Probuzhdane (written Пробуждане in Bulgarian) is the first self-released album by Balkandji. The name means "Awakening" and the band translates it to "Awake". "Probujdane" is also used for a transliteration of the name into English.
| Probuzhdane | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
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| Genre | Folk metal | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Not on Label; self-released | |||
| Producer | Kiril Yanev | |||
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It is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence.[1]
Track listing
edit| Track Number | Transliterated name | Original name | English Translation[citation needed][1] |
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| 1 | Zora | Зора | “Dawn” |
| 2 | Libe | Либе | Archaic word for “Sweetheart” |
| 3 | Krali Marko | Крали Марко | The Bulgarian name of a legendary Serbian king, Prince Marko |
| 4 | Samodiva | Самодива | A Slavic fairy maiden, dancing in the forest at nights, luring young men.[2] |
| 5 | Kam taz zemia | Към таз земя | “To This Land” |
| 6 | Diavolska shterka | Дяволска щерка | “Devil's Daughter” |
| 7 | Molia te | Моля те | “I'm begging you” |
| 8 | Shte ostana tuk | Ще остана тук | “I will stay here” |
| 9 | Zdrach | Здрач | “Twilight” |
| 10 | Kukeri | Кукери | The participants in a traditional Bulgarian ritual to scare evil spirits away.[3] |
Personnel
edit- Nikolay Barovsky (Николай Баровски) – Keyboards, kaval, vocals
- Vladimir Leviev (Владимир Левиев) – Bass, vocals
- Kiril Yanev (Кирил Янев) – Vocals, guitar
- Alexander Stoyanov (Александър Стоянов) – drums, vocals, programming, percussions
- Lyudmila Barovska (Людмила Баровска) – Bass flugelhorn on Track 3
- Dimitar Vasilev (Димитър Василев) – Bass flugelhorn on Track 3
- Albena Velikova (Албена Великова) – Vocals on Track 4
- Spas Dimitrov (Спас Димитров) – Bass on Track 1 and vocals on Track 1, 2 and 8
- Inna Zamfirova (Инна Замфирова) – Vocals on Track 1 and 7
- Mihail Kalachev (Михаил Калъчев) – Flute on Track 3
- Kristina Morozova (Кристина Морозова) – Vocals on Track 2
- Boris Tassev (Борис Тасев) – Trombone on Track 3
- Raya Hadzhieva (Рая Хаджиева) – Trumpet on Track 3
References
edit- ^ Radostin Radnev. "Online BG Office Assistant". Bgoffice.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ [email protected]. "Samodivi". Omda.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ Hunter Anthropology Fieldwork Gallery — Gerald Creed