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Folk Music of the U.S.S.R.

Various Artists
Folk Music of the U.S.S.R. This album features music from 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, including selections from Central Asia, Ukraine, and the Caucasus. While regions have absorbed musical influences from neighboring cultures―in the south from Persia, in the east from China, for example―the music of each people has its own distinctive characteristics. Liner notes include maps and photo spreads on some of the states of the former Soviet Union featured in the album, as well as song lyrics in English, Russian, Armenian, and other regional languages.

Track Listing

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Byelorussia: Folksong (1) Two women with balalaika accompaniment, Belarus 03:37
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Byelorussia: Folksong (2) Women's chorus, Belarus 03:10
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Byelorussia: Folksong from the Village of Aziorchina Women's chorus with accordion accompaniment, Belarus 01:55
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Karelia: Beautiful Maiden Women's chorus with accordion accompaniment 01:45
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Smolensk Oblast: Psaltery Tune Balalaika duo 01:15
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Moldavia: Kishinev (near Rumanian Border) Doyna Moldavian instrumental ensemble 02:08
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Dagestan: Folksong - Spring Time (Dargin Song) Female singer accompanied by balalaika 02:38
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Ossetia: Tsola (Humorous Song) Mixed chorus, unaccompanied 02:07
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Ukrainia: Folksong (There's a Well in the Field) Women's chorus, Ukraine 02:48
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Ukrainia: Arkan (Hutzulski Tanec) Ukrainska Siczowa Orchestra Surma 03:09
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Georgia: Lezhinska Tar player, solo 02:05
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Georgia: Western Georgia Humorous Song Mixed chorus with tar accompaniment 02:09
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Azerbaijan: Ugam Solo balaban player 03:31
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206
Azerbaijan: Kurd Shakhnaz Male singer with zurna, gaval, duduk 02:14
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Bashkir: Gulnazira Women's Choir of the Bashkir State Philharmonic conducted by A. Tikhomirov 01:04
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Armenia: Yerevan Wedding Dance Armenian folk orchestra 02:18
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Armenia: Folksong (Khaminer) Tamara Khanumadova 03:09
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Armenia: Folk Dance (Unabi) Armenian folk trio 02:21
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Armenia: Folksong (Ekhso Jan) Tatoul Altunyan and State Ensemble of Armenian Folk Song and Dance 02:24
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Armenia: Machkal Vatche Hovsepyan 02:56
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Armenia: Shirak Folk Dance Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments 02:59
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Armenia: Folksong (Asor Arazy Es Gnatsam) Ophelia Hambartsumian and Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments 02:53
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Armenia: Folk Dance (Maralik) Levon Madoyan and Hachik Hachatryan 03:47
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Tadjik: The Dancing Girl Women's chorus with dutar 02:13
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402
Uzbekh: Song of the Cotton Picker Male singer with orchestra 02:13
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Kirghiz: Komuz Male singer with komuz 03:03
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Kirghiz: Folk Melody "Kubanam" (Komuz) Komuz player 01:29
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405
Turkmen: Yandym Leili Jepbar Hansähedow 02:35
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Turkmen: Gosel Son (You, Beauty) Male singer accompanied by dutar and gydzhak 03:16
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Turkmen: Pakhtachi Gozel (Beautiful Cotton Picker) Male singer accompanied by dutar and gydzhak 02:27
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Tatar: Apipya Zemfira Akhmetova, Hamid Bakirov 02:17
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Kazakh: Kalka Garifulla Kurmangaliev 02:02
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Kazakh: Folksong (Pan Koylek) Garifulla Kurmangaliev 02:40