitov,
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Very old and important recrod. Perhaps the first group to play traditional Bulgarian instruments as an ensemble. |
LW-1934 |
| Orfei-1324 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1324 - 78 RPM - Bistrishka Chetvorka & Yourdan Bonev |
Bistrishka Chetvorka |
bitov |
daichovo |
|
LW> Very old and important recrod. Perhaps the first group to play traditional Bulgarian instruments as an ensemble. |
LW-1758 |
| Orfei-1359 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1359 - 78 RPM - Nadezhda Zlateva & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Nadezhda Zlateva,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-2926 |
| Orfei-1389 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1389 - 78 RPM - Masha Byalmoustakova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Masha Byalmoustakova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Very Very nice singing |
LW-3312 |
| Orfei-1481 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1481 - 78 RPM - Masha Byalmoustakova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Masha Byalmoustakova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-1742 |
| Orkestur_Xop..276-27-12-20 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mileno Lyube, Mileno |
Orkestar Horo Ruse |
voice |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
daichovo,
grancharsko,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Excellent N. Bulgarian Album with modern instrmentation |
LW-2765 |
| Orkestur_Xopo_Russe-10990 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Nai-Dobroto Ot Horoto |
Orkestar Horo Ruse,
Dimitur Hodjev,
Ivailo Petrov,
Lyubomir Hristov,
Yavor Minchev |
|
daichovo,
eleno,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
reka |
|
|
LW-2703 |
| Palace-Bill-Skimos |
T |
Macedonia |
Balkan Music 2 - The Bill Skimos Band |
The Bill Skimos Band |
brass,
synthesizer,
gaida |
daichovo,
tsamikos,
beranche,
syrtos,
tik |
|
LW> Very Nice Macedonian Band from Ohio |
LW-2710 |
| 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 |
| Payner-9412056-02 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Na Svatba With Maria "Gardarkata" Stoyanova |
Maria Stoyanova,
Assen (Percussion) Mousov,
Valeri Dimchev |
gaida,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
trite_puti |
|
LW> Excellent Gaida Playing |
LW-2555 |
| Radioprom-1125 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom #1125 - 78 RPM - Various Artists |
Tsonka Petkova,
Kostika Orchestra,
Masha Byalmoustakova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Nice songs |
LW-3327 |
| Radioprom-1183 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi - Produced In Bulgaria - #1183 - Raina Botsova & Kosta Kolev Orch |
Raina Botsova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Excellent Tunes |
LW-2400 |
| 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-1229 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi - Produced In Bulgaria - #1229 - Zorka Baldzhkiiska & Tsvyatko Blagoev's Group |
Zorka Baldzhiiska,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
voice,
bitov |
daichovo,
gankino |
|
LW> Operatic vocalist (not so good)- excellent Bitov ens |
LW-2426 |
| Radioprom-1273 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi #1273 - Boris Karlov |
Boris Karlov |
accordion |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-2247 |
| Radioprom-1331 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi - #1331 - Nikola Tsonev's Music & The Army Brass Band |
Voenno Predstavitelniya Douhov Orkestar (Army Brass Band) |
brass |
daichovo |
|
LW> Very Orchestrated tunes - moreover Matrix numbesr and Label Numbers disagree ..... so Label may or may not represent what is actually recorded. |
LW-2919 |
| Radioprom-1470 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rom |
Radioprom #1470 - 78 Rpm - Tsiganski Pesni - Amida Shahova & Ya. Malikov Orch |
Amida Shahova,
Yashar (Orch) Malikov |
voice |
daichovo |
|
LW> Gypsy "Rom" female singer and band |
LW-2284 |
| Radioprom-1471 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rom |
Radioprom #1471 - 78 Rpm - Tsiganski Pesni - Amida Shahova & Ya. Malikov Orch |
Amida Shahova,
Yashar (Orch) Malikov,
Gougoulya Salieva |
voice |
reka,
daichovo |
|
LW> Gypsy "Rom" female singers and band;;The record (virtually unplayed) has lots of surface noise. |
LW-3345 |
| 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 |
| Rtb-14701 |
T |
Macedonia,
Bulgaria |
