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The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices Choir

'Bulgarian Custom Songs'

Label - Gega New, Bulgaria

From record label:
'The present CD offers to the admirers of The Mystery or Bulgarian Voices famous folk choir the unique opportunity of once again relishing part of the unmatched Bulgarian folk treasure-trove - old Bulgarian Christmas songs performed on Christmas eve and songs for health, happiness and fertility, done on St. Lazar's Day, Saturday before Palm Sunday.
The Christmas-time songs are sung by young men at peasants' home for health and good crops. They differ considerably in sound compared for instance with the traditional European Christmas carols and are characterised by optimism and fiery dance rhythms, a variety of metre in the asymmetric measures - from 5/16 to 17/16 in a multitude of combinations.

The songs and games on St. Lazar's day are performed by girls and unmarried young women on the day of Lazar's resurrection. The lazarki also have special songs for each element of the custom - songs on the way round the village and to the house of the hosts where they sing and dance for each member of the family - the host, the hostess and mainly the children. On their way out they do a special song which accompanies them till they reach another house and repeat the custom again.

The celebrated singers from The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices folk choir directed by Dora Hristova perform these songs with ease as they have grown up with them; they have all played the fascinating games on St Lazar's day or have listened to the koledari and their Christmas songs. With the same ease they do the too complicated arrangements 'invented' for them by the composers who know that they would sing anything, be it even as complex as that.'

GBP 8.97

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The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices Choir

'Bulgarian Custom Songs'

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1. First Song On The Road

2. Second Song On The Road

3. We Sing A Song For You, For The Old Host

4. Cheers, For The Old Hostess

5. Cheers To You, Master Of The House

6. Beautiful Milka

7. We Sing A Song For You, For A Shepherd

8. A Girl Bragged

9. A Mighty Boy Is Saddling His Horse

10. Turbid Waters Were Flowing

11. Song On Going Out Of The House

12. Oh, Lazar-On The Road

13. Lazarski Bouenets On Entering The House

14. Lazar Is Coming, Lazar Is Roaming About

15. There Is A Willow, There Is No Willow

16. Lazarska Song For The Bride

17. Lazarki-For A Young Girl

18. Beautiful Girl

19. Young Girls Lazarsisti-For A Young Lad

20. Well Aren't We Dancing

21. Strapping Nikola, Mother's Only Son

22. Lament For Lazar

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