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Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World

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Between 1966 and 1979, educator and cultural documentarian Martin Koenig made half a dozen trips to Bulgaria. Working in villages throughout the country, Koenig filmed, recorded, and photographed the lively, yet endangered, aspects of Bulgaria’s traditional culture. The results are indelibly gathered in Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: the vibrant rural life he experienced, the virtuosic musicians and dancers he met, the extraordinary music they made, and the joyous rituals and festivals he witnessed. This collection celebrates a way of life that has largely vanished due to industrialization, technology, globalization, and emigration. 109 minutes of music in 2 CDs; 144-page book with photographs and extensive bilingual notes.

На български
В периода 1966-1979г. преподавателят и културолог Мартин Кейниг посещава неколкократно България. Той работи в различни села из цялата страна, прави аудио, видео записи и фотографии, документирайки традиционната българска култура, която въпреки че е пълна с живот, е заплашена от изчезване. Резултатите от тази работа са събрани в книгата „Звукови картини от България“, описваща жизнерадостния селски бит, виртуозните музиканти и танцьори, невероятната музика и веселите празници и ритуали през погледа на Кейниг. Изданието отдава почит на един начин на живот, който е почти заличен днес поради процесите на индустриализация, глобализация, емиграция и напредването на технологиите. 109 минути музика, 144 страници с фотографии и подробни записки.

Track Listing

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Shtiliyan Tihov
03:04
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102
Shtiliyan Tihov
02:57
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103
Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov
01:59
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104
Female vocal group, village of Knizhovnik, Thrace
01:00
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105
Georgi Dimitrov Keranov
02:02
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106
Dobri Milev Hristov
02:11
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107
Dobri Milev Hristov
01:50
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108
Hristo Nedelkov Kutelov, Atanas Trendafilov, and Ivan Stoyanov
01:52
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109
Shtiliyan Tihov, Nikola Atanasov, Mitko Velkov, and Mitko Hristov
02:12
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110
Ismail Kurtov Limanov, Asen Limanov Limanov, and Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov
02:31
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111
Ismail Kurtov Limanov, Asen Limanov Limanov, and Abedin Kurtov Dzhaferov
02:34
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112
Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov)
01:58
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113
Shein Limanov Kurtov (Demirov)
03:30
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114
Linka Gekova Gergova and Menka Illieva Aronova
05:45
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115
Velichka Tsenkova, Liliyana Pashaliiska, Mariya G. Malinova, Katya Tsenkova, Lazarinka Gergova, Svetla Kostova, and Irina Todorova
01:20
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116
Nadka Vasileva
03:28
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117
Paunka Borisova, Radka Iosifova, and Goryanka Ivanova
01:13
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118
Evdokiya Dimitrova
02:15
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119
Female vocal group, village of Plana
03:43
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120
Bozhurka Tupankova and Borislav Vasilev
04:02
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121
Kremena Stancheva and Vasilka Andonova
00:35
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122
Kremena Stancheva and Vasilka Andonova
02:11
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123
Iordan Tsvetanov and Nikola Ivanov Krushkin
02:09
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201
Nikola Georgiev Voitishev, Georgi Georgiev Voitishev, Nikola Georgiev Raikov, and Angel Mitsov Grigorov
01:53
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202
Jon Cobortovic
02:44
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203
Gheorghe Hristovic, Jon Barbolovic, Jovan Anasonovic, and Jon Varalongovic
03:50
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204
Nedko Petrov Petrov and Ivan Kodinov Rusanov
04:25
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205
Minka Koleva Bachkova
02:47
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206
Stefan Panchev Boranov
03:27
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207
Vasile Luca
02:28
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208
Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev
03:48
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209
Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev
03:19
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210
Petar Ivanov Penkov, Atanas Atanasov Ivanov, and Georgi Stoyanov Georgiev
03:41
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211
Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk
04:43
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212
Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk
04:00
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213
Kostadin Varimezov and Elli Buk
05:26
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214
Valya Balkanska
05:04