tracks

E Qarë E Leskovikut = Cry Of Leskovik
Me Doçkën E Bardhë = With Your Little White Hand
Korba O Çeço = Poor Me, Oh Çeço
Kaba Me Gërnetë = Lament With Clarinet
Valle Krushkave = Dance Of The In-Laws
Laca Kapetani = Captain Las
Ballét Me Sedef = Forehead With Mother Of Pearl
Pogonishte = Dance From Pogoni
Valle Devolliçe = Dance From Devolli
E Mjera Unë E Mjera = Poor Me, Poor Me
Valle Devolliçe = Dance From Devolli
Dorën O Djal Dorën = Your Hand, Oh Your Hand
Kapitani I Vlonës = The Captain Of Vlora
Bahje Dru Me Pershullim = Get The Wood Ready To Burn
Vallja E Manushaqeve = Dance Of The Violets
Ngrehun Mahmudi = Get Up Mahmudi
Valle Kolonjare = Dance From Kolonja
Ç'u Ngrys Herët në Mjes = It Got Dark Early In The Morning
Kishin Uj Ata Burime = Those Springs Had Water
Re Moj Vajz e Mas Qit Ojna = Girl, You Fell, Don't Whine
Valle Shqipnijet = Albanian Dance
Hunde Bukur Qelibar = Beautiful Nose Like Amber
Viktori T'u Bëftë Nëna = Victoria, I (Your Mother) Will Sacrifice Myself For You
Valle Me Dy = Pogonian Dance In Two Parts
Goca E Berberit = The Barber's Daughter
Taksim-Sazesh
Nja Shtatë Kokona Duall Në Vodenë = About Seven Beauties Went Out In Vodena
Untitase Me Sake
Prendoj Dilli Dha Aksham = The Sun Went Down And Brought The Night
Lace Gjinokastra
Valle Sta Triya = Dance In Three Parts
Ne Rrapi në Mashkullor (Gjinokastrite) = At The Plane Tree In Mashkullora
E Qarë E Asllan Leskovikut = The Cry Of Asllan Of Leskovik
Sikur Merrje Xhemalin = If You Took Xhemal
Kanga E Dhanfrrit = The Groom's Song
E Qarë Me Gërnetë = Cry With Clarinet
Tjalem T'Ambël Se
Valle Beraçe = Dance From Berati
Këngë Si Hëna Katërmbëdhketë = Song Of The Full Moon
Napuljoni Izet Bej Taksim
Osman Taka
Ç'e Ninjova Ramazanin = I Heard Ramazani
Qarë E Selimit = The Cry Of Selim
Delvino Zaza Delvina = Two Towns In Southern Albania
Valle Kasapçe = Hasapiko Dance
Samari I Bariut = The Shepherd's Saddle
Bahje Dru Me Pershullim = Get The Wood Ready To Burn
Mos E Mer Rrëmbyer = Don't Rush Into It
Valle Çamçe = Dance Of The Çams
Alija Fetah Rikut
Ç'a Miku = Çam Dance
Hysnije Moj Dylbere
Kush Të Ka Moj Ruskë = Who Are You Russian Girl?
E Bukur Je Fatime = Fatime, You're Beautiful
Vaslle Devolliçe = Dance From Devolli
Valle Hasanajt, E Shtruar = Dance Of Hasanajt
Kënga E Bektashinjve = The Song Of The Bektashi
Vajze e Valavet = Girl Of The Waves
Ballet Me Sadefe Korçarçe = Forehead With Mother Of Pearl, From Korçë
Këngë E Gjethes = The Song Of The Leaf
E Qarë Kaba Me Gërnetë = Lament With Clarinet
Këng E Gjethës = The Song Of The Leaf
E Qjare e Merenkes = Lament Of Merenka
Taksim Myzeqarçe
Vura Shkallët Mbi Avlli = I Put The Ladder In The Yard
Moj e Vogla Saj Mexhide = Oh, Little Mexhide
E Qarë E Bajram Fehimit = Lament For Bajram Fehimi
E Tredelines = Of Fenugreek
Kapetan Kirjako
Kur Më Shkon Sokakut = When You Walk Down The Street
E Qarë Me Gërnetë, Kaba = The Cry Of The Clarinet
Viktori T'u Bëftë Nëna = Victoria, I (Your Mother) Will Sacrifice Myself For You
Valle Salushe
Kur Jeçë Vetum = When You'll Be Alone
Kapitani Las
Vome Kabá
Valle Janë Dy Kunata = They're Two Sisters-In-Law
Keta Lesh Si Filli Arit = This Hair Like Threads Of Gold
Çobankat Që Shkojnë Zalllit = The Vlach Women That Go To The Rocky Place
Medet, Medet Kam Nji Mik = Oh, Oh, I Have A Friend
Dembe Katarose
Ja Thoshte Bylbyli = Thus The Nightingale Sang
E Tredelinës (Valle Dhe Këngë) = Of Fenugreek (Dance And Song)
Ora E Shqypnis = The Time Of Albania