Makedonska Ora - Pece Atanasovski, Gajde I Ivan Terziev Flauta |
Pece Atanasovski,
Ivan Terziev,
Galevski Nanchevski Narodni Orkestar |
violin,
accordion |
daichovo,
gankino,
ezgiya,
eleno |
|
|
LW-1260 |
| Shawn_Donald..lternative-1 |
T |
Balkan |
Alternative Folk Dance Selections - I |
|
gaida |
beranche,
eleno,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
waltz,
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-1149 |
| Shipka-501-502 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Shipka (Bulgaria) #501A & 502A 78 RPM - Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Radi Angelov Orchestra,
Radi Angelov |
clarinet,
piano,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
daichovo |
|
LW> very Interesting & nice clarinet playing - features clarinet and piano accompanyment (I could without the piano) |
LW-2210 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0081 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Macedonia,
Russia |
Nazdravi S "Pendari" |
Pendari |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
lesnoto,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
devetorka |
|
LW> Instrumentals are quite good - singing is not particularly strong. |
LW-2985 |
| Tim_Rice-Fill-Your-Soul |
T |
Bulgaria,
Swing |
May it Fill Your Soul - Experiencing Bulgarian Music |
Various Bulgarian Folk Musicians Compiled By Tim Rice,
Thracian Village Wedding Band,
Koledari (Christmas Carolers),
Kostadin Varimezov,
Todora Varimezova,
Pomak Girls From Velingrad Region (Bulgarian Speaking Muslims),
Bulgarian Naional Ensemble of Folk Song And Dance,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Chorus + Orchestra of Folk Instruements at Radio Sofia,
Wedding Band Bistritsa Village Sofia District,
Ibryam Hapazov + Radio Sofia Orchestra,
Ivo Papasov,
Ivo Papazov + Wedding Band,
Shumentsi Wedding Band,
Stojan Velichkov,
Dimitur Penev,
Dimitur Todorov + Jimmy Vasilev,
Maria Stoyanova,
Kanarite Orchestra,
Tsvetanka Varimezova + Orchestra of Folk Instruments at Radio Sofia,
Ivan Varimezov + Orchestra of Folk Instruments at Radio Sofia,
Ivan Varimezov,
Ivan + Tsvetanka Varimezovi,
Tsvetanka Varimezova,
Balkana |
bitov |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2568 |
| 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 |
| Todor_Kirov-3 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 3 |
Milcho Nedyalkov,
Yanko Petrov,
Atanas Vulchev,
Mihail Marinov,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Neno Ivanov,
Dimiter Lavchev,
Tsvetan Tsvetkov,
Georgi Petrov,
Nikolai Petrov,
Rossen Genkov,
Georgi Gardzharov,
Atanas Palazov,
Petur Zhelyazkov,
Petko Fotinov,
Elka Vulcheva |
gadulka,
voice,
bitov |
chetvorno,
na_trapeza,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
graovsko,
reka |
|
LW> Very nice collection of gudulka tunes from noted artists. |
LW-3390 |
| Varna_Sound-010004 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Thrace |
Festive Bulgarian Folk Dances Horos And Ruchenitsas |
Hristo Tonev Douhov Orkestur,
Ivan Boichev (Violin) + Orchestra,
Ivan Boichev,
ANPRS,
Nikolay Koichev,
Sofia Uspekh Folk Orchestra,
Atanas Vulchev,
Atanas Kolarovski Orchestra,
M Marinov + N Traykov Acc By Folk Band,
Lenovskata Narodna Groupa,
Nikola Yankov,
Georgi Tahov,
National Guard Brass Orchestra,
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
brass,
voice,
gaida,
bitov,
accordion,
guitar |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
gankino,
graovsko,
daichovo,
eleno |
|
LW> The tunes by Lenovskata Groupa & Nikola Yankov are quite nice, the other tunes are nothing special |
LW-2552 |
| 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..01100-9089-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Varna |
Pesni Ot Dobroudzha #2 - Ork. Istur. |
Ork Istur,
Yordanka Kalinova,
G Zhekov,
V (Not Vulcho) Ivanov |
bitov,
voice,
accordion,
gaida |
opas,
pravo,
reka,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
daichovo |
|
LW> Dobrudzha style bitov (Accordion, Gaida, Kopanka) plus drums, bass. Quite nice. |
LW-2442 |
| 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 |
| Xopo-301 |
2ST |
|
XOPO - X-301 |
Boris Karlov |
accordion |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-396 |
| Xopo-308 |
1ST |
Bulgaria |
XOPO - X-308 |
Kosta Kolev,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
accordion |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-197 |
| Xopo-326 |
T |
Bulgaria |
XOPO - X-326 |
|
accordion |
daichovo |
|
|
LW-260 |
| 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 |