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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| 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 |
| Larry_Weiner-1274 |
T |
Macedonia |
Alexander Sarievski & Vaska Ilieva - Macedonian Songs |
Vaska Ilieva,
Alexander Sarievski |
voice |
lesnoto,
devetorka,
eleno |
|
LW> Dup of 33-14-43 |
LW-766 |
| 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 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-1-1 |
T |
Macedonia |
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #1 - Side #1 - Makedonski Narodni Izvorni Pesni |
Alexander Sarievski |
voice,
synthesizer |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-2453 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-1-2 |
T |
Macedonia |
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #1 - Side #2 - Makedonski Narodni Izvorni Pesni |
Alexander Sarievski |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-2454 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-3-1 |
T |
Macedonia |
LYUPCHOMARKOVSKI - MP3 1 & Ora I Coceci,
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #3 - Side #1 - Makedonski Narodni Pesni |
Esma Redzepova/Rasimov + Ensemble Teodosievski,
Kevser Selimova,
Djordji Zelcheski,
Vaska Ilieva |
voice,
chalgia |
chochek,
lesnoto,
eleno |
|
|
LW-2450,
LW-2455 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-3-2 |
T |
Macedonia |
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #3 - Side #2 - Makedonski Narodni Pesni |
V Georgieva,
Vaska Ilieva,
P Necovski |
voice,
guitar |
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-2456 |
| Lyupchomarkovski-4 |
T |
Macedonia |
Lyupcho Markovski Tape #4 - Stari Makedonski Narodni Pesni |
R Pulevski,
Naum Petreski,
Petranka Kostadinova,
Elita,
Biljan Stojanovski,
Pelagoniski Biseri,
G Todorovski,
M Misheva,
Despina,
Z Markovski,
V Stojanovski,
Vaska Ilieva,
Goran Alachki |
voice,
chalgia |
lesnoto,
waltz,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-2457 |
| Makedonia-Ko..Apostoloff-2 |
T |
Macedonia |
AposKosta Orchestra (Kosta Apostoloff) |
Kosta Apostoloff Orch |
brass |
syrtos,
daichovo,
paidushko,
lesnoto,
eleno |
|
LW> Remastered by John Pappas |
LW-3399 |
| Mikrophon-4016 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4016 - 78 RPM - Vasilka Houmarska & Orch Kavaldzhiev |
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra,
Vas P Houmarska |
voice,
kaval |
ruchenitsa,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Excellent singing and very nice instrumentals |
LW-3034 |
| Mister_Company-004 |
T |
Macedonia |
Vaska Ilieva - Legend Of Macedonian Folk Song |
Vaska Ilieva,
Milan Zavkov,
Angele Dimovski |
voice,
kaval,
guitar,
synthesizer |
lesnoto,
air,
eleno |
|
LW> Very nice songs - could use a bit less synthesizef playing the bass lines. Dimovski's Kaval is very nice. |
LW-2660 |
| Mister_Company-011 |
T |
Rom,
Macedonia |
Orkestar Agushevi - Ora I Cocetsi - Bleh Orkestar |
Orkestar Agushevi |
gaida,
brass |
chochek,
devetorka,
eleno,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Geat Tunes! |
LW-2674 |
| Monitor-312 |
TI |
Yugoslavia,
Croatia,
Bosnia |
Folk Songs And Dances Of Yugoslavia,
Yugoslavia,
Folk Songs and Dances of Yugoslavia |
Vaska Ilieva,
Zaim Imamovitch |
tamburica,
voice,
tambura,
frula |
march,
waltz,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Orchestral Arrangements - yuch |
LW-1205,
TD-813 |
| Monitor-444 |
2STI |
Macedonia,
Shope |
Monitor Presents The Songs And Dances Of Macedonia,
Songs and Dances of Macedonia |
Koco Petrovski Ensemble,
Ansambl Teodosievski,
Vaska Ilieva,
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Alexander Sarievski,
Tanec Ensemble |
voice,
zurna |
devetorka,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-1198,
