Balkan Passions

Angelite [The Bulgarian Voices]

2001: JARO 4234-2

1. Sadba (Our Destiny) (Lume, Lume)

   guests: Fanfare Chiocarlia

2. Damba

   soloist: Maya Dentcheva

3. Dilele (Manea cu voca)

   soloist: Maya Dentcheva

4. Mi ideme preko pole / We Are Coming across the Field
5. Barisha, barisha (Croatian folk song)
6. I Went to Elbasan (Albanian folk son)

   solo tarambouka: Stoyan Pavlov

7. Vila sei gora / The Forest Burst Out into Leaves
8. Bulgarian Pastorale

   chanove (cattle-bells): Stoyan Pavlov; kaval: Nedialko Nedialkov

9. Jenala e Dyulber Jana / Jana Is Reaping in the Field

   soloist: Galya Haralambieva

10. Makedonsko devoiche / A Macedonian Girl

    soloist: Nina Arnaudova; orch. PIRIN, cond. Petio Krastev

    
     
    A Pirin Medley
11. Devoiche belo, tsurveno / Hey, You Girl, All White and Red
12. Povdigni si milo libe / Raise Your Eyes, Sweetheart
13. Vassilke, mlada nevesto / Vassilka, You Young Bride

    soloist: Elka Simeonova. Orchestre PIRIN—Blagoevgrad, cond. Petio Krastev

    
     
14. Zemiata na Orfei / The Land of Orpheus

    soloists: Mariyana Pavlova, Nelka Petkova, Tatyana Douparinova; Gaida (bagpipe): Petar Kostadinov

15. An Ohrid Legend about Bilyana
16. Bouzuki taqsim (authentic Greek melody)
    Magiata / The Magic

    performed by Tzvetan Kolev

17. Krai rekata / By the River

    orig. Turkish “Dere beliyor”

18. Sasedi / In the Neighbourhood / Simal Yildizi

Talk about a dangerously redundant album title! Track 14 is an outstanding little journey through regional styles.

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