notes

4 CDs in standard jewel cases, in a card slipcase.

Sources and recording details:
1-01 HMV 70-1333 (BW3699-1): 19 June 1930, Shkodër
1-02 Balkan 514-A: January 1947, Athens
1-03 Columbia 23159 (WTA 25-1): 1931, Tirana
1-04 ARK-101 B
1-05 Balkan 535-A: prob. September 1948, Istanbul
1-06 Columbia 18808 (WT 22855): 22 July 1929, Istanbul
1-07 HMV 70-1347 (BW3715-1): 20 June 1930, Shkodër
1-08 Columbia 23109 (W 37818): November 1929, Shkodër
1-09 HMV 70-1394 (BW3762-1): 22 June 1930, Shkodër
1-10 Victor 78001 (B29667-2): 15 March 1924, Camden N. J.
1-11 Balkan 518-B: January 1947, Athens
1-12 Balkan 522-A: January 1947, Athens - Doren O Djal Doren / Kenge Kur Z-Bret-Jorgaqi
1-13 Columbia 23049 (W37697): November 1929, Shkodër
1-14 Columbia DT-23052 (W 37703-1): November 1929, Shkodër
1-15: Balkan 814-A: February 1947, Athens
1-16: Columbia MT-23156 (WTA-48): 1931, Tirana
1-17: Balkan 523-B: January 1947, Athens - Ne Rapi Ne Mashkullor / Valle Kolonjare
1-18: Columbia DT-23014 (W 37628): November 1929, Shkodër
1-19: Columbia MT-23160 (WTA 23): 1931, Tirana
1-20: Columbia 72024-F (WTA 107): 1931, Tirana
1-21: HMV 7-1395 (BW3770-1): 24 June 1930, Shkodër

2-01: Balkan 517-B: January 1947, Athens - E Qare Bajram Fehim / Hunde Bukur Qelibar
2-02: Homokord T. 4-28165-1 (T.C. 114): 24th December 1928, Istanbul
2-03: Balkan 812-A: February 1947, Athens - Valle Medy / Valle Me Ma Mleth Manushaqe
2-04: Columbia 18804 (W 22863): 23 July 1929, Istanbul
2-05: Victor 77386 (B29458-2): 9 February 2914, Camden N.J.
2-06: HMV 70-1377 (BW3744-1): 21 June 1930, Shkodër
2-07: Decca 31018 (CO 711): 1928, Istanbul
2-08: Columbia 72041-F (WTA 149): 1931, Tirana
2-09: Columbia MT-18802 (W 22827): 22 July 1929, Istanbul
2-10: Odeon A 202128 (CO 713): 1928, Istanbul
2-11: Balkan 523-A: January 1947, Athens - Ne Rapi Ne Mashkullor / Valle Kolonjare
2-12: Homokord T.4-28117 (T.C. 110): 24 December 1928, Istanbul
2-13: Columbia DT-23051 (W-37702-1): November 1929, Shkodër
2-14: Columbia MT-23156 (WTA 45): 1931, Tirana
2-15: Balkan 515-B: January 1947, Athens - Këngë Neplepi Bilistit / E Qare Me Gërnet Jonus Lamçe
2-16: Columbia DT-18803 (W 22858): 22 July 1929, Istanbul
2-17: HMV 70-1356 (BW3724-1): 20 June 1930, Shkodër
2-18: Columbia 72039-F (W206573-1): January 1932, New York
2-19: Columbia DT-23009 (W 37617): November 1929, Shkodër
2-20: Columbia D-23050 (W37700-1): November 1929, Shkodër
2-21: HMV 70-1328 (BW3764-1): 23 June 1930, Albania

