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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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101
Two women with balalaika accompaniment, Belarus
03:37
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102
Women's chorus, Belarus
03:10
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103
Women's chorus with accordion accompaniment, Belarus
01:55
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104
Women's chorus with accordion accompaniment
01:45
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105
Balalaika duo
01:15
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106
Moldavian instrumental ensemble
02:08
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107
Female singer accompanied by balalaika
02:38
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108
Mixed chorus, unaccompanied
02:07
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201
Women's chorus, Ukraine
02:48
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202
Ukrainska Siczowa Orchestra Surma
03:09
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203
Tar player, solo
02:05
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204
Mixed chorus with tar accompaniment
02:09
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205
Solo balaban player
03:31
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206
Male singer with zurna, gaval, duduk
02:14
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207
Women's Choir of the Bashkir State Philharmonic conducted by A. Tikhomirov
01:04
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301
Armenian folk orchestra
02:18
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302
Tamara Khanumadova
03:09
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303
Armenian folk trio
02:21
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304
Tatoul Altunyan and State Ensemble of Armenian Folk Song and Dance
02:24
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305
Vatche Hovsepyan
02:56
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306
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments
02:59
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307
Ophelia Hambartsumian and Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments
02:53
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308
Levon Madoyan and Hachik Hachatryan
03:47
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401
Women's chorus with dutar
02:13
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402
Male singer with orchestra
02:13
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403
Male singer with komuz
03:03
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404
Komuz player
01:29
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405
Jepbar Hansähedow
02:35
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406
Male singer accompanied by dutar and gydzhak
03:16
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407
Male singer accompanied by dutar and gydzhak
02:27
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408
Zemfira Akhmetova, Hamid Bakirov
02:17
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409
Garifulla Kurmangaliev
02:02
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410
Garifulla Kurmangaliev
02:40