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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |