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Description
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,
extensive bibliography.
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 Reviews from Amazon.com:
This is an excellent introduction. It got me started. I've since
obtained over 10 CDs of various artists, many of which were on this CD.
It has samples of the different types of music. There are a lot of
types. Some Greek music has a Latin or Italian sound, others like Balkan
or Turkish.
For those who enjoy Middle Eastern music, this album is a good pick.
Most of the world doesn't think of Greece as Middle Eastern and instead
see it one of the places that cradled Western civilization as we know
it. While ancient Greeks helped established certain codes still very
much present in Western societies, culturally (MUSICALLY) Greece has
always been connected to the Middle East.
With beautiful traditional Greek songs like "Tha Spaso Koupes", this CD
is very much representative of GREEK music.
I take my hat off to this CD which features music from the country that
is the most eastern country in the West and the most western country of
the East. |
