Sound Portraits From Bulgaria: A Journey To A Vanished World 1966-1979

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Cat No: SFW40587

Release Date: 01 November 2019

Packaging Type: Hard Back book

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 093074058725

Description
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.

1. Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody)
2. Trakiisko pravo horo (Thracian straight dance)
3. Skarali sa se, skarali (They quarreled and quarreled)
4. Sino Gyorgyo lyo / Slyadno horo (O son Gyorgyo)
5. Koleda buenek
6. Ovcharska melodiya (Shepherd’s melody)
7. Svatbarska rachenitsa (Wedding rachenitsa)
8. Batyovata baldazka (Big brother’s sister-in-law)
9. Bulchinsko horo (Bride’s dance)
10. Gaida
11. Kasap (Butcher’s dance)
12. Koinali
13. Kyuchek
14. Potaino Rada godiya (Rada was secretly engaged)
15. Izvrelo vino tsarveno (Red wine flowed)
16. Bulka varvi prez gora zelena (A bride walks through the green forest)
17. Dyache ore u sveta nedelya (A young seminary student plows on holy Sunday)
18. Tamen se oblak zadade (A dark cloud appeared)
19. Ogreyala mesechina (The moonlight shone)
20. Zhalna goro (Oh, sad forest)
21. Vetar vee, gora se lalee (The wind blows, the forest sways)
22. Pushka pukna / Ozdolu idu vratska koltsa (A rifle fired / Up comes a rolling cart)
23. Pravo horo (Straight dance)