Lying between Europe and Asia, Bulgaria displays in its traditional music both the formal solidity of the West and the exotic colouring of the East. These recordings, mostly collected by A.L. Lloyd on trips in 1954 and 1963, are very diverse, including instrumental solos on the stringed tambura, dyudyuk (flute) and gadulka (fiddle), band music and songs for various functions. Especially captivating is the women’s singing, whether solo or in group polyphony.

West Bulgaria – Sofia district
1  Gankino horo
2  Marko iska moravka devoila
3  Zhātvarska pesen
4  Padnai mi ranen miad stoyen
5  Sitno horo
6  Otreyaia mesechina
Pirin region
7  Makedonske horo
8  Tambura drānka
9  Boi se otvori
10  Mori ziata se eboina
11  Zapali kito mome borina
12  Makedonske pesen
13  Devoiko devoiko mome
South, East & North Bulgaria
14  Ti il mi vieze v bākhchāna
15  Ya stoi postoi
16  Troitsa Bratya
17  Kādāna sedi v bākhchāna
Thrace
18  Vila se e gora
19  Dva sa momi momuvali
20  Dzhenda na putya sedeshe
21  Posobrala byala rada
Dobrudza & North Bulgaria
22  Dobrudzhansko horo
23  Todura kupai misiri
24  Zatvoren stoyan
25  Ovcharska pesen
Sofia district
26 Tsone milo chedo

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