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Folk Music Links
To link your favourite folk music website here, please send email. ♫ - sites with audio samples MULTI-ETHNIC Dunav Database ♫ A database of 13,000 folkdances with mp3s, video clips and notes for Balkan & Greek folkdances. Segments of the database are made available each month, and material can be requested. Andrew Carnie's Folkdance Notes A great cross-reference of websites with folkdance notes. MultiKulti Worldwide Music (Sweden) A huge catalog of good quality authentic folk music. Selections of the best CDs from every continent, sorted by region. Lots of Romany music. Based in Sweden. Folkdance Australia - Resource Page Many good international folkdance compilations for sale down under. Folkdancemusic.net ♫ Over 2000 mp3s and video clips. Some Balkan, but mostly Israeli. Best of Nama Orchestra! Jove, malaj mome... One of North America's favourite Balkan folk bands from '74 - '86. Get all your favourites in one CD! Stichting Nevofoon (Netherlands) Specialty: multi-ethnic folkdance and game CDs for children. Also a folkdance series for the elderly. Little Blackbird CD (violin) ♫ "The best violin music of 2001", Sandra Layman plays Klezmer, Romanian, Greek, Turkish and Hungarian tunes. Armenia Stichting Nevofoon (Netherlands) Order the CD "Ararat" (Aghchka Jerazanke, Assoulis, Hey Par, Mom Bar, Tamzara...). van Geel Records (Netherlands) ♫ Now with audio samples! Owned by Armenian folkdance expert, Tineke van Geel. Order CDs "Ararat" (Aghchka Jerazanke, Assoulis, Hey Par, Mom Bar, Tamzara...); "Hayastan" (Erzeroumi Shoror, Shatagi Shoror, Shawali etc.); "Garni" (Kocharee, Nino etc); "Anoush" and many more. Armenian Line Dance Video Clips 10 traditional and diaspora dances, some performed in costume. Black Sea/Pontos (Greek & Laz) The Pontic Music Homepage ♫ 80 audio samples of Pontic classics with artist, album and record company information. Excellent notes on ethnomusicology and history of Pontos. Bulgaria Balkanfolk.com ♫ Hundreds of CD's online. Also videos, musical instruments, folk costumes, books, tourist guides and gifts. Balkan Shop.net Many of the best known folk CDs from Bulgaria, and a video of Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian and Greek folkdancing. Beyond The Mystery (3 CD Set) ♫ Field recordings from 1966-1972 by Yves Moreau. Also folkdance videos, imported CDs, folkdance resources, and a large links page. BgBooks.com Music Page ♫ Bulgarian folk, gypsy, folk-pop, jazz, pop and rock CD's. BulgarianCDs.com 50+ Folklore CDs, a section on "Old City Songs", contemporary genres. Ivanka Ivanova - Official Site Authentic folk songs.
Greece Northern Borders CD ♫ Pangeo's great folk tunes from Northern Greece. The Pontic Music Homepage ♫ 80 audio samples of Greek & Laz Pontic classics with artist, album and record company information. Excellent notes on ethnomusicology and history of Pontos. 20 complete Pontic Greek (Black Sea) recordings - FREE. ♫ Macedonia Macedonia Direct.com ♫ 40 folk CDs and cassettes ($6), including Esma's Dream. Pop and orthodox sections. Balkanarama - 40 free recordings! ♫ A wide variety of Macedonian music and cultural resources. Izvor Music Complete recordings on cassette with books containing music transcriptions and notes: "Macedonian Folk Songs for Tamboura and Voice", Vol 1 & 2. Also a syllabus of free written music and audio samples from workshops. Middle East & Central Asia Traditional Dances of The Orient Helene Eriksen's stunning site on dance styles from Afghanistan, Iran, the Roma, the Turkic peoples, the Arab world and North Africa. Calender of her 2003/2004 workshops and performances in North America, Germany & England. Video for sale. Links to lots more CDs and videos. Color photos of folk costumes on every page.    The Roma
E Zhivindi Yag - Click here for this new Romani CD! More info on their homepage. Xenos ♫ The fantastic band who brought us Ani Mori Nuse (Album: "My Mother Said"). They are masters of authentic music and dances of the Roma, especially those in Macedonia. Listen to audio samples and order CDs online. Serbia DS Sound - Music from Yugoslavia A large "Kola & Trubaci" folk section. Coceks and kolos for brass enthusiasts, see "TRUBACI - 20 LEGENDARNIH KOLA" on the second page.
Support recording of Serbian vocal harmonies from the
villages! Turkey Tulumba.com (USA) Huge online store of music, instruments, and all things Turkish. Great folk section.
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