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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Kotlentsi-Yordan-Yovkov |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Cultural Club "Yordan Yovkov" - Selo Kotlentsi, Dobrich Municipality |
Maria Georgieva Kostadinova,
Damian Vasilev Dimov,
Stoicho Dimitrov Stoichev,
Dobrich Zhenska Pevcheska Grpoupa Ot Selo Kotlentsi |
bitov,
voice,
kaval |
buenek,
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
trite_puti |
|
LW> CD of Music from Sel Kotlentsi presented at the 2007 Bulgarian Folk Seminar in Plovdiv |
LW-2965 |
| 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-274-975 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Dobrudja |
Le Chant Du Monde-- Bulgarie Vol 2 -- Rhodope/Dobroudja |
|
bitov |
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-1454 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|
LW> Nice album, but, I think I prefer their initial album (1999) somewhat more. |
LW-3009 |
| Milena_Records-200001-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja |
Svatbarski Hora, Ruchenitsi i Kyuchetsi - (Wedding Band Groups From The Varna Area) |
Zornitsa Folklore Group,
Dobroudzhanski Slavei,
Orbita Orkestur,
Kitka Orkestur Varna,
Pendari |
voice,
gaida,
accordion,
bitov,
synthesizer,
guitar |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
chochek |
|
|
LW-2767 |
| 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 |
|
|
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 |
| Nasha_Pesen-595 |
4ST |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Bulgaria In Song And Dance - Koutev Ensemble |
Koutev Ensemble |
bitov |
trite_puti,
petrunino,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-17,
EB-LP |
| 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-1993-01 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Varna,
Wallachia,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1993.01,
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1993.03 |
Kostadin Gougov,
Emil Kolev Orchestra,
Emil Mladenov,
Ivan Boichev,
Ivan Hadzhiski,
Teodossi Spassov Quartet,
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
synthesizer,
kaval,
flute,
zurna,
frula,
trumpet,
brass,
accordion |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
svornoto,
graovsko,
petrunino,
reka,
paidushko,
devetorka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Ensemble Trakiya folks,
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given, but I suspect that many of the musicians may have been Ensemble Pirin folks |
LW-2973,
LW-2974 |
| 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 |
|
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-2002-01 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Wallachia,
Shope,
Rhodope |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 2002.01 |
|
bitov,
frula,
kaval,
flute,
accordion |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
devetorka |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2977 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-2003-01 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 2003.01 |
|
bitov,
brass,
accordion,
voice |
chochek,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
gankino |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2978 |
| Nina_Kavardjikova-2003-02 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Severn |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 2003.02 |
Transportni Voiski Douhov Orkestur Sofia,
Nedyalka Keranova,
Nikolina Chakardoukova |
bitov,
gaida,
voice,
zurna,
frula,
brass,
accordion,
kaval,
flute,
trumpet |
trite_puti,
paidushko,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
svornoto,
devetorka,
chochek |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2979 |
| Orfei-1215 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1215 - 78 RPM - Bistrichka Chetvorka |
Bistrishka Chetvorka |
bitov |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Excellent tune & recording - Same as Radioprom #1020 - This record has a crack and might keep it from tracking correctly. Tunes by Bulgaria's first Bitov group. Both copies have cracks.;;3 copies of record |
LW-2935 |
| Orfei-1396 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope,
Thrace |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1396 - 78 RPM - Sevlievska Troika (Bitov) |
Sevlievska Troika |
bitov |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Record condition only fair - music playing is great. The same tracks can be found on Radioprom (new) 1063 |
LW-2610 |
| Orfei-1515 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1515 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Ougurchinstata Groupa |
Mita Stoicheva,
Ougurchinskata Groupa |
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very Nice tunes & excellent Bitov ens;;Same as Radioprom 1112 |
LW-2921 |
| Pathe-74502 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74502 - 78 RPM - Gaidari & Sofiiski "Shope" Ensemble |
