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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Radioprom-1008 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi - #1008 - Stefan G. Penchev - Gudulka |
Stefan G Penchev |
gadulka |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent gudular |
LW-2429 |
| Radioprom-1028 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom #1028 - 78 RPM - Vulkana Stoyanova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Vulkana Stoyanova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent Record - same as Orfei (Bulgaria) #1238 - Best quality recording |
LW-2903 |
| Radioprom-1040 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom #1040 - 78 RPM - Ahmed Babakov (Clarinet) |
Ahmed Babakov |
clarinet |
pravo,
na_trapeza |
|
LW> Excellent Clarinet - These tunes exist elsewhere on other records |
LW-2134 |
| Radioprom-1057 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom #1057 - 78 RPM - Metodi Takev (Gaida) |
Metodi Takev |
gaida |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent Gaida - first tunes I've heard from this gaidar |
LW-3326 |
| Radioprom-1061 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi - Produced In Bulgaria - Karlo Ens - #1061 |
Karlo Ensemble |
brass |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-2236 |
| Radioprom-1072 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi #1072 - Yordanka Dimitrova & Radi Angelov Orch |
Yordanka Dimitrova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent songs - singer has very childlike voice |
LW-2810 |
| Radioprom-1131 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom # 1131 - 78 RPM - Atanaska Todorova/Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941) & Gergana Tsekova/Peyu Boudakov |
Atanaska Todorova,
Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941),
Gergana Tsvekova,
Peyou Boudakov Orch,
Gergana Tsekova,
Stanil Payakov |
voice,
bitov |
|
|
LW> Excellent tunes.... |
LW-2886 |
| Radioprom-1134 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom F-KA Gramaphoni Plochi #1134 - Zapryan Salimov (Clarinet) & Anton Pavlov (Accordion) |
Zapryan Salimov,
Anton Pavlov |
clarinet,
accordion |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent Clarinet playing - I'm not sure who the accordion player and tuba player are.;;Kasapsko may be the same as Medeya 5018 |
LW-3282 |
| Radioprom-1178 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom F-KA Gramaphoni Plochi #1178 - Boris Mashalov & Trakiistaka Groupa |
Boris Mashalov,
Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941) |
voice |
|
|
LW> Excellent tunes with early Trakiska Groupa (Troika?) ;;Both sides have pronounced 100 Hz humm which needs to be removed |
LW-3289 |
| 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-1221 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi #1221 - Ivan Arsenov (kaval) & group |
Ivan Arsenov Group |
kaval,
gadulka,
tambura |
ruchenitsa,
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent lead kaval plus gudulka and maybe tambura |
LW-3300 |
| Radioprom-1240 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom (Bulgaria) #1240 - 78 RPM - Radi Angelov |
Radi Angelov,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice,
clarinet |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Same as Balkanton 1240 - Got second fropy from antique store in Sofia Jul 2007 |
LW-2124 |
| Radioprom-1268 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom # 1268 - 78 RPM - Katya Taneva & Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941) |
Katya Taneva,
Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941) |
voice,
bitov |
|
|
LW> Excellent tunes.... |
LW-3038 |
| 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-1378 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom F-KA Gramaphoni Plochi #1378 - Slavka Georgieva - Sednal Marki S Maika Da Vecher (Sides 1 & 2) |
Trakiiska Troika (Before 1941),
Slavka Georgieva |
voice |
|
|
LW> Excellent tunes with early Trakiska Groupa (Troika?) no a different group;;Both sides have pronounced 100 Hz humm which needs to be removed |
LW-3311 |
| Radioprom-1714 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Radioprom 1714 - Prvomaiskata Groupa |
Prvo Maj Folk Orchestra |
|
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Same as Balkanton 2517 (45 rpm) - Record is cracked but playable |
LW-2952 |
| 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 |
| Request-8142 |
5STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgaria |
Ensemble Varna,
Ivan Nikolov |
bitov,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
gadulka,
gaida |
devetorka,
pravo,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Good Album - Same as Musidisc 30 CV 1279 |
LW-3068,
TD-464,
EB-LP |
| 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 |
| Rodolyubie-2111003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Master Bagpipers From Strandzha |