TD-377 |
| Monitor-736 |
TI |
Macedonia,
Shope,
Russia |
Macedonian Songs And Dances - Djordji Dimchevski Ensemble,
Macedonian Songs and Dances |
Djordji Dimchevski Ensemble,
Kiro + Djepanova Nade Dimchevski,
Mile Kolarov |
voice,
kaval,
zurna |
pravo,
paidushko,
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-699,
TD-380 |
| 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 |
| Muzichka_I_K..roduct-21093 |
T |
Macedonia,
Shope |
Vaska Ilieva |
Vaska Ilieva,
Macedonian Radio + Telivision Izvorno Instrument Orch |
voice |
lesnoto,
waltz,
pravo,
ruchenitsa |
|
LW> Very nice album featuring Vaska and Radio Television Izvorno Ens |
LW-2665 |
| Nama-1 |
TI |
Balkan,
Thrace |
NAMA Vol #1,
Nama Orchestra,
Balkan Folkdances |
Nama Orchestra,
Aman Ensemble |
frula,
voice,
tamburica,
accordion,
bitov,
violin |
buchimish,
rustemul,
ruchenitsa,
gankino,
daichovo,
lesnoto,
pravo,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-686,
TD-735 |
| Nama-2 |
TI |
Balkan,
Klezmer,
Dobrudja,
Macedonia |
NAMA Vol #2,
Nama 2 |
Nama Orchestra |
voice,
bitov,
frula,
tamburica,
violin |
syrtos,
jove,
eleno,
reka,
lesnoto,
trite_puti,
rag |
|
|
LW-687,
TD-1010 |
| Nevofoon-15006 |
3STI |
Macedonia |
Macedonian Folkdances - Pece Atanasovski - Holland,
Macedonian Folkdances,
Ansambl 'Pece Atanasovski' |
Pece Atanasovski Ensemble,
Boris + Jlieski Pavle Aristoski,
Mahmut Muzafer,
Nikola Tsvetkovski |
kaval,
zurna,
chalgia,
frula |
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-692,
TD-685,
EB-LP |
| New_Record-109 |
T |
Macedonia |
Vaska Ilieva So Ansamblo Na B. Milenovitch |
Vaska Ilieva |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-832 |
| New_Record-110 |
T |
Macedonia,
Shope |
Vaska Ilieva So Ansamblo Na B. Milenovitch |
Vaska Ilieva |
voice |
lesnoto,
eleno |
|
|
LW-833 |
| 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-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 |
| Nonesuch-72038 |
TI |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
In The Shadow Of The Mountain - Bulgarian Folk Music (Pirin) - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim,
In the Shadow of the Mountain - Bulgarian Folk Music,
Songs and Dances of Pirin-Macedonia |
Music Ens From Cultural Club Otets Paisii Sandanski,
N Klocherova,
Nadeshda Palestova,
G Bodenova,
Y Stankova,
E Kefalova,
M Visheva,
Fatme Kelelsheva,
Nezife Musarlieva,
Ismail Kurtov,
Abidin Dzhaferov,
Linka Dimcheva,
Stanka Dimcheva,
N Doneva,
B Georgieva |
bitov,
voice,
zurna |
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
LW> songs and dances from Pirin Macedonia |
LW-35,
TD-391 |
| Orfei-1272 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1272 - 78 RPM - Gergana Tsekova & Peyou Boudakov Orch |
Gergana Tsekova,
Peyou Boudakov |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-1745 |
| Orfei-1303 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1303 - 78 RPM - Gergana Tsekova & Peyou Boudakov Orch |
Gergana Tsekova,
Peyou Boudakov |
voice,
brass,
clarinet |
lesnoto |
|
LW> (Note - Labels Reversed) - Nice Songs - Nice brass band and clarinet |
LW-2932 |
| Orfei-1347 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1347 - 78 RPM - Atanaska Todorova & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Atanaska Todorova,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Good tunes but nothing really great |
LW-2949 |
| Orfei-1388 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Orfei (Bulgaria) #1388 - 78 RPM - Chernata Marga & Radi Angelov Orchestra |
Chernata Marga,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Stari Gradski Style - nice tunes. Record chipped on edge, but doesn't keep record from playing correctly. |
LW-2805 |
