Artists by Country

These are not annotated, though they may be in the future.

Hungary
Kalman Balogh (listen), Kalman Lendvay, Kalyi Jag, Ferenc Santa, Romanyi Rota, Besh o Drom, Zengo Group, Kanizsa Csillagai, Ando Drom, Kerekes, Sandor Lakatos, Sondorgo (Yugoslavian in style) , Rila (Bulgarian in style).

Bulgaria
Bulgari, Ibro Lolov, Ivo Papasov, Yuri Yunakov, Yves Moreau's field recordings, Rila (from Budapest), The Bistritsa Grannies and their Grand-Daughters, Ocora's Bulgarie field recordings, Trio Bulgarka, Song of the Crooked Dance (early 1900s compilation), Etropole Brass, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares (Bulgarian State Women's Choir; another link), Pirin Folk Ensemble, Theodossii Spassov, Yasko Argirov, Traditional Songs and Dances from Bulgaria (ARC Recordings). San Francisco-based women's choir Kitka, who do Bulgarian and other Eastern European songs.

Macedonia
Kocani Orkestar (also here), Malesevski Melos, DD Synthesis, Esma Redzepova and Usnija Redzepova

Romania
Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ardealul Ensemble, Fanfara din Cosmesti, Taraf de Haidouks, Maria Tanase (1930s answer to Edith Piaf)

Serbia
Jova Stojiljkovic Besir, Orkestar Salijevic, Srbija: Sounds Global discs one, two and three, Tamburaski Orkestar, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Emir Kusturica's No Smoking Orchestra, Mica Petrovic, Starogradske, Rade Petrovic, Fejat Sejdic, Slonovski Bal, Zlatne Uste (US band with Serbian style brass)

Bosnia
Saban Bajramovic, Goran Bregovic, Bjelo Dugme (Bregovic's early band)

Czech Republic
Cechomor (with Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke), Gothart (Balkan in style), Cilagos (gypsy), Vera Bila and Kale (also gypsy. listen to samples here)

Georgia (only across the Black Sea from Bulgaria and fascinating, so...)
Elessa, Anchiskhati Choir, Georgika, Kavkasia, Drinking Horns and Gramophones: First Recordings (1902 - 1914), Ensemble Mzetamze, Rustavi Choir (site has good intro to Georgian polyphony)

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