Song of the Crooked Dance: Early Bulgarian Traditional Music, 1927-’42 / Yazoo CD-7016

Description

Yazoo CD 7016 / A collection of some of the finest Bulgarian traditional music ever recorded. Documented in the 1920s and 30s, these rare recordings capture the music in all its glory and power. This CD presents a sweeping overview of the whole spectrum of rural and urban Bulgarian music.

1. DEMIR CHOLAKOV, Selska svadba (Village Wedding)

2. VULKANA STOYANOVA, Dimo na Rada (Dimo said to Rada)

3. GEORGI STANEV, Mechkadarska pesen (Bear Handler’s Song)

4. AHMED SALIEV, Tsonkinata (Tsonka’s Tune)

5. ZAH. ATANASOVA, Kapitan (Captain)

6. MITA STOICHEVA, Trima bratya dyulgeri

7. MASHA BYALMUSTAKOVA, Pristanalata Ganka (Ganka the elopee)

8. ILIYA ATANASOV, Paidushke horo

9. PARUSH PARUSHEV, Zemetresenie v Bulgaria

10. ARTIST UNKNOWN, Hora zurla and tupan

11. KARLO, Gankino

12. GERGANA TSEKOVA, Banovata Pesen (Song for Bana)

13. KORENYASHKATA GRUPA NA KARLO, Yambolsko horo (Dance tune from Yambol)

14. BISTRISHKATA CHETVORKA, Ya stani Milke (Wake up Milka)

15. TSYATKO BLAGOEV, Lochanska ruchenitsa (Rutchenitsa from Lovech)

16. BORIS MASHALOV, Aguntse mil baiova

17. PEYU NIKOLOV, Ala imash ochi (Wow, have you got eyes!)

18. EVLIEVSKA TROIKA, Na Trapeza i horo (Table song and dance tune)

19. HRISTO ARSOV, Georgi Sugarev

20. GRUPATA NA TSVYATKO BLAGOEV, Plevenska horo (Dance song from Pleven)

21. GUDI GUDEV, Zasviri Bozhil s kavala (Bozhil began to play his kaval)

22. RAMADAN LOLOV, Cherven fesets (Red fez)

23. BORIS KARLOV, Kopano horo