Greece: Traditional Music

After two millennia under the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires, not to mention musical invasions from the West, what remains of Greece’s early musical heritage? What can be called “Greek”? Although the origins of musical genres and systems identified with the country are often confused, misunderstood, and mislabeled, this 1970 collection provides fourteen vivid examples of vocal and instrumental music from mountain and island regions that have maintained the closest ties to ancient tradition.The liner notes also provide information about each song and a brief history of Greek music.

Track Listing

101	Miroloi Sabbas Siatras, Photis Chalkias, Anastasis Chalkias, Polychro Chalkias, Christos Litos	05:14
102	Wedding Song from North Epirus Sabbas Siatras, Photis Chalkias, Anastasis Chalkias, Polychro Chalkias, Christos Litos	04:34
103	Shepherd's Song Leonidas Koufoianis	03:03
104	Clarinet Solo Leonidas Koufoianis	01:20
105	Klephtic Song Christos Panoytsos, Kyriakos Kosoulas, Georgios Florios, Yorgos Tikos	05:20
106	Skaros Kyriakos Kosoulas, Georgios Florios, Yorgos Tikos	03:49
107	Thracian Air Kariofilis Doitsidis	03:20
108	Table Song Theopoula Doitsidu, Kariofilis Doitsidis	02:51
109	Ud Solo Kariofilis Doitsidis	02:43
110	Santuri Solo Konsolas Ermollos	01:52
111	Shepherd's Dance Song Nicolaos Papauramidis	03:58
112	Lyre Solo Ioannis Skalidis	02:43
113	Recitative Despina Skalidu, Ioannis Skalidis, Vasilios Manudakis	03:14
114	Mountaineer's Song followed by a Mantinades Ioannis Gerakakis, Vasilios Solonstros	03:15