| Orfei-1991 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Orfei - New (Bulgaria) #1991 - 78 RPM - |
Maria Kokareshkova,
Hristo Todorov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Almost new record |
LW-2413 |
| Pathe-74612 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74612 - I. Vamtov & Saliev (Vocal, Kanun & Oud) |
I Vamtov,
Saliev (Oud) |
voice,
chalgia |
lesnoto |
|
LW> First "Turkish" Chalgija styple recording I've heard from Bulgaria.;;Very annoying 150 Hz (approx) motor noise (not a hum) which should be carefully removed. |
LW-3297 |
| Pathe-74692 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Pathe (Bulgaria) #74692 - 78 RPM |
K T Bambov |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-3015 |
| 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 |
| Payner-2004296-85 |
T |
Rhodope,
Bulgaria |
Rhodopski Zvun 2000 |
Vievska Folk Groupa |
voice |
pravo,
lesnoto,
gankino |
|
|
LW-2981 |
| 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 |
| Radioprom-1275 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Radioprom #1275 - Petur Terziev - Makedonska Narodna Pesen |
Petur Terziev,
Boris Karlov |
voice,
mandolin |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-2403 |
| Radioprom-1302 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi #1302 - Atanas Veluv & Radi Angelov Orch - Makedonska Narodna Pesen |
Atanas Veluv,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Record has crack at beginning - can be played |
LW-2415 |
| Radioprom-1303 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi #1303 - Atanas Veluv & Radi Angelov Orch - Makedonska Narodna Pesen |
Atanas Veluv,
Radi Angelov Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-2424 |
| Radioprom-1395 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom F-KA Za Gramafonski Plochi #1395 - Petur Terziev & Boris Karlov |
Petur Terziev,
Boris Karlov |
voice,
mandolin |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Old city songs |
LW-2198 |
| Radioprom-1454 |
1ST |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom #1454 - Boris Mashalov & Boris Karlov Orch |
Boris Karlov Orchestra,
Boris Mashalov |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very nice tunes.;;recording has 100 Hz hum |
LW-3335 |
| Radioprom-1601 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom #1601 - V. Ivanova & M. Kokareshkova,
Radioprom #1601 - V. Ivanova & M. Kokareshkova & Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
Vasilka Ivanova,
Maria Kokareshkova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra,
Binka Ivanova |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Probabaly let 40s-early 50s record |
LW-1774,
LW-2918 |
| Radioprom-1686 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom #1686 - B. Ivanova & M. Kareshkova |
Binka Ivanova,
Maria Kokareshkova,
Kosta Kolev Orchestra |
voice |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Probabaly let 40s-early 50s record |
LW-1928 |
| Radioprom-1734 |
T |
Bulgaria |
Radioprom #1734- Stefan Ivanov, Liliana Dokova & Boris Karlov Orch |
Stefan Ivanov,
Lilyana Dokova,
Boris Karlov Orchestra |
voice |
devetorka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Nice versions of these songs - (after 1945 - probably around 1960) - slight "ripple" in the record. Excellent tunes! |
LW-2884 |
| Request-8142 |
5STI |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Shope,
Varna |
Bulgaria |
Ensemble Varna,
Ivan Nikolov |
bitov,
voice,
kaval,
tambura,
gadulka,
gaida |
devetorka,
pravo,
daichovo,
ruchenitsa,
reka,
lesnoto |
|
LW> Very Good Album - Same as Musidisc 30 CV 1279 |
LW-3068,
TD-464,
EB-LP |
| Rod-0313791-1 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Macedonia |
Nashenski Pesni - Narodna Mouzika Ot Gotsedelchevsko |
Mens Vocal Group Pletena,
