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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Nonesuch-72038 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
In The Shadow Of The Mountain - Bulgarian Folk Music (Pirin) - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim,
In the Shadow of the Mountain - Bulgarian Folk Music,
Songs and Dances of Pirin-Macedonia |
Music Ens From Cultural Club Otets Paisii Sandanski,
N Klocherova,
Nadeshda Palestova,
G Bodenova,
Y Stankova,
E Kefalova,
M Visheva,
Fatme Kelelsheva,
Nezife Musarlieva,
Ismail Kurtov,
Abidin Dzhaferov,
Linka Dimcheva,
Stanka Dimcheva,
N Doneva,
B Georgieva |
bitov,
voice,
zurna |
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> songs and dances from Pirin Macedonia |
LW-35,
TD-391 |
| Odeon-577 |
T |
Greece |
Folk Flutes Of Greece "Sourauli" |
|
flute |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-88 |
| 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-1231 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1231 - 78 RPM - Bistrishka Chetvorka & Yourdan Bonev |
Bistrishka Chetvorka,
Yourdan Bonev |
bitov |
paidushko |
|
LW> Very old and important recrod. Perhaps the first group to play traditional Bulgarian instruments as an ensemble. |
LW-2931 |
| 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 |
| Pan-153 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Bulgarian Military & Civil Brass Bands |
Bulgarian Brass |
brass |
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
gankino,
eleno,
pravo |
|
|
LW-1420 |
| Parlophon-10512 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Classical |
Parlophon (Bulgaria) - #B. 10512 - Operniya Orkestur - Sofia |
Operniya Orkestur Sofia |
|
paidushko |
|
LW> Interesting recording - Classical orchestra playing Bulgarian folk tunes - not bad |
LW-2852 |
| Pathe-74836 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74836 - 78 RPM - G. Kehaiov (Kaval) |
Georgi Kehaiov |
kaval |
trite_puti,
paidushko |
|
LW> Music fades in and out as though musician moved away from microphone |
LW-1788 |
| 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 |
| Peters_International-1 |
T |
Greece |
Greek Folk Music - Volume I |
Panagiotopoulos + Tzantzos Theodoropoulos,
Yiannis Tedzios,
Pavlos Panagiotou,
Iacovos/Charalombos + Dimitrios Elias,
Georgios + Patmos Thomas Zafirou,
Yiannis + Chrissoulakis Georgis Vlachakis,
Periclis + Bertodulos Evagalos Halkias |
zurna |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-619 |
| 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 |
| Polyphon-30040-30013 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Polyphon (Bulgaria) L 30040 & L30013 - Gaida & Brass Band |
Iliya Atanasov,
Duhov Orch N B Uchtilishte |
gaida,
brass,
kaval |
paidushko |
|
LW> Excellent recordings by gaida and kaval;;One Side of Record same as Polydor (Bulgaria) L 30040 (Na Sofra) |
LW-3296 |
| 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 |
| 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-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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
LW-712,
TD-543 |
| Rtb-1439 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Makedonski Ora Sviru - Tale Ognenovski,
Македонски Играорни Ора Свири Тале Огненовски,
Makedonski Igraorni Ora Sviri Tale Ognenovski |
Tale Ognenovski |
chalgia |
chochek,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-1207,
TD-703 |
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
| Rtb-14719 |
T |
Macedonia |
Makedonski Ora So Orkestarot Na Pece Atanasovski |
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble |
|
jove,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-452 |
| Rtb-14725 |
T |
|
Ora So Shtipskite Svadbari Na Ilmi Jasharov |
Ilmi Jasharov |
brass |
chochek,
eleno,
paidushko,
waltz |
|
|
LW-835 |
| Rtb-2115182 |
T |
Rom,
Macedonia |
Esma Ansambl Teodosievski |
Esma Redzepova + Ensemble Teodosievski |
|
chochek,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-782 |
| Rts-21053 |
T |
Macedonia,
Rom |
Makedonski Ora I Coceci |
Ansambl Teodosievski |
|
chochek,
paidushko,
gankino |
|
|
LW-795 |
| Shawn_Donald..lternative-2 |
T |
Balkan |
Alternative Folk Dance Selections - II |
|
|
tsamikos,
kalamatianos,
paidushko,
pravo,
eleno,
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-1150 |
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
| Spot_Music-1035 |
T |
Greece,
Thrace |
Mia Mikri Thrakiotopoula - Sotiris Papazoglou |
Sotiris + Poupoudis Papazoglou |
clarinet |
kalamatianos,
karsilamas,
paidushko,
syrtos |
|
|
LW-1067 |
| 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 |
|
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 |
| Unidisc-238 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Dances De Bulgarie |
Ansambl Makedonia |
|
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko |
|
LW> I think this is French band playing bulgarian Music - not particularly strong |
LW-2593 |
| Vardar-3 |
T |
|
Vardar - (not For Commercial Broadcast) - Lillian Petroff Series |
Mircho + His Orchestra |
brass |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-880 |
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
LW-14,
TD-492,
EB-CT |
| Xopo-306 |
T |
Macedonia |
XOPO |
Petra Doboshanovic |
clarinet,
accordion |
paidushko |
|
|
LW-723 |
| Xopo-309 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
XOPO - X-EP-309 |
Boris Karlov,
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group |
clarinet,
brass,
accordion |
paidushko,
pravo |
|
|
LW-196,
EB-CT |
| Xopo-325 |
1ST |
Bulgaria |
XOPO - X-325 |
|
bitov |
paidushko,
krivo |
|
|
LW-264 |
| 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 |
|
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 |