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Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
Balkanton-11033 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Rebellious Strandja - Sings Kalinka Zgourova |
Kalinka Zgourova, Dimitur Penev Orch, Pavel Doubarev |
voice, bitov |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Communist period patriotic songs. Very interesting, but strange. Kalinka has a great voice and the Bitov Orch arrangements,.... but the songs are tooo weird |
LW-1817 |
Balkanton-11034 |
1S |
Bulgaria |
Veni Petkov - Accordion - Horos & Ruchenitsas Fron Northwest Buylgaria |
Veni Petkov |
accordion |
ruchenitsa |
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LW-2093, EB-CT, EB-NO |
Balkanton-11035 |
T |
Bulgaria, Macedonia |
Velsela And Lyuben Bozhkovi - Love Folk Songs |
Lyuben Bozhkov, Vessela Bozhkova, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice |
lesnoto, devetorka, gankino |
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LW> Pirin Macedonian "stari gradski" style, most tune are quite tastefully done, nice listening album |
LW-3101, LW-3152 |
Balkanton-11038 |
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1982 Hit Parade |
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EB-AU |
Balkanton-11045 |
TI |
Bulgaria |
Na Gosti Na Byalo Sladko, На Гости На Бяло Сладко - Песни от Български Градски Фолклор, Na Gosti Na Byalo Sladko - Pesni ot Bulgarski Gradski Folklor, Gradski Pesni - 1 |
Kolyo Kolev, Sestri Adzhovi, Mariya Mihailova, Emil Kolev, Georgi Rafailov |
voice |
tango |
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LW> Not one of my favorite albums, LW-1949 |
LW-1949, TD-100, EB-AU |
Balkanton-11055 |
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Bulgaria |
Gaitani Orkestur - Narodni Pesni I Hora |
Gaitani Orkestur |
voice |
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LW-3371 |
Balkanton-11086 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Philip Koutev |
Koutev Ensemble |
voice, bitov |
pravo, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Very nice Koutev Ensemble choral recording |
LW-3102, LW-3153, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11087 |
1S |
Bulgaria |
Tsiganski Pesni - Angelo Malikov - Gypsy Songs - Angelo Malikov |
Angelo Malikov |
voice |
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LW-1351 |
Balkanton-11108 |
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Bulgaria |
Prikazkite Na Baba |
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LW-1906 |
Balkanton-11109 |
3S |
Bulgaria |
Konoushenka Groupa & Zhelyazka Bochoukova |
Konoushenska Groupa, Zhelyazka Bochoukova |
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LW-2094, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11110 |
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Bulgaria |
Narodni Pesni Ot Kyustendilsko - Folk Songs From Kyustendil Region |
Blagovest Porozhanov |
voice |
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LW-1355 |
Balkanton-11111 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
With The "Kanarite" Orchestra At A Wedding |
Kanarite Orchestra |
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pravo |
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LW> Good recording - One long track on each side (Side A - Pravo Trakysko Horos) |
LW-1295, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11122 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Ansambl Za Narodni Pesni Razlog - Ensemble For Folk Songs Razlog |
Razlog Folk Ensemble, Pavlina Dzhupanova, Milen Taskov, Dimitur Kolarov, Atanaska Dimitrova, Elena Bristina Okolska + Daughters, Mancho Kambourov, Dimitur Mladenov, Zdravko Katsanov |
voice, bitov, zurna |
lesnoto, devetorka |
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LW> Mostly big stari gradski stye songs, but there are also some nice tradiktional songs and tunes |
LW-2174, LW-3202 |
Balkanton-11128 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radio Blagoevgrad Presents Folk Songs From Pirin |
Radio Blagoevgrad Orchestra, Kostadin Gougov, Atanaska Dimitrova, Dimitur Kolarov, Razlog Folk Ensemble, Emil Ristoskov, Rossitsa Doureva, Lyubka Rondova, Milen Taskov, Ignat Videnov, Gancho Nikolov |
voice, chalgia |
lesnoto, ruchenitsa, waltz, daichovo |
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LW-1516 |
Balkanton-11130 |
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Bulgaria |
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Ivo Papazov, Petar Ralchev |
clarinet, accordion |
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Ivo listed as Ibrian Hapazov |
EB-CT |
Balkanton-11134 |
3SI |
Bulgaria |
Narodni Tantsi Ot Bulgaria - Folk Dances From Bulgaria Vol 2 - Jaap Leegwater, Folk Dances from Bulgaria - Vol 2, Learned and Collected in Bulgaria by Jaap Leegwater |
