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Folk Music of Yugoslavia

Various Artists
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

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