Zagreb Folk Dance Ensemble
Songs & Dances from Croatia (CD)

EUCD1550

The Zagreb Folk Dance Ensemble has since its formation in May 1945 aimed to preserve the Croatian traditional cultural heritage. This CD presents traditional dances and music played on authentic instruments from the different regions of the country, such as the tambura (bowl lyre - northern Croatia), lijerice (three string fiddle - area of Dubrovnik and some islands), gajde and dude (bagpipes - northern Croatia) and many more. The booklet features information & photographs in English, German & Spanish.

Track listing:

1. TAMO PREKO DRAVE (Podravina, Northern Croatia) - 8:03
2. PRIGORSKI DRMES (Zagreb area) - 1:50
3. OJ DOBRICU VODO LADNA (Dalmatia, Sibenik area) - 1:28
4. GLAZBENI MOTIVI IZ MEDIMURJA (North West Croatia) - 2:02
5. VIJALO SE PERO PAUNOVO (Slavonia, Pozega valley) - 1:59
6. SWING POLKA (Staznjevec, Croatian Zagorje) - 1:34
7. KALENDAR I ZITA (Slavonia, East Croatia) - 1:54
8. OJ SONCECE, SONCECE (Podravina, Northern Croatia) - 2:14
9. NA VELIKO PRELO (songs of Croats Bunjevci, Backa) - 3:41
10. LADARKE (Zagreb area) - 6:28
11. VRBNICE NAD MOREM (island of Krk, Northern Adriatic) - 1:44
12. GAJDASKO I VELIKO KOLO (Backa, Northern Vojvodina - Bunjevci) - 3:24
13. DIVA MARICA (Slavonia, East Croatia) - 2:24
14. SUP-SIM, SUP-TAM POLKA (Staznjevec, Croatian Zagorje) - 1:53
15. STARINSKI BALUN (the Istrian peninsula, West Croatia) - 1:16
16. DOBER VAM VECER GOSPODAR (Staznjevec, Croatian Zagorje) - 1:06
17. REPA (Posavina, river Sava region) - 1:54
18. IDE SNASA SA SALASA (Baranja, North East Croatia) - 1:06
19. ZBOGOM, ZBOGOM MEDIMURJE (North Croatia) - 2:25

Published: 1999

Genre: Gypsy & Balkan
Label: Arc Music