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	Croatian mixed chorus	02:15
102	Serbia: Ritual Song	Serbian mixed chorus	01:58
103	Serbia: Dance Tunes	Serbian Svirala player	01:13
104	Serbia: Love Song	Serbian singer and bagpipe player	01:55
105	Serbia: Kolo Dance (1)	Serbian bagpipe player	00:37
106	Serbia: Kolo Dance (2)	Serbian chorus with duduk player	01:24
107	Serbia: Kolo Dance (3)	Serbian drummer and clarinet player	01:25
108	Macedonia: Love Song (1)	Female Macedonian chorus and flute player	02:08
109	Macedonia: Love Song (2)	Female Macedonian singer and bagpipe player	01:34
110	Macedonia: Dance	Shepherd's flute player, Macedonia	02:30
201	Slovenia: Dance	Slovenian mixed chorus	00:58
202	Montenegro: Wedding Song	Montenegran chorus and tambura player	01:33
203	Montenegro: Erotic Dance	Montenegran drummer and Zūrnā player	01:10
204	Montenegro: Epic Song	Montengran male singer and Gusle player	05:10
205	Bosnia Hercegovina: Dance Songs	Female Bosnian singer	03:24
206	Bosnia Hercegovina: Work Song	Female Bosnian singer and Tepsija player	01:57