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Jaap Leegwater |
LW-732 |
LW-732, TD-101, EB-NO |
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-11157 |
1STI |
Thrace |
Zornitsa Vocal Trio, Zornitsa |
Zornitsa Trio, Gospodin Stanev, Kalinka Zgourova, Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra, Rouska Nedyalkova, Vasilka Damyanova, Atanas Vulchev, Bulgarian Television And Radio Folk Song Ensemble, Trakiskata Troika, Stojan Velichkov, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble |
voice |
ruchenitsa, doina, gankino |
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LW> Excellent singing - some modern elements but tastefully done., LW-3154 |
LW-3088, LW-3154, TD-102, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11170 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope, Russia |
Students Of The Shiroka Luka Folk School |
Shiroka Luka Students, Nikola Hristov, Todor Todorov, Siya Karanlukova, Kalin Bochoukov, Vasil Bebelekov |
bitov, voice, gaida |
ruchenitsa, paidushko |
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LW-1513 |
Balkanton-11177 |
T |
Bulgaria, Severn |
Naiden Kirov - Rousse |
Naiden Kirov Group Rousse |
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pravo, na_trapeza, gankino, ruchenitsa, grancharsko, daichovo, eleno |
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LW> Very nice North Bulgarian tunes |
LW-2159, LW-3195 |
Balkanton-11184 |
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Bulgaria |
Folk Songs About The Illinden Uprising |
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LW-2272 |
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-11188 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Popularni Trakiiski Klarinetisti - Popular Clarinetists From Thrace, Popular Clarinetists from Thrace |
Petko Radev, Hari Assenov, Yashko Argirov, Ivo Papasov, Nikola Iliev, Nikola Yankov |
clarinet, voice |
gankino, ruchenitsa, pravo |
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LW> Features Petko Radev, Hari Assenov, Yashko Argirov, Ibryam Hapazov, Nikola Iliev & Nikola yankov (Lenovccheto), LW> Features Petko Radev, Hari Assenov, Yashko Argirov, Ibryam Hapazov, Nikola Iliev & Nikola Yankov (Lenovcheto), LW-1294 |
LW-1294, LW-1514, TD-603, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11189 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Koledouvane - Cristmas Customs |
Debne Village (Plovdiv) Men's Singing Group, Lovchantsi Village (Dobrich) Men's Singing Group, Zavoi Village (Yambol) Men's Singing Group, Petokladentsi Village (Pleven) Men's Singing Group, Karavelovo Village (Yambol) Men's Singing Group, Chernevo village (Varna) Men's Singing Group, Pirgovo Village (Rousse) Men's Singing Group, Bourgas Children's Singing Group, Piperkovo Village (Rousse) Men's Singing Group, Topchii Village (Razgrad) Men's Singing Group, Obelya quartel (Sofia) Men's Singing Group, Vekilski Village (Shoumen) Men's Singing Group, Razdel Village (Yambol), Pamoukchii Village (Stara Zagora) Men's Singing Group, Koinare Village (Pleven) Men's Singing Group, Moustrak Village (Haskovo) Men's Singing Group |
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LW> Groups of Male village singers singing Christmas songs |
LW-3112, EB-LP |
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-11209 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Dobrudja |
Representative Ensemble For Folk Songs And Dances "Dimiter Blagoev" - Shoumen |
Shoumen Ensemble Dimiter Blagoev, Ganka Moutafchieva, Stefka Dimova, Maria Raikova, Dechka Todorova, Assen Moutafchiev |
voice, bitov |
ruchenitsa, pravo |
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LW> Good album sith some nice choral songs |
LW-2184, LW-3199 |
Balkanton-11230 |
1ST |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Yordanka Ilieva |
Yordanka Ilieva |
voice, bitov |
pravo, ruchenitsa, paidushko |
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LW-3083 |
Balkanton-11231 |
T |
Bulgaria, Shope, Dobrudja, Severn |
Orkestur "Horo" Rouse |
Orkestar Horo Ruse |
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ruchenitsa, daichovo, reka, trite_puti, chetvorno |
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LW> Excellent tunes and arrangements - modern instruments - 20th Anniversary recording |
LW-1650, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11232 |
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Turkey |
Turski Narodni Pesni I Irgi |
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voice |
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LW-2275 |
Balkanton-11233 |
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Bulgaria |
Pesen Ot Yugozapadna Bulgaria - Songs From South-West Bulgaria, Songs From South-Western Bulgaria - Pesni Ot Yugozpadna Bulgaria |
