SOUND PORTRAITS FROM BULGARIA: JOURNEY TO A VANISHED WORLD (2 CDS)

Between 1966 and 1979, educator and cultural documentarian Martin Koenig made half a dozen trips to Bulgaria. Working in villages throughout the country, Koenig filmed, recorded, and photographed the lively, yet endangered, aspects of Bulgaria's traditional culture. The results are indelibly gathered in Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: the vibrant rural life he experienced, the virtuosic musicians and dancers he met, the extraordinary music they made, and the joyous rituals and festivals he witnessed. This collection celebrates a way of life that has largely vanished due to industrialization, technology, globalization, and emigration. 109 minutes of music in 2 CDs; 144-page book with photographs and extensive bilingual notes.

Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd's Melody) (1)    Shtiliyan Tihov    03:04    

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Trakiisko pravo horo (Thracian Straight Dance)    Shtiliyan Tihov    02:57    

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Skarali sa se, skarali (They Quarreled and Quarreled)    Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov    01:59    

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Sino Gyorgyo lyo / Slyadno horo (O Son Gyorgyo)    Women singers from the village of Knizhovik, Thrace    01:00    

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Koleda buenek    Georgi Dimitrov Keranov    02:02    

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Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd's Melody) (2)    Dobri Milev Hristov    02:11    

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Svatbarska rachenitsa (Wedding Rachenitsa)    Dobri Milev Hristov    01:50    

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Batyovata baldazka (Big Brother’s Sister-in-Law)    Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov, Atanas Trendafilov, and Ivan Stoyanov    01:52    

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Bulchinsko horo (Bride’s Dance)    Shtiliyan Tihov, Nikola Atanasov, Mitko Velkov, and Mitko Hristov    02:12    

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Gaida    Ismail Kurtov Limanov, Asen Limanov Limanov, and Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov    02:31    

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Kasap (Butcher’s Dance)    Ismail Kurtov Limanov, Asen Limanov Limanov, and Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov    02:34    

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Koinali    Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov)    01:58    

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Kyuchek    Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov)    03:30    

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Potaino Rada godiya (Rada Was Secretly Engaged)    Linka Gekova Gergova and Menka Illieva Aronova    05:45    

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Izvrelo vino tsarveno (Red Wine Flowed)    Velichka Tsenkova, Liliyana Pashaliiska, Mariya G. Malinova, Katya Tsenkova, Lazarinka Gergova, Svetla Kostova, and Irina Todorova    01:20    

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Bulka varvi prez gora zelena (A Bride Walks Through the Green Forest)    Nadka Vasileva    03:28    

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Dyache ore u sveta nedelya (A Young Seminary Student Plows on Holy Sunday)    Paunka Borisova, Radka Iosifova, and Goryanka Ivanova    01:13    

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Tamen se oblak zadade (A Dark Cloud Appeared)    Evdokiya Dimitrova    02:15    

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Ogreyala mesechina (The Moonlight Shone)    Singing group from the village of Plana    03:43    

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Zhalna goro (Oh, Sad Forest)    Bozhurka Tupankova and Borislav Vasilev    04:02    

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Vetar vee, gora se lalee (The Wind Blows, the Forest Sways)    Kremena Stancheva and Vasilka Andonova    00:35    

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Pushka pukna (A Rifle Fired) / Ozdolu idu vratska koltsa (Up Comes a Rolling Cart)    Kremena Stancheva and Vasilka Andonova    02:11    

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Pravo horo (Straight Dance)    Iordan Tsvetanov and Nikola Ivanov Krushkin    02:09    

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Sitno (Tiny Step)    Nikola Georgiev Voitishev, Georgi Georgiev Voitishev, Nikola Georgiev Raikov, and Angel Mitsov Grigorov    01:53    

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Mă copile (My Son)    Jon Cobortovic    02:44    

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Poloska    Gheorghe Hristovic, Jon Barbolovic, Jovan Anasonovic, and Jon Varalongovic    03:50    

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Horo    Nedko Petrov Petrov and Ivan Kodinov Rusanov    04:25    

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Tragnala e Neda (Neda Went Out)    Minka Koleva Bachkova    02:47    

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Dobrudzhansko horo (Dobrudzhan Dance)    Stefan Panchev Boranov    03:27    

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Tropanka (Stamping Dance)    Vasile Luca    02:28    

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Sborenka    Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev    03:48    

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Brasni tsarvul (“Shave” with Your Shoe)    Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev    03:19    

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Rachenik (Handkerchief Dance)    Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev    03:41    

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Trite Pati    Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk    04:43    

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Chetvorno horo    Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk    04:00    

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Strandzhanska rachenitsa    Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk    05:26    

Izlel e Delyu haidutin (Delyu the Rebel Went Out)    Valya Balkanska    05:04