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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-10891 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Hora I Ruchenitsi |
Atanas Vulchev, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Nikola Atanasov, Boyan Nankov, Stojan Velichkov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Neno Ivanov, Kostadin Varimezov |
gadulka, tambura, bitov, voice |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, chetvorno, paidushko, grancharsko |
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LW-1286, EB-CT |
Balkanton-10922 |
TI |
Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Gancho Nikolov |
Gancho Nikolov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Yanka Pavlova |
voice |
devetorka, lesnoto, ruchenitsa, graovsko |
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LW> Fair record, LW> Fair Record, LW-1636 |
LW-1508, LW-1636, TD-94, EB-AU |
Balkanton-11140 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Shope |
Bulgarska Narodna Mouzika |
Kostadin Varimezov, Kalinka Vulcheva, Bulgarian Television And Radio Folksong Ensemble, Stojan Velichkov, Vulkana Stoyanova, Nikola Ganchev, Georgi Chilingirov + Stefan Zahmanov, Koutev Ensemble, Atanas Vulchev, Yovcho Karaivanov, Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, Nadka Karadzhova, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Boris Mashalov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Roumen Sirakov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Pirin Ensemble |
gaida, bitov, voice, kaval, gadulka, tambura |
paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, na_trapeza, gankino, doina, grancharsko |
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LW> Very nice collection of famous tunes |
LW-1976 |
Balkanton-11185 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Vasilka Stancheva - Rhodope Folk Songs |
Vasilka Stancheva, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Dimitur Penev Orch |
voice, kaval, flute |
pravo |
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LW> Very nice voice - I like the tunes accompanied by the Dimitur Penev Orch better than the tunes with Emil Kolev's orchestra. |
LW-3089, LW-3155 |
Balkanton-11190 |
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Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Emil Ristoskov - Songs From Pirin Macedonia, Emil Ristoskov |
Emil Ristoskov, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
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LW> Nice singing, pretty good arrangements |
LW-1323, LW-1961 |
Balkanton-11191 |
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Bulgaria |
Pavlina Gorcheva - Songs From Graovo |
Pavlina Gorcheva, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
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LW-2253 |
Balkanton-11255 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Folk Songs From West Bulgaria - Valentina Despotova & Vasil Videnov |
Valentina Despotova, Vasil Videnov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice, violin |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, lesnoto, paidushko, chetvorno, devetorka, gankino, pravo |
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LW> This record hase some nice tunes, I especially like Valentina Despotova's voice |
LW-1971 |
Balkanton-11256 |
T |
Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Dimiter Kolarov & Atanaska Dimitrova - Pirin Folk Songs |
Dimitur Kolarov, Atanaska Dimitrova, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
devetorka, gankino |
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LW-1839, LW-3192 |
Balkanton-11299 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Russia |
Nedyalka Keranova |
Nedyalka Keranova, Todor Prashtakov Orch, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice, accordion |
pravo |
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LW> Excellent singer and good modern orchestras - not overly orchestrated |
LW-1518, LW-2102 |
Balkanton-11427 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Rouska Stoimenova |
Rouska Stoimenova, Pirin Ensemble, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto, devetorka |
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LW> Excellent voice - instrumentation generally pretty good. I like her voice a lot. |
LW-2175, LW-3194 |
Balkanton-11428 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Vulcho Ivanov - Folk Songs From Thrace |
Vulcho Ivanov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Petko Radev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice, clarinet |
pravo, gankino, daichovo, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
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LW-1579 |
Balkanton-11591 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Gouna Ivanova |
Gouna Ivanova, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
graovsko, lesnoto, chetvorno, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW-1521 |
Balkanton-11681 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Velsela And Lyuben Bozhkovi |
Lyuben Bozhkov, Vessela Bozhkova, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Ivan Shibilev Orch |
voice |
lesnoto, devetorka |
