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