Macedonian and Balkan Folk Music

Macedonian Postcards

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David Bilides and Dragi Spasovski are your hosts for discussions and samples of all 54 Macedonian folk songs in Dragi's recent 3-CD project, as well as stories about the recordings, musicians, Dragi's life, and Macedonian culture in general. You can download each episode individually under the links section for that episode, listen to an audio stream of each episode, or you can subscribe to the entire series through one of the links on the right sidebar.

Episode 27: Stojne, Crnook Neveno

Dragi talks about this song from southeast Macedonia, and discusses Irina Bujuklieva, the little-known singer who introduced it.

Links for Episode 27

Episode 27: Stojne, Crnook Neveno (Download, 21.3 MB, 14:48)

Episode 27: Stojne, Crnook Neveno (Audio stream, 14:48)

Stojne, Crnook Neveno (Dragi Spasovski, Track 8)

Sudbo Moja Sudbino (Irina Bujuklieva, audio stream, 3:48)

Za Blagoj Muceto (Irina Bujuklieva and Dimitar Zeto, audio stream, 3:34)

17 January 2012

Episode 26: Nabrala Ǵurǵa Sedenka

Dragi talks about this song from the Kumanovo area and about sedenkas—working bees—and his personal experiences with them in his family.

Links for Episode 26

Episode 26: Nabrala Ǵurǵa Sedenka (Download, 20.3 MB, 14:04)

Episode 26: Nabrala Ǵurǵa Sedenka (Audio stream, 14:04)

Nabrala Ǵurǵa Sedenka (Dragi Spasovski, Track 7)

Snošti Dojdov Po Tebe (Dragi Spasovski, audio stream, 2:07)

Sedenka Se Zbira (Grupa Kale, audio stream, 2:40)

29 September 2011