The first recordings of Macedonian music were produced in the United States. In 1953, two record companies (NewTone Records and Sperry Records) issued 78 RPM shellac records. No information is available for NewTone records. Besides the records, the only tangible proof of its existence is an advertisement in Billboard Magazine from September 1953. The advertisement states the recordings were made in or by Radio Skopje. But as said before, tape recording in Radio Skopje only started in 1956. The origins of these very first recordings remain an enigma. (source the site www.tradmusictrails.com)
These first four mp3 files have no scans of the record labels.
Nevestinsko oro – Radomir Gelevski-T.CvetkovIbraim Odzha – Emin Chaush (clarinet), Radio Skopje Chalgii Orkestar-circa 1950Mesarisko oro- Radomir Gelevski-T.CvetkovNe odi Djemo raspashan – Mirvet Belovska, Emin Chaush (clarinet), Radio Skopje Chalgii Orkestar circa 1950Georgi Sugareto – Mirvet Belovska, Radio Skopje Chalgii Orkestar (Newtone M-1)Bolen mi lezhi Mile Popyordanov – Biliana Chorus, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone M-2)Maika na Marika dumashe – Biliana Chorus, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone M-3)Chamcheto – Radio Skopje Chalgii orkestar (Newtone M-4)Tsurna se chuma zadade – Mirvet Belovska, Radio Skopje Chalgii Orkestar (Newtone M-5)Oi ofcharche – Aleksandar Sarievski, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone M-6)Aide pushka pukna – Boris Angelovski, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone N-7)Tri Godini se lubehme – Aleksandar Sarievski, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone N-8)Yane gurlo zabolelo – Nikola Badev, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-10)Maro Marike – Nikola Badev, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-11)Ne plachete stari maiki – Mixed Chorus Radio SkopjeKinisalo mome za voda – Aleksandar Sarievski, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-14)Fatila zima golema – Kamerni hor, Traiko Prokopiev Orchestra (Newtone NT-15)Devoiche-Devoiche – Sarievski-Petrushevski (Newtone NT-16)Biliana platno beleshe – Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-17)Shto chudo stanalo – Nikola Badev, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newton NT-18)Aide zhalaime Malino – Marika Geogieva, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-19)Zhali mome da zhalime – Grozdanka Danailova, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-20)Nemi sedi kokono – Boris Angelovski, Radio Skopje orkestar (Newtone NT-21)