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| Album ID |
#STI |
Nationality |
Title |
Performers |
Instrument |
Rhythms |
Producer |
Notes |
DBID |
|---|
| Marko's_Music-55222-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Stambolovo 1994 - Part 2 |
Ivo Papasov,
Trakiya Orkestur (Papasov),
Dobrotista Folk,
Valentin Velikov,
Nastroenie Orkestur,
Veselin Vassilev,
Dobroudzhanski Avligi,
Nevena Dimitrova,
Todor Kozhouharov,
Yuzhni Ritmi,
Bistri Izvor |
voice |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
grancharsko |
|
LW> Disc 2 of a 3 CD series recorded in Stambolovo, Bulgaria Sep 16-19, 1994 |
LW-2750 |
| Mikrophon-4093 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope,
Shope |
Mikrophon (Bulgaria) #4093- 78 RPM - Radi Angelov & Kavaldzhiev Ork. |
Radi Angelov,
Kavaldzhiev(Ivan) Orchestra |
clarinet,
kaval |
ruchenitsa,
graovsko,
pravo |
|
LW> Very Nice tunes |
LW-2923 |
| Milena_Records-1998-1-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 1 - Devojko, Mari Hubava - Rhodope Songs |
Radka Koushleva,
Nadezhda Hvoineva,
Roumen Rodopski,
Hristina Lyutova,
Kroum Yankov,
Zlatina Ouzounova,
Kostantin Dourev,
Lyubomir Petrov,
Mariana Belicheva,
Fanka Koinarova,
Violeta Georgieva,
Svetla Kaloudova |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
waltz |
|
LW> Nice collection of Rhodope songs |
LW-2957 |
| Milena_Records-1998-3-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 3 - Georgi Chilinrigov - Roufinka Bolna Legnala |
Georgi Chilingirov,
Radio Plovdiv Orchestra,
Todor Radev |
voice,
gaida |
pravo |
|
LW> Powerful Rhodope Singer. |
LW-2959 |
| Milena_Records-1998-5-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Maistori Na Bulgarska Folklor Vol 5 - Izlel E Delio Haidoutin |
Mladen Koinarov,
Georgi Mousourliev,
Apostol Tashev,
Maria Urliska,
Virginiya Ovcharova,
Hristina Lyutova,
Georgi Chilingirov,
Zlatina Ouzounova,
Roumen Rodopski,
Trio Rodpeya,
Kroum Yankov,
Svetla Kaloudova,
Georgi Marinov |
voice,
gaida |
pravo,
waltz |
|
LW> Nice collection of Rhodope songs |
LW-2958 |
| Mobitel-Petar-Yanev |
T |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Rhodopite Pametta Na Bulgariya - Petar Yanev & Friends |
Petar Yanev,
Zlatina Ouzounova,
Gergana Rouseva,
Velichka Todorova,
Mladen Koinarov,
Siika Ivanova,
Sylviya Vasileva |
voice,
gaida |
pravo |
|
LW> Excellent kaba gaida playing and very good variety of singers |
LW-2986 |
| 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-1995-03 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope,
Shope |
Bulgarian Folk Dances With Nina Kavardjikova - 1995.03 |
Nedyalka Keranova |
bitov,
frula,
accordion,
voice,
gadulka,
zurna,
gaida |
pravo,
paidushko |
|
LW> Some very nice dance tunes on this CD - no credits given. |
LW-2976 |
| 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-2003-02 |
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 |
| Nonesuch-72034 |
6STI |
Bulgaria,
Rhodope |
Village Music Of Bulgaria - Martin Koenig & Ethel Raim,
Village Music of Bulgaria,
A harvest, a shephard, a bride |
Vasilka Andonava,
Kremena Stancheva,
Shtiliyan Tihov,
Menka Aronova,
Lenka Gergeva,
Bozhourka Toupankova,
Borislav Vassilev,
Smolyan Folk Ensemble,
Stephan Zahmanov,
Valya Balkanska,
L Kanevski |
bitov,
kaval,
gadulka,
tambura,
gaida |
trite_puti,
gankino,
krivo,
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
svornoto,
daichovo |
Ethel Raim,
Marty Koenig |
|
LW-34,
TD-390,
EB-LP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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-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 |
| 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 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0180-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Konoushenski Folk Orchestra Autographs |
Konoushenska Groupa,
Tanya Dosseva,
Teodosi Spassov |
voice,
clarinet |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
buchimish,
gankino,
jove,
chetvorno |
|
|
LW-3397 |
| Sunrise_Marinov-0182-2 |
T |
Thrace,
Russia,
Rhodope |
Kakvo Se Horo Vieshe - Orkestur Maritsa |
Orkestur Maritsa,
Dragitsa Nikolova |
voice,
synthesizer |
pravo,
chetvorno,
ruchenitsa,
gankino |
|
LW> While there is some good musicianship on this CD I'm not so fond of these wedding band arrangements and the heavy use of the electric bass (which actually may be a synthesizer). |
LW-2963 |
| Tanya_Dosseva-995 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Rhodope |
Tanya Dosseva - Singing Heart |
Tanya Dosseva,
Lyuben Dossev |
voice,
bitov |
pravo,
devetorka,
gankino,
svornoto |
|
LW> Very nice songs & singing . Bitov ensemble plays in too modern a style for my taste. Too much bass & NO tupan! |
LW-2675 |
| Todor_Kirov-2 |
T |
Bulgaria,
Thrace,
Dobrudja,
Varna,
Rhodope,
Severn |
Todor Kirov (Gudulka) - Bulgarian Folk Music 2 |
Todor Kirov,
Velichka Kirova |
gadulka,
tambura,
synthesizer,
voice |
pravo,
ruchenitsa,
paidushko,
reka,
gankino,
krivo,
opas,
daichovo,
buchimish |
|
LW> Very nice tunes featuring Todor Kirov - Gudulka professor at Plovdiv Music Academy, and his wife Velichka on tambura. The tambura tunes also have synthesizer |
LW-3389 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |