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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Balkanton-10216 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Narodna Hora I Ruchenitsi - Gospodin Stanev (Kaval) & Dimiter Choupetlovski (Gaida) |
Gospodin Stanev,
Dimiter Choupetlovski |
bitov,
kaval,
gaida,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
krivo,
gankino,
pravo,
paidushko,
daichovo |
|
|
LW-728 |
| 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 |
|
LW> Very nice collection of famous tunes |
LW-1976 |
| Balkanton-12058 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Koprivshtitsa '86 - Recordings Of Children Participants In The 5th National Folk Festival |
Bulgaria Children's Folk Group Smolyan,
Ivelina Petrova,
Yulian Georgiev,
Maria Todorova,
Meshtitsa village (Pernik) Children's Folk Group,
Tsenko Petrov,
Denis Ignatov,
Elhovets village (Smolyan) Children's Folk Group,
Nelly Lyubenova,
Goren Chiflik (Varna) Children's Folk Group,
Stoyan Chobanov,
Padina village (Kurdzhali) Children's Folk Group,
Tanya Skechelieva,
Lazarevo (Vratsa) Children's Folk Group,
Stoyan Kossanov,
Lazar Kossanov,
Tsonka Dimitrova,
Volouyak Quartel (Sofia) Peter Malinov Club Children's Folk Group,
Margarit Vassilev,
Mitko Tsvetkov,
Stoyan Dimov,
Vesselka Dobrinova,
Mramor Quartel (Sofia) Children's Folk Group |
voice,
gaida,
kaval,
gadulka |
na_trapeza,
gankino,
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Lots of really excellent pereformance by children. |
LW-1978 |
| 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 |
| Caprice-1085 |
4ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Music From Bulgaria - Deben Bhattacharya |
Various,
Women's Singing Group Madzhare,
Pena Grozena,
Mixed Singing Group Elin Pelin,
Men's Singing Group Lukovit,
Gueorgiu Blagolo Rutev,
Zaharina Kotseva Stanoeva,
Kiril Pavlov,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Bulgarian Television And Radio Folk Song Ensemble,
Kostadin Varimezov,
Stoina Groueva,
Stojan Velichkov,
Atanas Vulchev,
Stoyanka Boneva,
Dancho Tsvetkov |
voice,
gaida,
kaval,
bitov,
gadulka,
tambura |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
LW> Excellent selection of both Village styles and professional musicians/singers |
LW-3119,
LW-3183,
EB-LP |
| Forsyth-9 |
T |
Macedonia,
Bulgaria |
Macedonian 45's From The 1960's & 1970's - Volume 9, Dance Music (Pece Atanasovski & Tale Ognenovski) |
Pece Atanasovski,
Ivan Terziev,
Galevski Nanchevski Narodni Orkestar,
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Nikola Tsvetkovski,
Tale Ognenovski Ansambl,
Tale Ognenovski,
Metodija Zafirovski |
violin,
accordion,
tambura,
gaida,
kaval,
voice,
clarinet |
daichovo,
gankino,
ezgiya,
eleno,
devetorka,
lesnoto,
paidushko,
beranche |
|
LW> Remastered records from the collection of David Golber |
LW-2510 |
| Ibld-6 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Iliana Bozhanova & Lyuyben Dossev - #6, "Lekom Igra - Zemya Trese" - Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances |
Lyuben Dossev Bitov Ens,
Iliana Bozhanova,
Lyuben Dossev,
Dimitar Dimitrov,
Lyuben Dossev Brass Band,
Georgi Gardzharov,
Tzvety (Weiner) Dosseva,
Dimitur Hristov |
voice,
kaval,
brass,
bagpipe,
gadulka,
bitov,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
pravo,
graovsko,
paidushko |
|
LW> Excellent variety of tunes |
LW-1121,
LW-2738 |
| Kabile-Thrace |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
Traditional Music From Thrace |
Kabile,
Nikolay Doktorov |
bitov,
guitar,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
synthesizer,
gaida |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
buenek,
trite_puti,
krivo,
gankino |
|
LW> I was VERY surprised to hear a bass guitar on essentially all of the tracks. While the general musicianship is excellent, I think the bass guitar detracts from the traditional nature of the music that the album proports to represent. |
LW-3354 |
| Kuker_Music-08 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Romania |
Mecha Svatba - Bear's Wedding |
Bulgara |
gaida,
kaval |
gankino,
tango |
|
LW> Very cool sounding group - not really my musical taste, but I like this album |
LW-3069 |
| Lyra-Pallette-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Bulgarian Folk-Pallette - Folk Band Lyra |
Lyra Folk Band Plovdiv |
bitov,
lyra,
voice,
gaida,
violin,
kaval |
gankino,
graovsko,
devetorka,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
daichovo,
petrunino,
eleno,
buchimish |
|
LW> There are some very nice tunes on this album.... some a bit modern for my taste, and others I like very much. |
LW-3008 |