Sofiiski Shope,
Boncho Georgiev,
Ivan (Son Of Boncho) Georgiev |
gaida,
bitov,
kaval |
ruchenitsa,
pravo |
|
LW> Two different groups "Sofiiski Shop" plays an Ovcharska & second side features great shope gaidar(i) |
LW-2205 |
| 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 |
|
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 |
| 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 |
| Radioprom-1112 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom (Bulgaria) #1112 - 78 RPM - Mita Stoicheva & Ougurchinstata Groupa |
Mita Stoicheva,
Ougurchinskata Groupa |
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very Nice tunes & excellent Bitov ens;;Same as Orfei 1515 |
LW-3319 |
| Radioprom-1184 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Shope |
Radioprom #1184 - Ougurchinskata Groupa (Tsvyatko Blavoev's Folk Group) |
Tsvyatko Blagoev's Folk Group,
Ougurchinskata Groupa |
bitov |
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Record is cracked in 2 places - was able to make digital copy - extremely poor condition. But GREAT tunes. |
LW-2804 |
| 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 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0081 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Macedonia,
Russia |
Nazdravi S "Pendari" |
Pendari |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
lesnoto,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
devetorka |
|
LW> Instrumentals are quite good - singing is not particularly strong. |
LW-2985 |
| Tim_Rice-Fill-Your-Soul |
T |
Bulgaria,
Swing |
May it Fill Your Soul - Experiencing Bulgarian Music |
Various Bulgarian Folk Musicians Compiled By Tim Rice,
Thracian Village Wedding Band,
Koledari (Christmas Carolers),
Kostadin Varimezov,
Todora Varimezova,
Pomak Girls From Velingrad Region (Bulgarian Speaking Muslims),
Bulgarian Naional Ensemble of Folk Song And Dance,
Strandzhanskata Grupa,
Chorus + Orchestra of Folk Instruements at Radio Sofia,
Wedding Band Bistritsa Village Sofia District,
Ibryam Hapazov + Radio Sofia Orchestra,
Ivo Papasov,
Ivo Papazov + Wedding Band,
Shumentsi Wedding Band,
Stojan Velichkov,
Dimitur Penev,
Dimitur Todorov + Jimmy Vasilev,
Maria Stoyanova,
Kanarite Orchestra,
Tsvetanka Varimezova + Orchestra of Folk Instruments at Radio Sofia,
Ivan Varimezov + Orchestra of Folk Instruments at Radio Sofia,
Ivan Varimezov,
Ivan + Tsvetanka Varimezovi,
Tsvetanka Varimezova,
Balkana |
bitov |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti,
daichovo,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2568 |
| Todor_Kirov-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Severn,
Romania |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 1 |
Todor Kirov,
Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #1,
Todor Kirov Bitov Ens #2 |
bitov,
gadulka |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
krivo,
gankino,
reka,
paidushko,
opas |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy. |
LW-3388 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vaw-990144 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Thrace,
Severn,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgarian Dance With Maria Eftimova Karaleeva |
Hristofor Radanov Bitov Ensemble |
bitov,
kaval |
gankino,
jove,
pravo,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Some excellent tunes |
LW-2436 |
| Victory_Reco..170603-14289 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Dobrudja |
Dordoudzhanski Svirni - Ork. "Veselie" |
Ork Veselie |
bitov,
gaida |
opas,
reka,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
daichovo |
|
LW> Generally excellent tunes, but sometimes the bass is a bit too prominent for me |
LW-2440 |
| 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 |
| Victory_Reco..-9089-9092-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Dobrudja,
Romania |
Dobrichka Troika |
Dobrichka Troika |
bitov,
gaida,
voice |
opas,
march,
reka,
trite_puti,
paidushko,
ruchenitsa,
grancharsko,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
sirba |
|
LW> Excellent tunes - recording should have been less "shrill" |
LW-2441 |
| Xopo-324 |
2ST |
Bulgaria,
Thrace |
XOPO - X-324 |
|
bitov |
ruchenitsa |
|
|
LW-263 |
| Xopo-332 |
T |
Bulgaria |
XOPO - X-332 |
|
accordion,
bitov |
ruchenitsa,
trite_puti |
|
|
LW-279 |
| Yo_Music-4 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Varna,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Folk Magic - Bulgarski Hora I Ruchenitsi - Folk Magiya - Spectre Orchestra |
Spectre Orchestra Varna |
bitov,
voice |
ruchenitsa,
pravo,
eleno,
paidushko,
daichovo,
gankino,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Wonderful music. That by itself is usually enough. But what make this special is that essentially all the musicians are BLIND, they all live in Varna, and the Director of the group, Nikolay Doktovov, is about the only sighted person.;; |
LW-2771 |