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Old man playing kaval

Related sites

Pesna.org recommends the following web resources related to the Macedonian cultural heritage:

  • National Ensemble Tanec, the leading ensemble of traditional Macedonian folk dances and songs, since 1949.
  • Ohrid Summer Festival, Macedonia's biggest music and theatre event, since 1961.
  • Folkloretanznoten / Mazedonisch, a great collection of folklore sheet music from many countries, by Martin Junghans and Jutta Weber-Karn.
  • Macedonian folk songs with lyrics and sheet music, by Goce Mitrevski, PhD.
  • Hopp-zwei-drei / Makedonien, another great collection of folklore sheet music from many countries, by Birgitt Karlson.
  • Izvor Music, a website featuring books and Macedonian music, as well as great podcasts by David Bilides and Dragi Spasovski.
  • The Endendijk Collection, an extensive collection of folklore music from Western Europe to Southern Asia, by Annemiek den Uijl and Peter Endendijk.
  • Studio ЯНВ / Macedonia, musical notations from different geographic regions, by Jan Wollring.

Credits

Pesna.org thanks the following:

  • Performers of Macedonian traditional folk music and everybody else participating in preserving the culture and tradition of our ancestors.
  • You can see the list of translators in a separate page.
  • Larry Weiner, for remastering and sharing some old Macedonian records (published under the Sperry label, volumes #39, #59, #60, as well as a number of 10in and 12in blue & red label singles).
  • Photo credits are listed in the photo gallery page.