Amateur groups from the cultural house of the "Steaua roşie" clothing factory, Chişinău

During Soviet times, the "Steaua rosie" clothing factory was the flagship of light industry in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Founded in 1945, the factory received the name "Steaua rosie" (Red Flag) in 1975. During those days, it had 18 workshops, 240 work brigades and 3855 shock workers.

In the the Capitalist Republic of Moldova the factory became "Steaua Ltd". In 1999, it went bankrupt. Almost all dressmakers were sacked, and those left now work for an Italian company.

Let us commemorate the work of those seamstresses with a 7" EP published by the Soviet record company "Melodiya" in 1976. The folk tunes on this disc might not be particularly inspiring, but do pay attention to "Factory Girls" - a real gem that is actually written by a well-known Moldavian composer Yevgeni Doga, whose music you might remember from the popular film "Tabor uhodit v nebo" (1975).

01 Fabrichnye devchata (Y. Doga - M. Krupnik)
02 Bukuria (Moldavian folk song arranged by P. Frekaucanu)
03 Nunte vesele (Y. Doga - N. Chepraga)
04 Syrga (Moldavian folk song arranged by P. Frekaucanu)

1, 3 - vocal ensemble "Primevara" led by G. Rotta
2, 4 - folk music orchestra led by P. Frekaucanu

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