Title: Song Of The Crooked Dance: Early Bulgarian Traditional Music 1927-42 - Bulgaria Spurred by the popular success of Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares (Nonesuch), there has been unprecedented interest by the Western world in the music of Bulgaria. But the renowned women's choir offers a mere fragment of the country's diverse musical heritage. Song of the Crooked Dance, a 23-track compilation of recordings from 1927 to 1942, presents a far more extensive and stunning overview of the Bulgarian traditions, the breadth of which may surprise most listeners. The impassioned ornamentation of 17-year-old singer Vulkana Stoyanova echoes the great vocalists of flamenco. Solos on gaida (bagpipe) and kaval (end-blown flute) recall the launeddas masters of Sardinia and Celtic pipers and flautists. Pieces showcasing trumpet and clarinet resound with klezmer's free-metered reel. Remarkably, it's as if Balkan folk music channels the crosscultural gitano flame of the entire European continent. Titles   1. Village Wedding - Demir Cholakov 2. Dimitur Loaded The Boat - Vulkana Stoyanova/Radi Angelov 3. Bear Handler's Song - Georgi Stanev 4. Tsonka's Tune - Ahmed Saliev/Boris Karlov Orchestra 5. Captain - Zah. Atanasova.Ivan Kavaldzhiev Orchestra 6. Three Master Builder Brothers - Mita Stoicheva/Radi Angelov Orchestra 7. Ganka The Elopee - Masha Byalmustakova 8. Paidushko Horo - Iliya Atanasov 9. Earthquake In Bulgaria - Parush Parushev 10. Hora Zurla And Tupan - Song Of The Crooked Dance 11. Gankino - Karlo 12. Song For Bana - Gergana Tsekova/Peyu Budakov Orchestra 13. Dance Tune From Yambol - Korenyashkata Grupa Na Karlo 14. Wake Up Milka - Bistrishkata Chetvorka/Yurdan Bonev 15. Rutchenitsa From Lovech - Tsvyatko Blagoev 16. Precious Little Lamb - Boris Mashalov/Trakiiskata Group 17. Wow, Have You Got Eyes! - Macedonian Song - Peyu NikolovPeyu Nikolov Orchestra 18. Table Song And Dance Tune - Sevlievska Troika 19. Georgi Sugarev - Hristo Arsov/Karlo Orchestra 20. Dance Tune From Pleven - Grupata Na Tsvyatka Blagoev/Atanas Atanasov 21. Bozhil Began To Play His Kaval - Gudi Gudev 22. Red Fez-Macedonian Dance - Ramadan Lolov 23. Kopano Horo - Boris Karlov