Planina Recordings

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The Singing Tree (2004)
Planina's latest recording includes full-chorus, small-group, men's and women's numbers, ranging from simple village songs with diaphonic harmony to rich choral arrangements. Some songs are sung a cappella and others are accompanied by traditional and/or modern instruments played by group members or guest instrumentalists, including Steve Mullins, Karen Stellick and Petar Teodosijev.

CD Tracks:
Ladom se, goro, zalade (Bulgaria)
Bre vodenicharju (Macedonia)
Slezni, slezni, male mome (Bulgaria)
Radi na Radka dumashe (Bulgaria)
Dragieva cheshma (Bulgaria)
Majka na Jane mori dumashe (Bulgaria)
Svi svatovi kaj gora zelena (Croatia)
Adio querida (Sephardic)
Jvarsa shensa (Georgia)
Mela e Doine (Bulgaria)
Baba Pacino oro (Macedonia)
K'akhuri maqruli (Georgia)
Chastushki (Russia)
Sluzhba li matushka (Russia)
Kanjat me mamo (Bulgaria)
Eleno k'erko (Macedonia)
Zaspo Janko (Croatia)
Ergen Deda (Bulgaria)
Duvni, vetre (Macedonia)
Gusta mi magla (Kosovo)
Stoine (Bulgaria/Macedonia)
Makja Jana (Bulgaria)
Ogreala mesechinka (Bulgaria)
Josh ne sviche rujna zora (Montenegro)
Verila, verila (Russia)

Many Voices (2000)
Many Voices celebrates the richness of Eastern European folk music in a tour of haunting melodies, penetrating harmonies and vibrantly diverse vocal styles. From simple Bulgarian village folk songs to Macedonian tunes with instrumental accompaniment to complex "folk polyphony" from Russia, these 26 songs ring with the power and authenticity of music treasured and passed down through generations.

CD Tracks:
A v Jerusalime (Ukraine)
Komu povem (Russia)
Mikro m'aythoni (Greece)
I polje shiroko (Bulgaria)
Posadila baba (Bulgaria)
Jubava e bila mamo (Bulgaria)
Pravo medley (Bulgaria):
Snoshti si minah (Bulgaria)
Kuda letish, kukushka? (Russia)
Godini, godini (Bulgaria)
Snoshti rekoh (Bulgaria)
Vsjo by ya po gorenki xodila (Russia)
Sarajevo behara ti tvoga (Bosnia)
Dos Amantes (Sephardic)
Petlite pejat (Bulgaria)
Tsintsharo (Georgia)
As ja merr (Albania)
Vo gradina ima (Macedonia)
Momne le mari, jubava (Bulgaria)
Ela se viva previva (Bulgaria)
Kalino, djulber malino (Bulgaria)
Erkech Medley (Bulgaria)
Porushka (Russia)
Ajde ke ti kupam (Macedonia)
Nincsen a világon (Transylvania)
Tamburalo momche (Bosnia)

To order one or both of these recordings, send a check payable to Planina for $15 plus $2.50 per CD for shipping and handling to:

Planina Songs of Eastern Europe
c/o 1328 S. Vine Street
Denver, CO 80210

Questions? Call 303-733-1120 or email info@planina.org