Folk Music of Yugoslavia

This 1952 Folkways compilation includes songs from the six republics of the former Yugoslavia, now independent countries Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography made the Balkans a crossroads of cultures, and the region's music reflects Slavic, Christian, and Islamic influences. Instrumentation includes the zurne (a wooden horn with a double reed), the gusle, and the tambura (both in the string family) as well as gajde (bagpipes).

Liner notes by Laura Boulton include descriptions of each song and dance as well as photographs.

Track Listing

101	Croatia: Love Song Mixed chorus from Garesnica	02:15
102	Serbia: Ritual Song Mixed chorus	01:58
103	Serbia: Dance Tunes Svirala (flute) player	01:13
104	Serbia: Love Song Singer, gajde (bagpipe) player	01:55
105	Serbia: Kolo Dance (1) Gajde (bagpipe) player, accompanying dancers	00:37
106	Serbia: Kolo Dance (2) Mixed chorus with duduk (reed pipe)	01:24
107	Serbia: Kolo Dance (3) Musicians playing zurle (double-reed), goč (drum)	01:25
108	Macedonia: Love Song (1) Three female singers with two kaval (flute) players	02:08
109	Macedonia: Love Song (2) Female singer, gajde (bagpipe) player	01:34
110	Macedonia: Dance Kaval (flute) player	02:30
201	Slovenia: Dance Mixed chorus from Metlikam, White Carniola	00:58
202	Montenegro: Wedding Song Two male singers accompanied by tambura	01:33
203	Montenegro: Erotic Dance Musicians playing zurle (double-reed), tapan (drum)	01:10
204	Montenegro: Epic Song Guslar (singer) accompanying himself on gusle (bowed instrument)	05:10
205	Bosnia Hercegovina: Dance Songs Three female singers, male singers from Guča Gora, Travnik	03:24
206	Bosnia Hercegovina: Work Song Female singer with tepsijanje (copper pan) accompaniment	01:57