Stoyan (Tupan) Velikov,
Petko Kostadinov,
Mitko Krustev,
Petar Mandadzhiev,
Mincho Krustev,
Valko Delchev,
Sasho Palov |
bagpipe,
gaida,
voice,
synthesizer |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
na_trapeza |
|
LW> Excellent gaida playing and drumming! |
LW-2983 |
| 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 |
| Society_For_..al_Music-106 |
1S |
Greece,
Thrace |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EB-CT |
| Spot_Music-1035 |
T |
Greece,
Thrace |
Mia Mikri Thrakiotopoula - Sotiris Papazoglou |
Sotiris + Poupoudis Papazoglou |
clarinet |
kalamatianos,
karsilamas,
paidushko,
syrtos |
|
|
LW-1067 |
| Stefkos_Musik-0103030 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Vechnite Bulgarski Pesni - Eternal Bulgarian Songs - Biseri Ot Strandzha - Pearls From Strandzha |
Komnya Stoyanova,
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT,
Georgi Pavlov,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Magda Pushkarova,
Sava Popsavov,
Kostadin Varimezov,
Ognyan Hristov,
Yanka Roupkina,
Toma Yanchev,
Manol Mihailov,
Kalinka Zgourova,
Ivan Polinchev,
Trakiskata Troika,
Stojan Velichkov,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Georgi Germanov,
Uvaliiskata Groupa,
Tanya Velichkova |
voice,
bitov,
gaida,
kaval |
pravo |
|
LW> Remastered tunes from old Balkanton recordings |
LW-2556 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0180-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Konoushenski Folk Orchestra Autographs |
Konoushenska Groupa,
Tanya Dosseva,
Teodosi Spassov |
voice,
clarinet |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
buchimish,
gankino,
jove,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-3397 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0182-2 |
T |
Thrace,
Russia,
Rhodope |
Kakvo Se Horo Vieshe - Orkestur Maritsa |
Orkestur Maritsa,
Dragitsa Nikolova |
voice,
synthesizer |
pravo,
chetvorno,
ruchenitsa,
gankino |
|
LW> While there is some good musicianship on this CD I'm not so fond of these wedding band arrangements and the heavy use of the electric bass (which actually may be a synthesizer). |
LW-2963 |
| Syncoop-172-5754 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn,
Thrace,
Shope |
Folk Ensemble Nevrokopski - Gotse Delchev - Bulgaria |
Nevrokopski Ensemble,
Roumen Shopov,
Nikolina Chakardoukova,
P Avramov,
Tz Seizova,
El Spirieva,
M Samardzhieva |
bitov,
voice |
gankino |
|
|
LW-2763 |
| Tanya_Dosseva-995 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Tanya Dosseva - Singing Heart |
Tanya Dosseva,
Lyuben Dossev |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
devetorka,
gankino,
svornoto |
|
LW> Very nice songs & singing . Bitov ensemble plays in too modern a style for my taste. Too much bass & NO tupan! |
LW-2675 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Traditional_..ssroads-4291 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rom,
Macedonia,
Thrace |
Balada - Bulgarian Wedding Music |
Yuri Yunakov Ensemble |
|
ruchenitsa,
buchimish |
|
LW> Entered by Leonid I. Dimitrov - 08-17-1999 |
LW-1457 |
| Traditional_..ssroads-4339 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Together Again: Legends Of Bulgarian Wedding Music - Yuri Yunakov & Ivo Papasov |
Ivo Papasov,
Yuri Yunakov |
voice,
clarinet |
chochek,
pravo,
na_trapeza,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent musicianship! |
LW-2796 |
| Varimezovi-4976 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Gems |
BalkanFolk Group,
Bozhoura Trio,
Tsvetanka Varimezova,
Ivan Varimezov |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
tambura |
na_trapeza,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
graovsko,
trite_puti,
gankino |
|
LW> Very nice CD - some have too much arrangement of the bitov orchestra - varimezovi are great! |
LW-2564 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vd-219811 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Selim - Nai-Dobrata Zourna - Vol 1 |
Selim + Family,
Selim Demirov |
zurna,
gaida |
na_trapeza |
|
LW> Remastered from cassette tape - poor quality tape. |
LW-2996 |
| 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-322 |
3ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
XOPO - X-322 |
Strandzhanskata Grupa |
bitov |
petrunino,
pravo |
|
|
LW-277,
EB-CT |
| Xopo-323 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
XOPO - X-323 |
Iliya Dimitrov,
Strandzhanskata Grupa |
bitov |
pravo |
|
|
LW-261 |
| Xopo-324 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
XOPO - X-324 |
|
bitov |
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-263 |
| 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 |
| Zenith-12 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Zenith (Bulgaria) #12 - 78 RPM - Gosho Lolov (Clarinet) |
Gosho Lolov |
clarinet |
pravo |
|
LW> Very Nice tunes,
LW> Very Nice tunes - recording quality was poor |
LW-2867,
LW-2904 |