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LW> Pretty tunes - not well audio engineered - a few very nice tunes |
LW-3094, LW-3159 |
Balkanton-11879 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Starite Pesni - Kostadin Gougov |
Kostadin Gougov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Emil Mladenov, Ivan Boichev, Ivan Hadzhiski |
voice |
ruchenitsa, paidushko, lesnoto, devetorka |
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LW-1524 |
Balkanton-12003 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Lyubka Rondova |
Lyubka Rondova, Emil Kolev Orchestra |
voice, tambura |
paidushko, lesnoto, devetorka |
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LW-1585 |
Balkanton-12036 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Veska Mokova & Izvor Orchestra |
Veska Mokova, Izvor Orchestra, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Dimitur Penev Orch, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice |
gankino, ruchenitsa, pravo, na_trapeza |
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LW> Some very nice tunes and arrangements - good singer |
LW-1964 |
Balkanton-12123 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Kolyo Kolev |
Kolyo Kolev, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Emil Mladenov, Angel Vangelov |
voice, violin |
gankino, paidushko, ruchenitsa, pravo, daichovo, lesnoto |
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LW> Very Nice voice - contemporary style |
LW-1574, EB-CT |
Balkanton-12124 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Slavka Sekoutova |
Slavka Sekoutova, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble, Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Atanas Vulchev Instr Group |
voice, clarinet |
gankino, ruchenitsa, paidushko, pravo, devetorka |
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LW> I like this singers voice a lot, instrumentals are not overly arranged, many nice songs. |
LW-1959 |
Balkanton-12126 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Tatyana Surbinska |
Tatyana Surbinska, Dimitur Penev Orch, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Stoyan Stoyanov Orch, Pirin Ensemble |
voice |
ruchenitsa, lesnoto, devetorka, paidushko, gankino |
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LW> some nice tunes but audio quality overall is kind of piercing. Nothing really spectacular |
LW-1958 |
Balkanton-12300 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Serbia, Croatia |
Olga Borisova |
Olga Borisova, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Daniel Spassov |
voice |
graovsko, gankino, lesnoto, ruchenitsa, pravo, chetvorno |
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LW> Good, but not a great album. |
LW-1951 |
Balkanton-12429 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Angel Vangelov - Accordion |
Angel Vangelov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Ivan Kolev, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
accordion |
pravo, krivo, chetvorno, daichovo, ruchenitsa, graovsko, gankino, buchimish |
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LW> Nice tunes and quite skillful playing. |
LW-3135, LW-3171 |
Balkanton-060154 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Magiata Na Rhodopa Planina 2 |
Sto Gajdi, Valya Balkanska, Roumen Rodopski, Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT, Dafo Trendafilov, Fanka Koinarova, Georgi Mousourliev, Mladen Koinarov, Dimitur Grivnin, Boika Prisadova, Kroum Yankov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Stephan Zahmanov, Hristina Lyutova, Apostol Kisiov, Roza Georgieva, Trakiya State Folk Ensemble, Vassil Vasilev, Sestri Georgievi, Georgi Chilingirov, Nadezhda Hvoineva |
voice, gaida, bitov |
pravo |
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LW> Excellent CD - Mixture or very traditional and somewhat orchestrared |
LW-2562 |
Gega-134 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja, Rhodope, Wallachia, Shope |
Ajde Na Horo--20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites, Ajde Na Horo, 20 Bulgarian Folk Dance Favorites |
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Dobrudzhanskata Troika, Nadezhda Hvoineva, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Teodossi Spassov Quartet, Kostadin Gougov, Emil Mladenov, Ivan Boichev, Ivan Hadzhiski, Shopskata Groupa, Yanka Roupkina, Valentina Lavcheva |
bitov, voice, kaval |
eleno, buchimish, reka, pravo, chetvorno, trite_puti, lesnoto, jove, ruchenitsa |
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LW-1453, TD-291 |
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 |
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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 |
Vd-210531 |
T |
Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Izbrani Makedonski Pesni - I |
Kiril Kostov, Jordanka Vardzhijska, Zdravko Georgiev Orch, Stojan Dzhadzhev, Mariana Manoleva, Ivan Gotsev, Sofia Gotseva, Dimitur Dinev Orch, Peroun Mens Folklore Group, Snezhina Andreeva, Nikola Krustilov Ensemble, Kostadin Gougov, Valeri Dimchev Orch, Marija I Magdalena Filatovi, Emil Ristoskov, Emil Kolev Orchestra, Atanaska Dimitrova, Dimitur Kolarov |
voice |
devetorka, lesnoto, chochek |
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LW-2758 |