Orchestra (Bulgarian Television + Radio Folk Song Ens) ANPBRT |
voice |
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LW> Operatic interpretations |
LW-1852, LW-2178 |
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-11260 |
I |
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На Гости На Сладки Песни, Na Gosti Na Sladki Pesni, Gradski Pesni - 2 |
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TD-103, EB-AU |
Balkanton-11276 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Dimitrina Kouneva |
Dimitrina Kouneva, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Ivan Kirev Orchestra |
voice |
ruchenitsa, opas, pravo |
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LW-1654 |
Balkanton-11283 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Kostadin Varimezov - Gaida, Костадин Варимезов - гайда, Kostadin Varimezov - gajda |
Kostadin Varimezov |
bitov, gaida |
trite_puti, ruchenitsa, pravo, paidushko |
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LW> Great Gaida - Lousy Orchestrations, LW-868 |
LW-868, TD-104 |
Balkanton-11289 |
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Bulgaria |
Pesen Ot Yugozapadna Bulgaria - Songs From South-West Bulgaria |
Various |
voice |
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LW-1853 |
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-11300 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Proletni Pesni - Spring Songs |
Durvenitsa Quarter Sofia Female Vocal Group, Village Of Ovchartsi Kyustendil District Female Vocal Group, Nova Kamena Village Dobrich District Female Vocal Group, Bistritsa Babi, Obretenik Village Rousse District Female Vocal Group, Mamarchevo Village Yambol District Female Vocal Group, Balanovo Village Kyustendil District Female Vocal Group, Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Staro Selo, Knyazhevo Village Yambol District Female Vocal Group, Banya Mens Vocal Group, Sestri Bisserovi, Burgas Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Kozitchino, Passarel Village Sofia District Female Vocal Group, Zhenska Pevcheska Grupa Ot Selo Garvanovo, Gabra Village Sofia District Female Vocal Group, Bistrimirtsi Village Sofia District Female Vocal Group, Simeonovo Babi, Kostadin Varimezov |
voice |
reka, pravo, paidushko |
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LW> Excellent Record - Traditional |
LW-1596, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11326 |
T |
Bulgaria, Dobrudja |
Dobroudzha Ensemble |
Dobroudzha State Ensemble, Dobrudzhanskata Troika, Stefan (Accordion) Georgiev, Donka Spasova, Ivan Georgiev, Petur Zhelyazkov, Milanka Yordanova, Zhelyo Dimov |
bitov, voice, gadulka, kaval, gaida |
reka, opas, ruchenitsa |
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LW> A few nice arrangements but otherwise quite average |
LW-1954, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11330 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Ivo Papazov |
Ivo Papasov, Petar Ralchev, Trifon Trifonov |
clarinet, voice |
pravo, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent record, LW> Excellent Album |
LW-1519, LW-1642 |
Balkanton-11340 |
I |
Bulgaria |
Nadka Karadzhova, Надка Караджова, Nadka Karadjova |
Nadka Karadzhova, Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
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LW-2085 |
LW-2085, TD-105, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11347 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Mita Stoicheva |
Mita Stoicheva, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Hristo Todorov Orchestra, Boris Petrov Orch |
voice, kaval |
pravo, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW> I like Stoicheva's voice, but, these recordings are poorly recorded, and many have arrangements that I really dislike. |
LW-3072, LW-3090 |
Balkanton-11352 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Kichka Savova - Folk Songs From The Stara Zagora District |
Kichka Savova, Anastas Naumov Orchestra, Kosta Kolev Orchestra, Ivan Tonev |
voice |
pravo |
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LW> Very pretty voice but album has a much to modern orchestration for my taste |
LW-1578 |
Balkanton-11357 |
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Bulgaria |
Pirin Pee |
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LW-1255 |
Balkanton-11358 |
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Bulgaria |
Pirin Pee |
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LW-1256 |
Balkanton-11367 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pirin Pee - Pirin Sings |
