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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Radostina_Ka..a-Revelation |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Varna |
Radostina Kuneva - My Songs Are The Refelation To My Soul |
Radostina Kuneva |
voice |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent voice, slightly modern arrangements, but generally very tasteful |
LW-2773 |
Rtb-1211 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec, TANEC LPV 1211 |
Tanec Ensemble, Mitevski + Eftimovski Cerpovski, Divna Lazareva, Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski, Gieva + Bojadhieva |
voice, chalgia, zurna |
paidushko, lesnoto, beranche |
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LW-711, TD-537 |
Rtb-1268 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec, TANEC LPV 1268 |
Tanec Ensemble, Trpe Cherepovski, Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski |
voice, chalgia, zurna |
gankino, paidushko, lesnoto, beranche |
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LW-712, TD-543 |
Rtb-1476 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Vojnik Ti Zaminubash - Vidanka Giorgievska, Војник Ти Заминуваш - Виданка Ѓорѓиевска, Vojnik Ti Zaminuvas - Vidanka Gorgievska |
Vidanka Giorgievska |
voice, kaval |
devetorka, lesnoto, paidushko |
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LW-705, TD-709 |
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 |
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 |
Sperry-3-6103-4-532 |
T |
Macedonia, Shope |
SPERRY - Copirani Od Radio Studio Skopje Macedonia |
Boris Angelovski, Mali Orkestar Radio Skopje |
voice |
paidushko |
|
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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 |
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LW-606 |
Sperry-8-3255 |
T |
Macedonia |
Macedonia Volume 35 |
|
voice, kaval |
lesnoto, paidushko, devetorka |
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Topic-12-107 |
4STI |
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Dobrudja |
Folk Music Of Bulgaria - A. L. Lloyd, Folk Music of Bulgaria, Collected and Edited by A. L. Lloyd |
Koutev Ensemble, Ruska Bozhilova Nachalnichka, Raina Amzina, Laza Batlachka, Pavel Sirakov, Ilya Zakharev, Ekaterina + Genoveva Sirakova, Ali Chasmakov, Mekhmed Dzhambazov, Roza Tsvetkova, Lyuba Barakova, Vasilka Karadalieva, Jordan Jordanov, Vangeliya Groueva, Stoina Groueva, Feika Sirakuleva, Maria Manolova Kushleva, Grouycho Dochev, Nadka Karadzhova, Vulkana Stoyanova, Jordanka Dimitrova Ilieva, Peter Nikolov Bogdanov, Verka Tsoneva Dimitrova, Todor Gemedzhiev, Peter Stoichev |
bitov, voice, tambura, gadulka, frula |
gankino, daichovo, paidushko |
|
|
LW-864, TD-762 |
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 |
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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 |
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LW> Excellent tunes - recording should have been less "shrill" |
LW-2441 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |