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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-060250 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia,
Shope,
Rhodope,
Thrace |
Bulgarian Authentic Folk Instruments |
Nikola Ganchev,
Blagoi Blagoev,
Chavdar Chaoushev,
Assen Chaoushev,
Yordan Todorov,
Ivan Radev,
Pavel Sirakov,
Iliyantsi (Sofiya) Douduk Players,
Dimiter Milachkov,
Velko Kurnichev,
Vutyu Lilov,
Petur Borisov,
Stephan Zahmanov,
Peicho Peichev,
Jordan Vassilev,
Ismail Kourtev,
Rousi Goshev,
Ivan Zlatanov,
Mihail Marinov,
Georgi Chalev,
Roumen Sirakov,
Jordan Loukov,
Sestri Manoulovi,
Stojan Velichkov,
Trakiskata Troika |
frula,
kaval,
voice,
bitov,
zurna,
gadulka,
tambura |
gankino,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
pravo,
grancharsko,
paidushko |
|
LW> Excellent release of examples of traditional instruments |
LW-2458 |
| Balkanton_Trading_Ltd-1003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Srednogorski Izvoren Folklor - Authentic Folklore From Sredna Gora |
Zlatitsa Chitalishte Bitov ens,
Nevena Mechkarova,
Angel Yankov,
Ani Radouncheva,
Womens Singing Group Smolsko Village,
Danail Kurdzhilov,
Hristina Hriskova,
Srednagorski Zvuncheta,
Nikolina Filcheva Stancheva,
Nedelyo Petelov,
Valentin Ivanov,
Ivanka Genova,
Kamenitsa Chitalishte Lyuben Karavelov chorus,
Ivan (Gaidar) Nenov,
Yordanka Tinkova,
Maria Tangarova |
bitov,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
frula,
gaida |
pravo,
daichovo,
gankino,
paidushko,
chetvorno,
krivo,
petrunino,
eleno |
|
LW> Excellent Album of village musicians for the Srednagora region of Thrace |
LW-2712,
LW-3187 |
| Bma_Productions-004 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Wallachia |
Bulgarian Folk Dances - Vol. 2 Introduced By Yves Moreau |
Various (collection Yves Moreau) |
|
reka,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-3381 |
| Bma_Productions-1003 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Macedonia |
Au Dela Du mystere-Beyond The Mystery : Musique Des Villages De Bulgarie-Village Music Of Bulgaria : Shopluk-Pirin (Vol. 3) |
Various (collection Yves Moreau),
Bistritsa Folk Orchestra,
Elena + Lazarina Yanchevi,
Kiko Shumanov,
Ivanka Krushteva,
Mincho Apostolov,
Nikolai Ivan + Krusten Stoykov,
Dervenica Folk Orch,
Loza Donkova,
Mitra Donkova,
Vena Petrova,
Bogdan Lazarov,
Dragalevstsi Village Sofia Young Girls Vocal Group,
Plana Village Sofia Female Vocal Group,
Dragalevtsi Bitov Orch,
Selim Demirov,
Demir Demirov,
Bansko Womens Vocal Group,
Bansko Mens Vocal Group,
Gega Petrich Womens Vocal Group,
Milka Popova,
Valika Popova,
Pirin Ensemble,
Dolna Ribnitsa Pirin Womens Vocal Group,
Sestrino Pirin Female Vocal Group,
Churichene Pirin Female Vocal Group,
Drenovo Pirin Femal Vocal Group |
bitov,
frula,
voice,
zurna |
gankino,
doina,
jove,
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
pravo,
lesnoto,
krivo |
|
LW> Excellent |
LW-1899 |
| Bma_Productions-1006 |
22ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Boris Karlov: Legend of the Bulgarian Accordion |
Boris Karlov |
accordion |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
graovsko,
eleno,
daichovo,
chetvorno,
krivo |
Yves Moreau |
LW> Excellent |
LW-1897,
EB-CD |
| Bulgar_Dance-002 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Bulgar Dance #002 |
Ensemble Trakiya (Pittsburgh) |
|
chetvorno |
|
LW> Tom Roncevic's ensemble from Pittsburgh Pa |
LW-3240 |
| Bulgarian_Ma..s_Series-871 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Bai Georgi Gardzharov Plays Old-Time Pazardzhik Gudulka Melodies - Bulgarian Master Series Vol 1 |
Georgi Gardzharov |
gadulka |
na_trapeza,
krivo,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
paidushko,
buchimish,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-2755 |
| Dances_Of_Bulgaria-8105 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Dances Of Bulgaria |
|
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-1052 |
| Dennis_Boxell-4000 |
14ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Folklore Dances Of Bulgaria - Dennis Boxell |
Georgi Koev,
Boris Karlov Orchestra |
accordion,
clarinet,
bitov,
brass |
gankino,
trite_puti,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
chetvorno,
daichovo,
eleno |
Dennis Boxell |
|
LW-18,
EB-CT |
| Empire_Video-Narodni-Hora |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Shope,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances - Bulgarski Narodni Hora |
|
accordion |
graovsko,
ruchenitsa,
eleno,
chetvorno,
gankino |
|
LW> Ibro's playing is excellent, but the arrangements are too modern for my taste |
LW-2554 |
| Folk_Dancer-3058 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
FOLK DANCER - MH 45-3058 |
Georgi Gorelski,
Strandzhanskata Grupa |
bitov |
chetvorno,
pravo |
|
|
LW-209 |
| Folklore_Adventures-7 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Shope |
Folklore Dances Of Bulgaria - Dennis Boxell |
Misho Gyurov,
Boris Karlov,
Koutev Ensemble,
Boris Mashalov |
accordion,
bitov,
voice |
pravo,
eleno,
gankino,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
chetvorno,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-2553 |
| Gega-107 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Macedonia,
Shope,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances |
Hristofor Radanov Ensemble,
Dinyo Krustev,
Georgi Petrov,
Alexander Raichev,
Angel Vangelov,
Shopskata Groupa,
Delcho Mitev,
Dimiter Milarov,
Teodosi Spassov,
Valentin Yankov,
Dobrudzhanskata Troika,
Dimiter Lavchev,
Ivan Boichev,
Krustyo Dimov,
Sofiiski Duhov Orkestar |
bitov,
kaval,
voice,
gadulka,
gaida,
accordion,
tambura,
violin |
chetvorno,
pravo,
daichovo,
devetorka,
ruchenitsa,
opas,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-2435 |
| 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 |
|
|
LW-1453,
TD-291 |
| Gega-278 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Classical,
Thrace |
Musical Instruments In Bulgaria |
Roumen Sirakov,
Dimitar Penev Orch,
Ivan Shibilev Orch,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble |
tambura,
bitov |
daichovo,
krivo,
chetvorno,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
graovsko,
gankino,
devetorka |
|
LW> tambura : Rumen SIRAKOV |
LW-2744 |
| Hairedin_&_Monastirishte-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Severn |
Dance Tunes From The Villages Of Hairedin & Monastirishte - Vratza - NW Bulgaria |
Todor Tsvetanov Angelov,
Todor Petrov Kostev |
accordion |
daichovo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
grancharsko,
chetvorno,
gankino,
pravo |
|
LW> Tunes are well played, but a bit long. CD has a bit of distortion |
LW-2462 |
| Ibld-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja,
Rhodope,
Shope |
To The Bulgarian Folklore With Love - Vol 1- Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuben Dossev |
Lyulyatzi Orchestra,
Lyuben Dossev,
Dimitar Dimitrov |
voice,
bitov,
synthesizer,
frula |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
gankino,
reka,
daichovo,
petrunino |
|
LW> CD copy from tape - some nice tunes - some not for dancing. |
LW-2733,
LW-2734 |
| Ibld-11 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Wallachia,
Shope,
Dobrudja |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #11, "Bridges" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Gumzovo Brass Band,
Gumzovo Gypsy Brass Band,
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Rodistin Russev,
Lyuben Dossev Modern Instrument Ensemble |
voice,
bitov,
brass,
violin,
clarinet |
pravo,
krivo,
devetorka,
ruchenitsa,
petrunino,
paidushko,
chetvorno,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2742 |
| Kremena_Stan..va-Bulgarian |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Melodies - Kremena Stancheva |
Kremena Stancheva,
Vassilka Andonova,
Vasilka Andonova |
voice,
bitov |
lesnoto,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
paidushko,
pravo,
chetvorno,
jove |
|
LW> Very good singing, but many of the tunes are too arranged to suite my taste. |
LW-3007 |
| Le_Chant_Du_Monde-4317 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Chants Et Danses De Bulgarie |
Ensemble Maiakovski |
brass,
accordion,
voice,
piano |
ruchenitsa,
chetvorno,
krivo,
pravo,
gankino |
|
LW> Fair, early Bulgarian ensemble |
LW-1301 |
| Le_Chant_Du_..e-274970-212 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Musique Du Pays Shope |
Georgi Georgiev,
Cerovo Village Ensemble,
Kladnitsa Women's Folk Group,
Kiril Pavlov,
Yordanka (Gabra Shopluk) Ilieva,
Petar Batchev,
Ichtiman Folk Group,
Gabra Folk Group,
Georgi Iliev,
Raiko Batchev |
bitov,
gadulka,
voice,
gaida,
frula |
na_trapeza,
daichovo,
paidushko,
gankino,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
buchimish,
chetvorno,
graovsko |
|
LW> Music of the Shope Country |
LW-2766 |
| Medeya-5007 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Serbia |
Medeya # 5007 - 78 RPM - Mitsa Ostoich & Kostika Orchestra |
Mitsa Ostoich,
Kostika Orchestra |
voice |
chetvorno |
|
LW> Very Serbian/gypsy sounding (not surprising given vocalists name) - Record Chipped on lead-in |
LW-2420 |
| Orfei-1093 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1093 - 78 RPM - Ivanka Georgieva & Kostika Orchestra |
Ivanka Georgieva,
Kostika Orchestra |
voice |
chetvorno |
|
LW> Songs sound like stari gradski type.;;Record has pronounced 100 Hz hum - needs to be removed |
LW-2386 |
| Orkestur_Xop..276-27-12-20 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mileno Lyube, Mileno |
Orkestar Horo Ruse |
voice |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
daichovo,
grancharsko,
chetvorno |
|
LW> Excellent N. Bulgarian Album with modern instrmentation |
LW-2765 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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-320 |
1ST |
Bulgaria |
XOPO - X-320 |
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Petko Radev,
Ivan Kirev |
accordion |
chetvorno,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2573 |
| 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 |