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 (My dearest)	Girl with accordion accompaniment	02:59
102	Ja Posadih Vjenac (I planted a wreath of evergreen)	Tamburica orchestra	02:12
103	Anica Ovce Čuvala (Anica the shepherdess)	Tamburica orchestra	03:26
104	Sastali Se Capljinski Tatari (They got together, the young bachelors of Capljina)	Young man with tamburica	01:26
105	Ti Rasturi	Chorus of Croatian men and women	01:44
106	Sitna Kiša-Rosila	Chorus of Croatian women	01:00
107	Festival Song	Macedonian woman with kaval	01:16
108	Cija Je Devojka	Group of Montenegrin men and women	01:00
109	Tri Putari Kolo (Three travelers kolo)	Tamburica orchestra	02:28
110	Kolo	String orchestra	02:06
111	Sumadija Kolo (Woodsman's dance)	Unidentified accordion player	02:51
112	Kolo Bosansko (Bosnian Kolo)	Unidentified accordion player	01:23
113	Kolo	Eastern Serbian performers with violin and clarinet	00:31
114	Polka	Yodeler with accordion	00:39
115	Pastoral	Two kaval players	01:16