Songs and Dances of Yugoslavia

Songs and Dances of Yugoslavia is the culmination of musicologist Laura Boulton’s visit to the former SFR Yugoslavia in 1951 as part of an American cultural mission. Boulton recorded music from all six republics of the former country that has, as she puts it, a “vigor and vitality...beyond the description of words.” The music features vocals as well as traditional instruments from the region, including the gusle and the tamburitsa. The extensive liner notes include comments from Boulton, English translation of the lyrics, sheet music, and descriptions of each republic’s unique musical style.

Track Listing

101	Moj dilbere	Girl with accordion accompaniment	02:59
102	Ja posadih vjenac	Tamburica orchestra	02:12
103	Anica ovce čuvala	Tamburica orchestra	03:26
104	Hej, sastali se capljinski tatari	Male singer with tamburica	01:26
105	Ti rasturi	Chorus of Croatian men and women	01:44
106	Sitna kiša	Chorus of Croatian women	01:00
107	Festival Song (Macedonia)	Macedonian woman singer with kaval	01:16
108	Wedding Kolo and Song	Group of Montenegrin men and women	01:00
109	Tri putari kolo	Tamburica orchestra	02:28
110	Kolo (Serbia)	String orchestra	02:06
111	Sumadija Kolo	An accordion player	02:51
112	Bosnian Kolo	An accordion player	01:23
113	Kolo (East Serbia)	Eastern Serbian performers with violin and clarinet	00:31
114	Polka (Slovenia)	Yodeler with accordion	00:39
115	Pastoral (Macedonia)	Two kaval players	01:16