Episode 52 Mome ore zeleni livadi

Macedonian Postcards by David G. Bilides

Dec 6, 202200:19:14Music

Dragi discusses another of his mother's songs, from the Kumanovo area. He talks about the differences between čalgija, urban, and izvoren melodies, and how musical arrangement decisions were made for recordings.

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