Dunav Balkan Group - Dunav - Folk Music From The Balkans

Tracklist

A1	Žabalka - Yugoslavia (Serbia)
A2	Ručenica - Bulgaria
A3	Vse ptičke Lepo Pojo - Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
A4	Okarina Kolo - Yugoslavia (Serbia)
A5	Hora Din Constanța - Romania
A6	Mori Zlata - Bulgaria
A7	Kitka - Yugoslavia (Macedonia)
B1	Užičko Kolo (Žikino Kolo) - Yugoslavia (Serbia)
B2	Kalamatianos - Greece
B3	Što Mi E Milo (Struga) - Yugoslavia (Macedonia)
B4	Hassapikos - Greece
B5	Moravac - Yugoslavia (Serbia)
B6	Sedi Donka - Bulgaria
B7	Hora De La Risipiți - Romania (Oltenia)
B8	Četvorno Horo - Bulgaria

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – R.G. Jones Studios – DUNAV-81
• Recorded By – Dunav Balkan Group

Notes

The Dunav Balkan Group was formed in the early Sixties by a number of musicians interested in bringing to a wider audience the folk music and dances of south-eastern Europe. "Dunav" means "Danube" in some Balkan languages. Dunav's repertoire is drawn from the living traditions of Balkan folk music, and the items on this album show something of the richness of those traditions.There are slow, haunting melodies, for example, the beginnings of Kitka and Okarino kolo, contrasting with bouncy tunes such as Moravac and Žikino, and there are many very fast passages as in Ručenica and the finale Kitka suite.

John Baldwin - tamburitsa, tambura
Brian Dowsett - guitar
David Johnson - clarinet, ocarina, string bass
Narendra Kotiyan - tapan, tarabuka, string bass, tamburitsa
Caroline Thomas - piano accordion, guitar
David Wells - violin, cimbalom, string bass
Lilijana Zobens - singer

First published by Dunav Balkan Group 1981.
Recorded at R.G. Jones Studio, London.sound engineer: Martin Pullan
Front sleeve artwork by Jenia Graman

Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: Side A: DUNAV 81 A
• Matrix / Runout: Side B: DUNAV 81 B