Macedonian Folk Music

by

Tsrvena Kniga



The Performers:-
Linsey Pollak: Macedonian Music - A Personal Journey
Instruments: Gaida, Šupelka, Zurna, Clarinet, Saxophones, Gaidanet, Jawharp 

Philip Griffin:
Instruments: Tambura, Electric Guitar

Fuat Sazimanovski:
Instruments: Tapan, Drum Kit, Bongos, Darabukha


CD Tracks

Links below will allow you to download approximately 20 second clips of typical tracks. They are recorded in "Radio Quality" for ease of download.

1: Tropnalo oro  (509K) Fast dance in 7/8 3.03
2: Eleno mome Popular Macedonian dance in 7/8 2.22
3: Štipski Cocek Rom (Gypsy) style dance from Eastern Macedonia 2.50
4: A bre ludo adzamija  (447K) Another Rom style dance melody in 9/8 4.35
5: Osogovka/Kumanovsko oro (442K) 2 dance melodies in 11/8 4.17
6: Šar Planina/Stefano Pile/ Done Donke  (479K) Medley of slower songs in 7/8 4.17
7: Cigansitsa/Veligdensko oro Very fast dance in 7/8 played on Gaida & Tapan 3.40
8: Majsko oro/Janino  (459K) In the meter of 18/8: Majsko- 11/8 + 7/8; Janino- 7/8 + 11/8 3.48
9: Tresenitsa  (655K) Played with more contemporary instrumentation. 4.29
10: Postupano Dance melody in 13/8.  3.38
11: Staro oro Dance in the meter of 8/8 (3+2+3) 2.41
12: Devetka Dance in 9/8 with a Gaida improvisation at the end. 3.49
13: Zletovsko oro A fairly complex dance from the Skopje region. 3.38
14: Berance Dance in 12/8 usually played with much rythmic freedom 3.12
15: Sitna Lisa Dance in 7/8 played on Zurna 3.32
16: Tsrnogorka/Seniv se u popa Tsrnogorka, a dance from Skopje region. Seniv se u popa from the same area. 3.43
17: Pajduska Popular Macedonian dance in 5/8 meter using three different melodies. 3.25
18: Šaneno A gaida melody in 7/8 from Lavcani near Kicevo. 2.34



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