4:00pm | Nikolina Chakurdukova “Pusta mladost/More Na Sred Selo Cheshma sharena/Dedo Mili zlatni/Mitro Le Mitro” from Edna Mechta II (ARA www.ara-bg.com 2005) —a suite of very well-known traditional songs, done up in contemporary style. This show is entirely devoted to music from Pirin, the part of Macedonia that is in the south-eastern corner of Bulgaria.Buy it! |
4:11pm | Perun “Razbolela mi se pûrvoto libe” from Perun i priyateli (VD www.vvd-r.com 2008) —in so-called "Macedonian 7"Buy it! |
4:17pm | Kostadin Atanasov “Tezhko Makedonsko horo & Rusaliyski igri” from Sharena Gaïda (VD www.vvd-r.com 2008) —This style of Gaïda (bagpipe) playing can be found anywhere in the Macedonia area. This stylization owes a lot to the work of Pece Atanasovski, who worked on the other side of the Bulgarian/Yugoslav border in the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's.Buy it! |
4:22pm | Perun “sedemdeset sela shetam” from Perun i priyateli (VD www.vvd-r.com 2008)Buy it! |
4:24pm | Nikolina Chakurdukova i Bobi Shapkov “Mari Mome” from Edna Mechta II (VD www.vvd-r.com 2005) —a nice suite of songs in 9/8, divided 2+2+2+3Buy it! |
3:31pm | Desilitsa “Galichenko, devoïko mori” from Neshto mi se Chue (VD www.vvd-r.com 2008) —more traditional men's polyphonic singing from the Bansko/Razlog area of Pirin.Buy it! |
4:35pm | Desilitsa “Sobrali se devet babi” from Neshto mi se Chue (VD www.vvd-r.com 2008)Buy it! |
4:39pm | Iliana Bozhanova, with Lyuben Dossev, Ivan Antonov, Petûr Zahariev & Mitko Popov “Sevdino Oro” from (private issue) ((private recording)) —The singer herself graciously gave me this recording, which she made several years ago.Buy it! |
4:43pm | Tatyana Sârbinska i Kolyo Kolev “Йовано Йованке” from Най-добрите македонски песни - II (Stars records www.starsrecords.com 2007) —Although this, and the next 3 selections, give the date as 2007, they are much older recordings from 20-3- years ago, licensed from Balkanton recording company.Buy it! |
4:51pm | ens. Pirin “Море пиле, славей пиле” from Най-добрите македонски песни - II (Stars records www.starsrecords.com 2007) —This is the old "state ensemble style" of folk music presentation. The vocal harmonies, while very Bulgarian, are not at all traditional in the sense of "village music".Buy it! |
4:54pm | sestri Adzhovi “Цветените Очи Черешови” from Най-Добрите Македонски Песни [Част 1] (Stars records www.starsrecords.com)Buy it! |
4:57pm | Kostadin Gugov “Цвета Мома” from Най-Добрите Македонски Песни [Част 1] (Stars records www.starsrecords.com)Buy it! |
5:05pm | Raïna, with Ivan Dyukov “Tri Godini” from Maïko, edna si na sveta (Payner www.payner.bg 2007) —a great song in 9/8, recorded so it can be danced to - i.e. with an extended and lively insrumentalBuy it! |
5:09pm | ens. Pirin “Питат Ме, Мамо, В Село Момите” from Най-Добрите Македонски Песни [Част 1] (Stars records www.starsrecords.com) —another song in "state ensemble style"Buy it! |
12:00am | Raïna, with Ivan Dyukov “DJ Kitka (Popovoto Stoïne/Davaï me, mila mamo)” from Maïko, edna si na sveta (Payner www.payner.bg 2007) —Raïna does not use her last name professionally. Anyone who can tell me what it is will earn my gratitude.Buy it! |
5:23pm | Mariya i Magdalena Filatovi “Gena mi poïde na cheshma” from Pirinska Hubost (Payner www.payner.bg 2009)Buy it! |
5:25pm | Mariya i Magdalena Filatovi “Utre e rano nedela” from Pirinska Hubost (Payner www.payner.bg 2009) —traditional vocal style and harmony, but in modern accompanimentBuy it! |
5:34pm | Rumyana Popova “Snoshti sakav da ti doïda” from Makedonski Hitove - I (ARA www.ara-bg.com 2008)Buy it! |
5:38pm | Rumyana Popova “Idi, doïdi, Eleno” from Makedonski Hitove - I (ARA www.ara-bg.com 2008)Buy it! |
5:44pm | Ivan Dyakov “Slûntse se slega da zaïde” from Zlatni Makedonski Hitove - 1 Chast (Payner www.payner.bg 2009)Buy it! |
5:51pm | Ivan Dyakov “DJ Kitka (Kate, Kate/Pavle mi Pie/Snoshti e Dobra)” from Zlatni Makedonski Hitove - 1 Chast (Payner www.payner.bg 2009)Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
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