Bulgarian Folk Music: Theodosii Spassov "Titla"
Titla meaning "hard earth" and featuring a sample of real Bulgarian soil is as gritty as its name would suggest. Released in 2003 it features more incredible playing from some of Bulgaria's Top Musicians including: Yildiz Ibrahimova - vocal; Theodosii Spassov - kaval, melodica, dvoyanka, vocal; Ognian Videv - guitar; Rumen Toskov - piano, bass synthesizer; Georgi Donchev - bass, gadulka; Stoyan Yankulov - tupan, percussion, tarambukka; Galina Dormushliiska - vocal; Ateshhan Yuseinov - guitar; Hristo Yotsov - percussion; Western Disricts Vocal Quartet (Pavlina Gorcheva, Slavyana Ivanova, Sofia Ilieva, Natalia Ivanova); Kiril Georgiev - percussion, Elena Dineva - vocal, Dimitar Todorov - bagpipie, Georgi Petrov - gadulka, Robert Kumbeliev - bass; Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra, conducted by Hristofor Radanov; Lyubomir Vladimirov - tambura, Simeon Shterev - flute, Vesselin Ivanov - bass, and Danislav Kehayov - vocal.
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The Songs:
1. Shake It, Gergina
2. Straldja Rachenitsa - traditional
3. In the President’s Bedroom
4. Oh Those Years - traditional
5. At the Carding – Frame in Kubrat
6. Levochevski Patatnik
7. Share – room Brothers
8. the Mountain Got Dark - traditional
9. Titla (Tropanka)
10.You Bird, You Nightingale
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11. Wood-Nymph Dance
12. Duckling Soup
13. Little Sun
14. Our Horo
15. Cradle Over the Sea
16. Yanka Karakachanka
17. In the Pigsty
18. When I Was a Shepherd - traditional
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