Budučnost Tamburitza Orchestra

Here are three great records featuring Tamburitza Orchestra "Budučnost" of Detroit, Michigan, recorded in the 1940's for the Zora Record Co.

Ja Sam Svome Loli

Mara Djevojka


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Mene Majka Daje
Svu Noč Mi Soko Propjeva


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Volim Soju
Kletva

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Cig. Kap. Sava Milković (1)/ Members of National Theater in Belgrade (2)

The two sides of this record are by different performers. First is a very interesting and beautiful song with a heavy Romanian slant performed by Sava Milković and his gypsy orchestra from the Braničevo District of Serbia. The energy in this performance is incredible.

Side two features actors from the National Theater of Belgrade performing a scene from the play "Đido, slika iz seoskog života u pet činova s pevanjem" (Djido, pictures from village life in five parts with singing) by Janko Veselinović. Performing here are Žanka Stokić, Teodora Arsenović, Aleksander Zlatković, and Milorad Dušanović

Srbi Vole Jer Su Lole

Djido I. čin - Maksim

Srpsko Pevačko Društvo iz Lebanona, PA

This truly amazing choir came from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and was directed by Dr. Johann M. Blose. The first recording is a beautiful rendition of Čini Ne Čini by legendary composer Stanislav Binički. Side two features the upbeat composition Srpkinja by another famous Serbian composer, Isidor Bajić. This choir traveled to New York to make these recordings in February of 1931.

Čini Ne Čini

Srpkinja, Narodna Igra sa Pevanjem

Muzika Kraljeve Garde (1927)

This record features Serbia's premier military band, the King's Guard Orchestra, performing a beautiful instrumental medley of popular folk songs. The arrangement is by F.Sedlaček.

Potpuri što svaki peva - I.deo
Potpuri što svaki peva - II.deo

Banat Tamburitza Orchestra (1920's) part II

Here are two beautiful old patriotic songs recorded in the 1920's by the Tamburaški Zbor "BANAT" and Vlado Konstantinović. The first song, Onam' Onamo, was written in 1867 by Montenegrin King Nikola I and became the unofficial national anthem of Montenegro.

Onam' Onamo

Rado Ide Srbin U Vojnike

Pajo B. Šantić

These two great oldies were recorded in March of 1925, in New York.

Srem, Banat i Bačka
Kraj Vardara

Neven Tamburitza Orchestra (Dir. Nick Kosanovich)

These six beautiful tracks were recorded by Neven Tamburitza Orchestra of S.S. Pittsburgh, PA, under the direction of Nick Kosanovich, and feature vocalist Desa Beatovich Sarapa.

Petli Poje - Aj Jedva Cekam
Golubice Bela

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Aj Kolika Je U Prijedoru Carsija
Oj Jovane - Kolo

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Gledaj Me Draga
Tesko Je Ljubit Tajno

Brata Latkovich Tamburitza Orchestra (1930)

This is another of my favorites! These two tracks were recorded in New York by the Brata Latkovich Tamburitza Orchestra in 1930.

I Moja Mi Kaže Nana

Žašto Si Se Udala

Vlado Konstantinović (1912)

Here's a very early recording of baritone singer Vlado Konstantinović featuring the beautiful solo tambura accompaniment of Andras Tavić . This is the other side of the first record in the previous post with the song "Pesmu ti pevam" by Vlado Marjanović and Drago Ilkić. It's interesting that Drago Ilkić recorded a version of "Pesmu ti pevam" with Andras Tavić on June 18, 1912, the day before he recorded the same song with Vlado Marjanović. This song, Pitaš mene, was also recorded on June 18, 1912.

Many years later, Joe Marmilich and his Tamburitzans recorded an absolutely beautiful version of Pitaš mene for the Marjon record company.

Pitaš mene