Razlog Mens Folksong Group from Cultural House 15 IX 1903, Baybak Village Womens Vocal Group, Baybak Village Mens Vocal Group, Rossen Sholyovi, Assen Sholyovi, Sestri Manoulovi, Georgi Batoushanov Madzhere, Bansko Mens Vocal Group, Belitsa Village Vocal And Instrumental Group, Mancho Kambourov, Dimitur Mladenov, Zdravko Katsanov, Banya Mens Vocal Group, Kermen Village Mens Vocal Group, Zhenska Pevcheska Groupa Satovcha Gotse Delchev, Slavi Petelev, Assen Keleshev, Chavdar Chaoushev, Zhenska Peveheska Groupa Dolen Gotse Delchev, Assen Chaoushev, Marko Zaprev, Slave Mirchev, Hristina Shopova, Stoina Kavrukova, Yana Shtrankova, Marin Zournadzhiev, Nedko Madzharov, Roumen Shopov |
voice, zurna, frula, kaval |
lesnoto |
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LW> Excellent album of traditional music from Pirin |
LW-2166, LW-3124, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11368 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pirin Pee - Pirin Sings |
Bansko Mens Vocal Group, Blagoevgrad Mens Vocal Group, Starchevo Village Womens Vocal Group, Dimitur Kossev, Chourichene Village Womens Vocal Group, Stoina Vakashinska, Kanta Vassileva, Zhenska Peveheska Groupa Dolen Gotse Delchev, Davidko Stoilov, Kurnalovo Village Womens Vocal Group, Simeon Zournadzhiev, Torbev (Brothers), Ivo Serdarov, Fikiya Sakova, Emil Sakov, Spas Markov, Pirin Village Womens Vocal Group, Ivan Baltov, Tsaparevo Village Womens Vocal Group, Mihail Kirichkov, Nikola Shalamanov, Sandanski Womens Vocal Group, Dimitur Vakadinov, Emanouil Mitrev, Iliya Rabachev, Lyuba Tosheva, Yana Tosheva, Dobrinka Maistorska |
voice, frula, gaida, zurna, tambura |
paidushko, devetorka, chetvorno, eleno, pravo, gankino |
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LW> Excellent album of featuring village musicians from throughout the Pirin Region of Bulgaria |
LW-2164, LW-3196, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11371 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Shope |
Folk Songs And Dances From Strandzha |
Toma Yanchev, Georgi Dolapchiev, Todor Prashtakov Orch, Strandzhanskata Grupa, Trakiskata Troika |
accordion, bitov |
pravo, chetvorno, reka, ruchenitsa, daichovo |
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LW> Very good mixture of tunes - Toma Yanchev is good, but not great singer. |
LW-1575, EB-CT |
Balkanton-11383 |
1STI |
Bulgaria, Thrace |
Biserova Sisters With Trakiska Troika, Sestri Biserovi - Trakiiskata Troika, with the participation of Kostadin Varimezov & Dimiter Dinev |
Sestri Bisserovi, Trakiskata Troika, Ljubimka Bisserova, Mitra Bisserova, Mihail Marinov, Lyubimka Bisserova |
bitov |
ruchenitsa, paidushko, lesnoto, pravo, gankino, krivo, petrunino |
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LW> Excellent, LW-1214 |
LW-1214, LW-1215, LW-3080, TD-106, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11384 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Olga Borisova - Folk Songs From Kyustendil |
Olga Borisova, Bulgarian Television And Radio Folksong Ensemble |
voice, bitov |
gankino, lesnoto, paidushko, ruchenitsa |
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LW-1576 |
Balkanton-11394 |
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Bulgaria |
Pirin Durzhaven Ansambul Za Narodni Pesni I Tantsi - Eulogy |
Pirin Ensemble |
voice |
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LW-1366 |
Balkanton-11405 |
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Bulgaria |
Pirin Ensemble - Songs About The Heros |
Pirin Ensemble |
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LW-1540 |
Balkanton-11425 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Radka Koushleva |
Radka Koushleva, Dafo Trendafilov, Mihail Kalfov |
voice |
pravo |
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LW-1907, EB-LP |
Balkanton-11426 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Radka Koushleva |
Radka Koushleva, Dafo Trendafilov, Mihail Kalfov |
voice |
pravo |
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LW-1908, EB-LP |
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-11430 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Sestri Koushlevi - The Koushlevi Sisters (Album 1 Of 2) |
Sestri Koushlevi |
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pravo |
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LW> Excellent |
LW-1221 |
Balkanton-11431 |
T |
Bulgaria, Rhodope |
Sestri Koushlevi - The Koushlevi Sisters (Album 2 Of 2) |
Sestri Koushlevi |
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pravo, ruchenitsa |
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LW> Excellent |
LW-1222 |
Balkanton-11432 |
T |
Bulgaria, Thrace, Serbia, Dobrudja |
Ivan Hadjiiski - Trompet |
Ivan Hadzhiski, Hristofor Radanov Ensemble, Hristo Todorov, Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
brass, violin, voice |
pravo, ruchenitsa, daichovo, gankino |
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LW-1281, EB-CT |