Bitov Group Pletena,
Womens Vocal Group Pletena,
Nadie Baboucheva,
Souzana Trandafilova,
Fatme Onbashieva,
Kemil Kalionev,
Zorka Dzhourova,
Mens Folksong Group from Cultural House Iskra Gurmen Village,
Womens Folksong Group Gurmen Village,
Womens Vocal Group Koprivlen,
Petar Avramov Orchestra,
Katerina Bahanova,
Veisal Mahmoudov,
Dubnitsa Mens Folksong Group from Cultural House Zora,
Limanovi Zournadzhiska Groupa |
voice,
kaval,
zurna |
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
LW> Excellent traditional music from the Gotse Delchev area. |
LW-2992 |
| Rtb-178 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LPV 178,
Igra I Pee |
Tanec Ensemble,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski |
chalgia,
voice,
zurna |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-111,
TD-357 |
| Rtb-1210 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LPV 1210 |
Tanec Ensemble,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski |
voice,
chalgia,
zurna |
lesnoto,
beranche,
pravo |
|
|
LW-710,
TD-538 |
| Rtb-1211 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LPV 1211 |
Tanec Ensemble,
Mitevski + Eftimovski Cerpovski,
Divna Lazareva,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski,
Gieva + Bojadhieva |
voice,
chalgia,
zurna |
paidushko,
lesnoto,
beranche |
|
|
LW-711,
TD-537 |
| Rtb-1236 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LPV 1236 |
Tanec Ensemble,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Destanovski |
voice,
kaval,
chalgia,
zurna |
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-709,
TD-542 |
| Rtb-1268 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LPV 1268 |
Tanec Ensemble,
Trpe Cherepovski,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski |
voice,
chalgia,
zurna |
gankino,
paidushko,
lesnoto,
beranche |
|
|
LW-712,
TD-543 |
| Rtb-1274 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Duet Ilieva - Sarievski,
Ilieva - Sarievski |
Vaska Ilieva,
Alexander Sarievski |
voice |
lesnoto,
devetorka,
eleno |
|
|
LW-703,
TD-593 |
| Rtb-1301 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Tanec,
TANEC LP 1301 |
Tanec Ensemble,
Divna Lazareva |
voice,
chalgia |
lesnoto,
eleno |
|
|
LW-713,
TD-540 |
| Rtb-1329 |
TI |
Macedonia,
Rom |
AKUD "Mirche Acev" - Ansambl Za Narodmi Pesni I Ora - Skopje,
AKUD Mirče Acev,
Ansamble na narodni peesni i ora pro universitetot Kirl i Metodij |
AKUD Mirche Acev |
voice,
zurna |
lesnoto |
|
LW> Student Ensemble from Skopje |
LW-1200,
TD-706 |
| Rtb-1360 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Zurli Treshtat Tapan Chuka - Narodno Ora Iz Makedonije,
Zurli Treštat Tapan Čuka,
Narodna Ora Iz Makedonija |
Trio Majovci,
Dimchevski + Jusufov Tasevski,
Ramadan + Chelim + Zija Bajrami |
zurna |
lesnoto,
pravo,
beranche |
|
|
LW-717,
LW-2722,
TD-939 |
| Rtb-1438 |
T |
Macedonia,
Rom |
Shtipski Svadbari - Ora I Coceci - Iljmi Jasharot |
Duvachki Orkestar Shtipski Svadbari |
brass,
gaida,
saxophone |
chochek,
devetorka,
lesnoto |
|
|
LW-1196 |
| Rtb-1476 |
TI |
Macedonia |
Vojnik Ti Zaminubash - Vidanka Giorgievska,
Војник Ти Заминуваш - Виданка Ѓорѓиевска,
Vojnik Ti Zaminuvas - Vidanka Gorgievska |
Vidanka Giorgievska |
voice,
kaval |
devetorka,
lesnoto,
paidushko |
|
|
LW-705,
TD-709 |
| Rtb-1498 |
T |
Macedonia |
Tanec Ensemble - 30 Years With Ensemble Tanec - Vol I |
Tanec Ensemble |
voice |
gankino,
lesnoto |
|
LW> 3 Album Set of Tanec recordings |
LW-1201 |
| Rtb-1499 |
T |
Macedonia |
Tanec Ensemble - 30 Years With Ensemble Tanec - Vol II |
Tanec Ensemble |
zurna,
chalgia |
pravo,
lesnoto |
|
LW> 3 Album Set of Tanec recordings |
LW-1202 |
| Rtb-12706 |
T |
|
Vaska Ilieva - So Orkestarot Na Koco Petrovski |
Vaska Ilieva |
voice |
lesnoto,
devetorka |
|
|
LW-826 |