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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Lyra-Pallette-2 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Rhodope, Shope |
Bulgaria - Lyra Folk Band |
Lyra Folk Band Plovdiv, Rodistin Russev |
bitov, lyra, voice, kaval |
devetorka, pravo, gankino, graovsko, paidushko, ruchenitsa, lesnoto |
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LW> Nice album, but, I think I prefer their initial album (1999) somewhat more. |
LW-3009 |
Mikrophon-4030 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4030- 78 RPM - Tsareva Tserkovska, Georgi Stanev & Orch Kavaldzhiev |
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra, Tsareva Tserkovska, Georgi Stanev |
voice, kaval |
pravo |
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LW> Record fairly well worn |
LW-2208 |
Mikrophon-4191 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4191 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Ork Kavaldzhiev |
Mita Stoicheva, Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra |
voice, kaval |
doina, pravo |
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LW-2925, LW-3274 |
Music_Of_The_World-50613 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Varna |
Bulgari - Bulgarian Folk Music |
Bulgari, Radostina Kuneva |
bitov, voice, gadulka, tambura |
ruchenitsa, graovsko, paidushko, daichovo, pravo, petrunino |
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LW-2770 |
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 |
Muzichka_I_K..roduct-21093 |
T |
Macedonia, Shope |
Vaska Ilieva |
Vaska Ilieva, Macedonian Radio + Telivision Izvorno Instrument Orch |
voice |
lesnoto, waltz, pravo, ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice album featuring Vaska and Radio Television Izvorno Ens |
LW-2665 |
New_Record-110 |
T |
Macedonia, Shope |
Vaska Ilieva So Ansamblo Na B. Milenovitch |
Vaska Ilieva |
voice |
lesnoto, eleno |
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LW-833 |
Nina_Kavardjikova-1992-01 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope, Rhodope, Wallachia, Varna, Dobrudja, Romania |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1992.01 |
|
bitov, frula, accordion, voice |
ruchenitsa, gankino, pravo, devetorka, lesnoto, paidushko |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Trakiya folks |
LW-2972 |
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 |
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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 |
Nisava-1212 |
T |
Balkan, Shope, Thrace |
Nisava - Folk Music Fron Northern And Eastern Europe |
Nishava |
accordion, bitov, violin, clarinet, voice |
paidushko, graovsko, pravo, march, waltz, polska, kalamatianos |
|
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LW-688 |
Pathe-74625 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74625 - 78 RPM - Krusto Georgiev / Simonavna |
Krusto Georgiev |
gadulka, voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent tunes - Record label says "Gusle", which may be true for side 1, but side 2 is clearly a Gudulka |
LW-2631 |
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 |
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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 |
Petur_Iliev-002 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Varna, Rhodope, Rom, Thrace |
Made In Bulgaria - 95% Dance Music |
Vasil Bebelekov, Nikolay Kolev, Petur Iliev, Ivan Kabaivanov, Nikolay Kisiov, Yordan Iliev, Dimitar Boyadzhiev, Enei Vitanov, Yanko Asenov, Maria Bebelekov |
bitov, voice, guitar |
ruchenitsa, pravo, devetorka, petrunino, eleno, chetvorno, gankino |
|
LW> Excellent tunes |
LW-2438 |
Radioprom-1111 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Radioprom Otdel Gramaphoni Plochi - Produced In Bulgaria - #1111 - Mita Stoicheva & Ougurchinstata Groupa |
Mita Stoicheva, Ougurchinskata Groupa |
bitov, voice |
pravo |
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LW> Excellent tunes & excellent Bitov ens - probably the same as Orfei (Bulgaria) #1514 |
LW-2433 |
Radioprom-1122 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope |
Radioprom #1122 - 78 RPM - Atanaska Todorova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Atanaska Todorova, Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
pravo |
|
LW> Nice songs |
LW-2944, LW-3352 |
Rtb-12784 |
T |
Shope |
Duet Sarievski-Ilieva - I Ansambl Koce Petrovskog |
Vaska Ilieva, Alexander Sarievski |
voice |
eleno, lesnoto |
|
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LW-831 |
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-3-6105-6113 |
T |
Macedonia, Shope |
SPERRY - Copirani Od Radio Studio Skopje Macedonia |
|
voice |
lesnoto |
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LW-972, LW-1444 |
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 |
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 |
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LW-2763 |
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 |
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LW> Very nice collection of gudulka tunes from noted artists. |
LW-3390 |
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 |
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LW> Very nice CD - some have too much arrangement of the bitov orchestra - varimezovi are great! |
LW-2564 |