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The World's Musical Traditions, Vol. 11: Vocal Music in Crete

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The World's Musical Traditions, Vol. 11: Vocal Music in Crete
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This album, produced and edited by Tullia Magrini, is the last in the acclaimed series produced by the International Institute for Traditional Music. It presents rare recordings of rizitika, mandinakhes, and tabakhaniotika made in Western Crete in 1977-1982. Sung by solosits and groups, sometimes with instrumental accompaniment, these song genres have a deep connection with traditional life and the history of Crete itself. Extensive annotations by renowned Italian ethnomusicologists, Tullia Magrini and Roberto Leydi, describe traditional Cretan vocal styles and the complex performance of the verse structures. Texts are given in Greek, with English translation. 72 minutes. 36-page booklet with extensive bibliography.

Track Listing

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Omorfonios psikhomakhi (A young man lay dying) Vassilis Kartsonakis, Grigoris Mathioudakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis 7:55
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Khelidhonaki mou ghorgho (Little swallow) Grigoris Mathioudakis, Vassilis Kartsonakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis 6:48
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103
Levendi pou katevikes (Brave man from above) Nikiphoros Dimitroulakis leading choir 10:52
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Kori ke nios epezane (A girl and a lad) Grigoris & Georgios Nikiphorakis leading choir 9:30
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105
Pote tha fiaksi o keros (When will the weather clear up?) Sifis Kantilierakis and Stelios Lainakis 4:56
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106
O Yoryis me ton arkhonda (George with the Archon) Eleftherios Ghieroulakis 2:26
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Wedding-banquet in Polyrinia Grigoris Mathioudakis with choir of guests 6:08
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108
Mandinadhes on kondilies Georgios Koutsourelis 6:32
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Tzengas mandinadhes on Karagioules syrtos (Mandinadhes on the death of Zengas) Kostantinos Faraggitakis 4:30
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110
Dourou dourou Kostas Papadakis and Stelios Lainakis 2:48
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111
Ta vasana mou kherome (I enjoy my troubles) Stelios Phoustalierakis 4:38
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Nememou and Filedem Nikolaos Sarimanolis, Kostas Papadakis, and Stelios Lainakis 5:43

Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40437

Year(s) Released

2000

Recording Date(s)

1977-1979

Recording Location(s)

Crete, Greece

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

World

Country(s)

Greece

Culture Group(s)

Cretan

Instrument(s)

Baglama; Boulgari; Bouzouki; Ensemble leader; Laouto; Lyra; Violin; Vocals; Vocals, group

Language(s)

Greek (ελληνικά, ellēniká)

Credit(s)

International Institute for Traditional Music (IITM) - Liner Notes Editor
 International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM, UNESCO) - Partner Organization
 Roberto Leydi - Liner Notes
 Grigorios Kapsomenos - Liner Notes Editor
 Tullia Magrini - Translator, Compiler, Liner Notes Editor, Liner Notes, Producer
 Torsten Kamin, DSKultur, Berlin, Germany - Mastering Engineer
 Stelios Lainakis - Photographer
 Visual Dialogue - Designer
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