3-01: Odeon A-20217-B (CO 718): 1928, Istanbul
3-02: Victor 78000 (CG 7901-): 24 May 1930, Athens (Recorded by HMV)
3-03: Albanian 150 (A): early 1920s, N.Y.
3-04: Balkan 813-B: February 1947, Athens
3-05: Columbia 18802 (W 22826): 22 July 1929, Istanbul
3-06: HMV 1378 (BW3745-1): 21 June 1930, Shkodër
3-07: Albanian 158 (A): early 1920s, N.Y.
3-08: Columbia D-23026 (W 27671): November 1929, Shkodër
3-09: Columbia D-23050 (W 37699): November 1929, Shkodër
3-10: Columbia 18803 (W 22864): July 23 1929, Istanbul
3-11: ?Odeon A 202128 (CO 717): 1928, Istanbul
3-12: Columbia 72024-F (WTA 89): 1931, Tirana
3-13: Albanian 132 (A): early 1920s, N.Y.
3-14: Balkan 501-A: prob. September 1948, Istanbul
3-15: Albanian 130-A: early 1920s, N.Y.
3-16: Balkan 525-A: January 1947, Athens
3-17: Balkan 521-B: January 1947, Athens
3-18: HMV 70-1351 (BW3719-1): 20 June 1930, Shkodër
3-19: MI-RE 501 (A): around 1930, N.Y.
3-20: MI-RE 505 (B): around 1930, N.Y.
3-21: HMV 70-1930 (BW3757-1): 21 June 1930, Shkodër

4-01: Columbia D-23109 (W37817): November 1929, Shkodër
4-02: Balkan 533-A: prob. September 1948, Istanbul
4-03: Columbia MT-23167 (WTA-14): 1931, Tirana
4-04: Balkan 517-A: January 1947, Athens - E Qare Bajram Fehim / Hunde Bukur Qelibar
4-05: Balkan 514-A: January 1947, Athens
4-06: Victor 78000 (CG 789-1): 24 May 1930, Athens (recorded by HMV)
4-07: Balkan 518-A: January 1947, Athens
4-08: ARK-101 A
4-09: HMV AM-2996 (BW3750-1): 21 June 1930, Shkodër
4-10: Me-RE 510-B: October 1946, Ioannina
4-11: Columbia 18804 (W 22856): 22 July 1929, Istanbul
4-12: Columbia D-23049 (W 37698): November 1929, Shkodër
4-13: HMV 7-1352 (BW3720-1): 20 June 1930, Shkodër
4-14: Balkan 502-A: prob. September 1948, Istanbul
4-15: Balkan 533-B: prob. September 1948, Istanbul
4-16: HMV 7-1765 (BW3733-1): 20 June 1930, Shkodër
4-17: Columbia D-23036 (W 37672): November 1929, Shkodër
4-18: Homokord T. 4-28165-1 (T.C. 113): 24 December 1928, Istanbul
4-19: Columbia D-23053 (W 37705-1): November 1929, Shkodër
4-20: MI-RE 503 (B): around 1930, N.Y.
4-21 HMV 70-1396 (BW3772-1): 24 June 1930, Shkodër

credits

Design – Andrew Roberts (8)
Producer, Remastered By – Christopher King
Producer, Sleeve Notes – Ramona Stout
Restoration, Remastered By – Anders Peterson
Translated By – Auron Tare, Enea Rrapokushi, Steve John (3)

companies

Mastered At – GS Mastering & Post

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