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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| 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 |
| Nikola_Iliev-15287 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Nikola Iliev - Budeshte Ot Minaloto - CD #2 - Future From The Past - Konoushenskata Groupa |
Nikola Iliev,
Konoushenska Groupa |
clarinet,
gaida,
gadulka |
pravo,
krivo,
gankino,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent compilation of Nikola's tunes - but I could do without the backup orchestral instruments on most of the tunes. I prefer this CD (CD#2) to CD#1 |
LW-2795 |
| 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-1994-02 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Varna,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1994.02 |
Nedyalka Keranova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Veneta Tsvetkova |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
trumpet |
trite_puti,
pravo,
graovsko,
devetorka,
ruchenitsa,
svornoto |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. There is one Shope tune I particularly like on the album. |
LW-2975 |
| 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-2003-02 |
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 |
| Nonesuch-72034 |
6STI |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Village Music Of Bulgaria - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim,
Village Music of Bulgaria,
A harvest, a shephard, a bride |
Vasilka Andonava,
Kremena Stancheva,
Shtiliyan Tihov,
Menka Aronova,
Lenka Gergeva,
Bozhourka Toupankova,
Borislav Vassilev,
Smolyan Folk Ensemble,
Stephan Zahmanov,
Valya Balkanska,
L Kanevski |
bitov,
kaval,
gadulka,
tambura,
gaida |
trite_puti,
gankino,
krivo,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
svornoto,
daichovo |
Ethel Raim,
Marty Koenig |
|
LW-34,
TD-390,
EB-LP |
| Odeon-192027 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Odeon (Bulgaria) #A 192027 - 78 RPM - Parush Paroushev - Accordion |
Parush Parushev |
accordion,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent accordion playing |
LW-2842 |
| Odeon-192064 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Odeon (Bulgaria) #A 192064 - 78 RPM - Mehmed Aliev (Gaida) |
Mehmed Aliev,
Stoyan Velikov |
gaida,
voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent gaida playing and record quality |
LW-3057 |
| Pathe-74502 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74502 - 78 RPM - Gaidari & Sofiiski "Shope" Ensemble |
Sofiiski Shope,
Boncho Georgiev,
Ivan (Son Of Boncho) Georgiev |
gaida,
bitov,
kaval |
ruchenitsa,
pravo |
|
LW> Two different groups "Sofiiski Shop" plays an Ovcharska & second side features great shope gaidar(i) |
LW-2205 |
| Patria-3017 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Patria - Produced in Bulgaria - - #3017 - Ahmed Saliev - Gaida |
Ahmed Saliev |
gaida |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent gaida playing |
LW-2861 |
| Payner-980193-15 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Kanarite 98 |
Kanarite Orchestra |
voice,
gaida |
pravo,
graovsko,
devetorka,
chetvorno,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Nothing really special here - tracks all lack a certain brightness which would have improved the recording. Overall not a particularly strong CD. |
LW-2987 |
| Payner-2405743-438 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Macedonia |
Rhodopski Zbun 2004 |
Vievska Folk Groupa |
voice,
gaida,
synthesizer |
pravo,
chetvorno,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Wedding band style Rhodopi (and other) music. Fairly good album |
LW-2982 |
| 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-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-1143 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Radioprom - Produced In Bulgaria - Ahmed Saliev - Gaida - #1143 |
Ahmed Saliev |
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent recording and record condition. |
LW-2943 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Skat-Rhodopski-Zlatograd |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Rhodopski Pesni Ot Zlatograd - Rhodope Songs From Zlatograd (E. Rhodope) |
Zlatograd Zhenska Bitova Groupa,
Zlatograd Muzhka Bitova Groupa,
Adelina Ferdinandova,
Ivo Dzhambazov,
Serafim Ferdinandov,
Alexi Dimitrov,
Asiyana Baskadzhova,
Hristo Chaushev,
Sergei Bilyanov |
voice,
gaida |
pravo |
|
LW> Purchased at Ethnographic Museum - Zlatograd.;Not particularly well recorded and nothing really noteworthy about this album. |
LW-3396 |
| Sperry-60 |
TI |
Macedonia,
Shope |
Macedonia Volume 60,
Macedonia |
Vaska Ilieva,
Nikola Badev,
Todor Bozhkov,
Mirvet Belovska,
Chalgite Radio Studio Skopje,
Alexander Sarievski |
voice,
gaida,
chalgia,
accordion |
lesnoto,
beranche,
devetorka,
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent old tunes |
LW-2120,
LW-2711,
TD-461 |
| 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 |
| Valya_Balkanska-14977 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Valya Balkanska - Glas Ot Vechnostta |
Valya Balkanska |
voice,
gaida |
pravo |
|
LW> Valya has an amazingly powerful voice... excellent tunes. |
LW-2798 |
| 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 |
| 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..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 |
| 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 |