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 ZhÄtvarska pesen
4 Padnai mi ranen miad stoyen
5 Sitno horo
6 Otreyaia mesechina
Pirin region
7 Makedonske horo
8 Tambura drÄnka
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 bÄkhchÄna
15 Ya stoi postoi
16 Troitsa Bratya
17 KÄdÄna sedi v bÄkhchÄna
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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