Various Artists - Sounds Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World (2019)
BAND/ARTIST: Various artists
- Title: Sounds Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Genre: World; Folk
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log)
- Total Time: 1:49:47
- Total Size: 271; 582 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Between 1966 and 1979, educator and cultural documentarian Martin Koenig made half a dozen trips to Bulgaria determined to study the folk dances of rural communities throughout the country. As he traveled, absorbing the culture and speaking with the people he encountered, Koenig became captivated by the earthy and ancient, yet very much alive, music he heard all around him. He recorded the music he was exposed to, and took photographs of not only dancers, but the village singers and musicians as well as those going about their daily lives around these hotbeds of creative expression.
Although much of this music went unheard for over 50 years, on November 1st Smithsonian Folkways will issue much of Koenig’s archive as Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World, continuing its core mission to preserve rare and endangered musical traditions and share them with the world. The collection is housed in a large format art book featuring intimate and candid photographs taken during his travels that chronicle the beauty and complexity of life for the musicians, dancers, and artisans he met, as well as recollections by Koenig, and notes on the music by several leading American and Bulgarian scholars in both English and Bulgarian. The release celebrates a way of life that has largely vanished due to industrialization, technological shifts, and emigration, telling the story of a rural lifestyle that was shifting rapidly during the mid-20th century and continues to evolve today.
Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World is out on November 1st and is available for pre-order here and stream and pre-save the album on your preferred service.
Tracklist:
1.01 Shtiliyan Tihov - Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody) (3:05)
1.02 Shtiliyan Tihov - Trakiisko pravo horo (Thracian straight dance) (3:00)
1.03 Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov - Skarali sa se, skarali (They quarreled and quarreled) (2:03)
1.04 women singers - Sino Gyorgyo lyo / Slyadno horo (O son Gyorgyo) (1:04)
1.05 Georgi Dimitrov Keranov - Koleda buenek (2:06)
1.06 Dobri Milev Hristov - Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody) (2:14)
1.07 Dobri Milev Hristov - Svatbarska rachenitsa (Wedding rachenitsa) (1:53)
1.08 Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov; Atanas Trendafilov; Ivan Stoyanov - Batyovata baldazka (Big brother’s sister-in-law) (1:57)
1.09 Shtiliyan Tihov; Nikola Atanasov; Mitko Velkov; Mitko Hristov - Bulchinsko horo (Bride’s dance) (2:16)
1.10 Ismail Kurtov Limanov; Asen Limanov Limanov; Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov - Gaida (2:33)
1.11 Ismail Kurtov Limanov; Asen Limanov Limanov; Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov - Kasap (Butcher’s dance) (2:37)
1.12 Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov); Petrich-region zurna and tapan players - Koinali (2:01)
1.13 Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov); Petrich-region zurna and tapan players - Kyuchek (3:33)
1.14 Linka Gekova Gergova; Menka Illieva Aronova - Potaino Rada godiya (Rada was secretly engaged) (5:48)
1.15 Velichka Tsenkova; Liliyana Pashaliiska; Mariya G. Malinova; Katya Tsenkova; Lazarinka Gergova; Svetla Kostova; Irina Todorova - Izvrelo vino tsarveno (Red wine flowed) (1:23)
1.16 Nadka Vasileva - Bulka varvi prez gora zelena (A bride walks through the green forest) (3:31)
1.17 Paunka Borisova; Radka Iosifova; Goryanka Ivanova - Dyache ore u sveta nedelya (A young seminary student plows on holy Sunday) (1:17)
1.18 Evdokiya Dimitrova - Tamen se oblak zadade (A dark cloud appeared) (2:19)
1.19 Singing group from the village of Plana - Ogreyala mesechina (The moonlight shone) (3:46)
1.20 Bozhurka Tupankova; Borislav Vasilev - Zhalna goro (Oh, sad forest) (4:04)
1.21 Kremena Stancheva; Vasilka Andonova - Vetar vee, gora se lalee (The wind blows, the forest sways) (0:38)
1.22 Kremena Stancheva; Vasilka Andonova; Atanas Valchev; Nikola Atanasov; Gospodin Stanev; Rumen Sirakov; Simeon Georgiev - Pushka pukna / Ozdolu idu vratska koltsa (A rifle fired / Up comes a rolling cart) (2:14)
1.23 Iordan Tsvetanov; Nikola Ivanov Krushkin - Pravo horo (Straight dance) (2:09)
2.01 Nikola Georgiev Voitishev; Georgi Georgiev Voitishev; Nikola Georgiev Raikov; Angel Mitsov Grigorov - Sitno (Tiny step) (1:56)
2.02 Jon Čobortović; Gheorghe Hristović - Mă copile (My son) (2:47)
2.03 Gheorghe Hristović; Jon Barbolović; Jovan Anasonović; Jon Varalongović - Poloska (3:52)
2.04 Nedko Petrov Petrov; Ivan Kodinov Rusanov - Horo (4:28)
2.05 Minka Koleva Bachkova; Nedko Petrov Petrov; Ivan Kodinov Rusanov - Tragnala e Neda (Neda went out) (2:51)
2.06 Stefan Panchev Boranov - Dobrudzhansko horo (Dobrudzhan dance) (3:30)
2.07 Vasile Luca - Tropanka (Stamping dance) (2:31)
2.08 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Sborenka (3:51)
2.09 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Brasni tsarvul (“Shave” with your shoe) (3:23)
2.10 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Rachenik (Handkerchief dance) (3:45)
2.11 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Trite Pati (4:46)
2.12 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Chetvorno horo (4:03)
2.13 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Strandzhanska rachenitsa (5:31)
2.14 Valya Balkanska; Lazar Kanevski; Stefan Zahmanov - Izlel e Delyu haidutin (Delyu the rebel went out) (5:04)
Although much of this music went unheard for over 50 years, on November 1st Smithsonian Folkways will issue much of Koenig’s archive as Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World, continuing its core mission to preserve rare and endangered musical traditions and share them with the world. The collection is housed in a large format art book featuring intimate and candid photographs taken during his travels that chronicle the beauty and complexity of life for the musicians, dancers, and artisans he met, as well as recollections by Koenig, and notes on the music by several leading American and Bulgarian scholars in both English and Bulgarian. The release celebrates a way of life that has largely vanished due to industrialization, technological shifts, and emigration, telling the story of a rural lifestyle that was shifting rapidly during the mid-20th century and continues to evolve today.
Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World is out on November 1st and is available for pre-order here and stream and pre-save the album on your preferred service.
Tracklist:
1.01 Shtiliyan Tihov - Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody) (3:05)
1.02 Shtiliyan Tihov - Trakiisko pravo horo (Thracian straight dance) (3:00)
1.03 Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov - Skarali sa se, skarali (They quarreled and quarreled) (2:03)
1.04 women singers - Sino Gyorgyo lyo / Slyadno horo (O son Gyorgyo) (1:04)
1.05 Georgi Dimitrov Keranov - Koleda buenek (2:06)
1.06 Dobri Milev Hristov - Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody) (2:14)
1.07 Dobri Milev Hristov - Svatbarska rachenitsa (Wedding rachenitsa) (1:53)
1.08 Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov; Atanas Trendafilov; Ivan Stoyanov - Batyovata baldazka (Big brother’s sister-in-law) (1:57)
1.09 Shtiliyan Tihov; Nikola Atanasov; Mitko Velkov; Mitko Hristov - Bulchinsko horo (Bride’s dance) (2:16)
1.10 Ismail Kurtov Limanov; Asen Limanov Limanov; Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov - Gaida (2:33)
1.11 Ismail Kurtov Limanov; Asen Limanov Limanov; Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov - Kasap (Butcher’s dance) (2:37)
1.12 Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov); Petrich-region zurna and tapan players - Koinali (2:01)
1.13 Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov); Petrich-region zurna and tapan players - Kyuchek (3:33)
1.14 Linka Gekova Gergova; Menka Illieva Aronova - Potaino Rada godiya (Rada was secretly engaged) (5:48)
1.15 Velichka Tsenkova; Liliyana Pashaliiska; Mariya G. Malinova; Katya Tsenkova; Lazarinka Gergova; Svetla Kostova; Irina Todorova - Izvrelo vino tsarveno (Red wine flowed) (1:23)
1.16 Nadka Vasileva - Bulka varvi prez gora zelena (A bride walks through the green forest) (3:31)
1.17 Paunka Borisova; Radka Iosifova; Goryanka Ivanova - Dyache ore u sveta nedelya (A young seminary student plows on holy Sunday) (1:17)
1.18 Evdokiya Dimitrova - Tamen se oblak zadade (A dark cloud appeared) (2:19)
1.19 Singing group from the village of Plana - Ogreyala mesechina (The moonlight shone) (3:46)
1.20 Bozhurka Tupankova; Borislav Vasilev - Zhalna goro (Oh, sad forest) (4:04)
1.21 Kremena Stancheva; Vasilka Andonova - Vetar vee, gora se lalee (The wind blows, the forest sways) (0:38)
1.22 Kremena Stancheva; Vasilka Andonova; Atanas Valchev; Nikola Atanasov; Gospodin Stanev; Rumen Sirakov; Simeon Georgiev - Pushka pukna / Ozdolu idu vratska koltsa (A rifle fired / Up comes a rolling cart) (2:14)
1.23 Iordan Tsvetanov; Nikola Ivanov Krushkin - Pravo horo (Straight dance) (2:09)
2.01 Nikola Georgiev Voitishev; Georgi Georgiev Voitishev; Nikola Georgiev Raikov; Angel Mitsov Grigorov - Sitno (Tiny step) (1:56)
2.02 Jon Čobortović; Gheorghe Hristović - Mă copile (My son) (2:47)
2.03 Gheorghe Hristović; Jon Barbolović; Jovan Anasonović; Jon Varalongović - Poloska (3:52)
2.04 Nedko Petrov Petrov; Ivan Kodinov Rusanov - Horo (4:28)
2.05 Minka Koleva Bachkova; Nedko Petrov Petrov; Ivan Kodinov Rusanov - Tragnala e Neda (Neda went out) (2:51)
2.06 Stefan Panchev Boranov - Dobrudzhansko horo (Dobrudzhan dance) (3:30)
2.07 Vasile Luca - Tropanka (Stamping dance) (2:31)
2.08 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Sborenka (3:51)
2.09 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Brasni tsarvul (“Shave” with your shoe) (3:23)
2.10 Petar Ivanov Penkov; Atanas Atanasov Ivanov; Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev - Rachenik (Handkerchief dance) (3:45)
2.11 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Trite Pati (4:46)
2.12 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Chetvorno horo (4:03)
2.13 Kostadin Varimezov; Elli Buk - Strandzhanska rachenitsa (5:31)
2.14 Valya Balkanska; Lazar Kanevski; Stefan Zahmanov - Izlel e Delyu haidutin (Delyu the rebel went out) (5:04)
Year 2019 | World | Folk | Ethnic | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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