Greek Folk Songs & Dances

1. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Páno Chorós [danse haute]

2. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Soústa [danse]

3. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Tó Mirolói Tis Panagías [Mirologue de la ]

4. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Tó Rináki [La petite Irène]

5. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Kalimérisma [distique du bonjour]

6. Grèce Insulaire: Dodécanèse; Nanoúrisma [berceuse]

7. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Kondyliés Messarítikes [Sirs de la Messará]

8. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Kondyliés Stiakés [Airs de Sitía]

9. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Syrtós Rethemniótikos [Danse de Réthymno]

10. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Pidichtós [danse sautée]

11. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Pidichtós

12. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Askomandoúra [cornemuse]

13. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Ballade

14. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Tou Ai-Giórgi [ballade de saint Georges]

15. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Erotókritos [roman crétois]

16. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Nanoúrisma [berceuse]

17. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Chanson de Mirage

18. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Mirolói [lamentation funèbre]

19. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Mirolói

20. Grèce Insulaire: Crète; Mirolói

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Solo Safiriu
M'Ena Tsigaro/With A Cigarette
Adrachti
Astati Kardia/Inconsistent Heart
Mastro Wassilis
Jaiti
Chassaposerwiko
I Marigo
Ta Orea Tou Tsitsani/The Best Of The Tsitsanis
I Jitonissa

Customer Reviews:

Fun music, skilled musicians.......2004-05-19

As another reviewer said, this probably is "tourist music," but it's very fun & seems to be mostly authentic Greek folk music, on appropriate instruments. (Except for the last track, where they suddenly bring in a disco beat -- hello??) I only wish these guys wouldn't try to sing -- none of them really has a good voice, though they can carry a tune just fine. To me, it sounds as if the bazouki players are doing double-duty, but I think they should have hired some real singers! Anyhow, all that said, this is a real toe-tapping, fun album & the instrumental playing is great. Several of the tracks are live, and it's overall very worth the money.

Good Vocals & Bouzouki Music.......2002-04-11

This CD is definitely good quality Greek music played at restaurants and cafes, what is termed urban popular Greek music, i.e., "just what the tourist asked for". It is not as fiery and passionate as I prefer but excellent singing and playing: yes. If you want to dance a kalamatianos, tsamikos, or zeibekiko: no, can't be done. If you want traditional music with village instruments: look elsewhere, in addition to the bouzouki there are steel guitars, occasional drums and keyboards. No "island music" here. However, many songs are original, written and composed by one of the Athenians who prove to be a very talented group, indeed. I found "M'ena tsigaro" and "The Best of Tsitsanis" very engaging, the first is an original, written by one of the vocalists, the other is the only "rembetika" that I recognize on the CD. Overall, good music for the price. If you're looking for the raw, earthy sound of true "rembetika" --- try the Rounder CD like "Rembetica: Greek Urban Music" or the Markos Vamvakaris from 1930s -1940s, both remakes of original 78 records by the artists themselves. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

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Even 1 star is too good for this disc
Authentic
Authentic "pikilia"

Authentic Greek Folk Songs & Dances
The Royal Greek Festival Company
Manufacturer: Legacy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002NQI
Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

Macedonia - Doina, P.S. Alonia
Crete - Kastrinos, Mandinades, Sousta, Pentozalis, Pote Tha Kani Xasteria
Roumeli and The Peloponnese - Youria, Karagouna, Tsakonikos, T. Poulia, Tsamikos, T. Pedia
Pontos - Angion, P. Lira, Omal, Miteritsa, Serra
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Popular Dances - Hassapikos, Rebetiko
The Peloponnese - T. Aderfes

Customer Reviews:

Even 1 star is too good for this disc.......2006-02-19

I bought this CD hoping for something that came a little closer to Greek music than this garbage. Since when did rural Greek musicians trade their Bazoukis, violins, and other 'real' instruments for a synthesizer? DO NOT BUY THIS CD IF YOU LIKE MUSIC. IF YOU HATE MUSIC AND LIKE HEADACHES THEN THIS IS THE ALBUM FOR YOU!

Authentic.......2005-03-14

The music on this album sounds really authentic. It has an excellent Greek feel to it that doesn't sound overly produced or influenced in a "pop"-ish way. Recommended.

Authentic "pikilia".......2000-07-30

This CD is a great sampling of authentic greek folk songs from all regions of greece: mountain to island!

