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

Various Artists
The World's Musical Traditions, Vol. 11: Vocal Music in Crete 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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Vassilis Kartsonakis, Grigoris Mathioudakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis
07:55
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Grigoris Mathioudakis, Vassilis Kartsonakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis
06:48
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103
Nikiphoros Dimitroulakis leading choir
10:52
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104
Grigoris and Georgios Nikiphorakis leading choir
09:30
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105
Sifis Kantilierakis and Stelios Lainakis
04:56
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106
Eleftherios Ghieroulakis
02:26
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107
Grigoris Mathioudakis
06:08
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108
Georgios Koutsourelis
06:32
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109
Kostantinos Faraggitakis
04:30
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110
Kostas Papadakis and Stelios Lainakis
02:48
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111
Stelios Phoustalierakis
04:38
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112
Nikolaos Sarimanolis, Kostas Papadakis, and Stelios Lainakis
05:43