Balkan Records Folk Music
Balkan Records is a division of Esoteric Sound that produces Folk Music and various esoteric recordings. We specialize in music of the ethnic American Slavs, and Eastern European Bluegrass, but have a smattering of others too. Our main body of work is re-releasing records from the old Balkan Records Company of Chicago. All of our recordings are of the highest quality and where necessary, employ sophisticated digital editing and noise reduction systems, such as CEDAR.
We are also interested in any old recordings of this type that you may have. As masters for most vintage ethnic recordings are non-existent, we welcome vintage records for use in these project. TO SEE OUR COMPLETE CATALOGUE, CLICK HERE.
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Features Nick Skertich of Skertich Brothers and Veseljaci Tamburitzas Orchestra performing in multitrack arrangements of his favorite tunes. Nick plays all instruments. 23 brand-new tracks in audiophile stereo. | ||
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DUSAN JOVANOVICH AND HIS ORAO TAMBURITZA ENSEMBLE 22 tracks of Croatian and Serbian folk music recorded in the 1920's. They never recorded after 1929. First reissue in 70 years and in digitally restored sound. | ||
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GOLDEN MUSICAL MEMORIS Features Nick Skertich of Skertich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra, and Roko Abramovich , performer/arranger of many orchestras. 24 tracks in hifi-stereo sound. 1st reissue of earlier private cassette. |
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From rare Magnetofon recordings off the German radio. M usic of the SS and SA marching bands. These recordings were basically smuggled out of Germany. Offensive lyrics.
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1st reissue of US, Serbo-Croatian folk music, featuring Dave Zupkovich and others. 22 tracks from 1940's
AND 1950'skan recordings. Two Lps in one CD - includes Dave Zupkovich Memrial Album.
Digitally restored. | ||
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Historic tamburitza concert featuring 20 orchestras from throughout the US. This is a live concert recorded at St. Sava’s Convention Center in Hobart, Indiana. Stereo sound recorded under difficult circumstances. This is a 4 CD set. CLICK FOR CONTENTS | ||
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Chicago’s big name tamburitza orchestra of the 1940's in 26 of their best numbers. Includes his records, Majka and Nocna Ruza, first tamburitza single to reach 300,000. First CD release in 50 years. In digitally restored sound. CLICK FOR CONTENTS | ||
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Opera sung in Lithuanian by the Lithuanian Opera of Chicago. In stereo, audiophile sound with orchestra and Chorus. This is a two CD set. | ||
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26 selections by Vasily Leonchik and his Continental Quartet featuring Frank Kapugi on Balalaika bass. Russian folk songs as well as polkas and waltzes from all over the world. A real nostalgia trip to viewers of the TV program, "International Café" from long ago. | ||
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A 1978 interview with James Henry Breasted, Jr., who at age 14, was present at the opening of Tut’s tomb. The only recorded interview of an attendee at this historic event. Hear the inside story. Bonus is old-time radio broadcast of A Visitor From Egypt. | ||
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It covers the rise and fall of the Third Reich and includes the voices of Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Goering, Ribbentrop, Stalin, Mussolini, Petain and Himmler. Also heard are wartime radio announcements and music. Originally issued as a 2-record LP set. | ||
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Live 2 hour broadcast made on 10/27/1954 by the former NBC Symphony without a conductor. Complete restored music and intermission from New York FM broadcast. This is an audiophile sound, NTSC format DVD that plays in a DVD player not a CD player. | ||
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Café music by Edi Csoka and His Gypsy Orchestra. The orchestra performs 15 tracks of Hungarian, Roumanian and Serbian melodies. Stereo recordings over 50 years old, never before on CD, digitally restored in sound never before experienced. | ||
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Military and Folk Songs by the Red Army Chorus, and Ukrainian State Ensemble ca 1939. Both Russian and Ukrainian folk songs are featured. Included 4 bonus tracks from Zarkevich and Kirilloff Balalaika orchestras. 20 selections in digitally enhanced sound. | ||
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The Dunav Tamburitza Orchestra of Chicago in 22 of their favorite numbers. Previously issued
as LP BIL2000 with George Halaschak, Bob Kanachki, Steve Paulich and Carl
Schutzman, this CD includes many bonus tracks. |