Greek-Oriental Rebetica-Songs & Dances in the Asia Minor Style:The Golden Years 1911-1

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an outstanding introduction to rebetika artists
Music of my heritage.
A fantastic recording of Greek Music of Asia Minor
A fantastic recording of Greek Music of Asia Minor

Greek-Oriental Rebetica-Songs & Dances in the Asia Minor Style:The Golden Years 1911-1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Arhoolie Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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My Only Consolation: Classic Pierotic Rembetica 1932-1946
Dalgas 1928-1933

ASIN: B0000023TB
Release Date: 1993-12-02

Tracks:

Zmirneikos Balos (No Hope But You) - Marika Papagika
Gazeli Mustaar (Burned Again) - Yorghos Papasidheris
Aidhiniko (Instrumental) - Dhimitrios Semsis
Sabah Manes (Open The Graves) - Stratos Payumdzis
Ta Hanumakya (Hashish Harem) - Rita Abadzi
Susta Politiki (Constantinople, My Dreams And My Torments) - Andonis Dalgas
Mangiko (Lowdown Doll) - Andonis Dalgas
Nava Hedzaz (Like A Dry And Drifting Leaf) - Marika Kanaropulu
Yati Fumaro Kokaini (Why I Smoke Cocaine) - Roza Eskenazi
Usak-Tsifte-Teli Manes (I'm Not To Blame) - Roza Eskenazi
Tsifte-Telli (Instrumental) - Dhimitrios Semsis
Aidhinikos Horos (The Magic Fountain Of Your Eyes) - Marika Papagika
Gazeli Neva Sabah (The Hour Of Death) - Rita Abadzi
Trava Re (Manga Ke) Alani (Hipster, Hit The Road!) - Roza Eskenazi
Hedzaz Neva Manes (No Life Is For Me) - Haralambos Panayis
Tis Ksenity As O Ponos (The Exile's Grief) - Andonis Dalgas
Burnovaliosirto (Instrumental) - Yanis Oghdhondakis
Gyuzel Sabah Manes (Tell Me, Charon) - Yorghos Papasidheris
Ise Pondos (You're Slick) - Rita Abadzi
Zmirneikomanes (Bordello Blues) - Yangos Psamatyalis
Hyotikos Manes (If I Were The Hem Of Your Skirt) - Yangos Psamatyalis

Customer Reviews:

an outstanding introduction to rebetika artists.......2003-06-01

This is an excellent compilation of famous older artists of rembetica. The info pamphlet with the cd is the best I've ever seen. It makes a wonderful introduction to this music style. This recording has led me to get some albums of some of these artists: Dalgas and Papagika in particular.

Music of my heritage........2000-03-16

Do your roots reach back to Asia Minor? Did you hear the stories from your grandparents about their flight from the old country? Yes? Then you're primed for this outstanding CD! The loving passion of these artists will allow you to experience the emotions your grandparents felt when they listened, and sang, to these folk classics. And I mean passion!

A fantastic recording of Greek Music of Asia Minor.......1998-09-09

Put simply, this is a fantastic recording. It is a fine recording of urban music of the Greek communities of Anatolia (present day Turkey) which were wiped out earlier in this century. It spans the years 1927-1932 and features the pre-eminent instrumentalists and vocalists of the era. It features artists whose music continues to influence Greek and Turkish music to this day. Not surprisingly, many of the numbers are laments for a lost love, a lost way of life or a lost homeland; however, many of the numbers are upbeat and relect the vibrancy of this lost community. A few of the songs feature Antonios Diamandithes, nicknamed "Dalgas" (Turkish, for wave) for the extraordinary ululations of his voice. He has rightly been called one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, and the proof is on this record. His "Ponos Tis Xenitia" is a song of the searing pain of exile. It is among the most moving, evocative songs ever recorded. I grew up listening to this type of music and this record is like a gift from heaven. Contrary to another review listed here which states that the instruments are all "Turkish" and that the music loses all it's Greek elements, nothing could be farther from the truth. These instruments can more accurately be called Anatolian or even Middle Eastern, no country or people can claim their origins, moreover, most of the virtuosoes of these instruments were Christian Greeks or Armenians. Also this "Smyrnaic" music (from the Greek city Smyrna on the coast of present day Turkey) forms the foundation of much of modern Greek music. The analogy has frequently been made that this music is to Greek and Turkish contemporary music what the blues is to American music. The allusion is very accurate in more ways than one. I would highly recommend this recording to anyone who has an interest in Greek, Turkish, Middle Eastern, Klezmer or world music in general. It is a paradigm of the genre, and no aficiando's library is complete without it.

A fantastic recording of Greek Music of Asia Minor.......1998-09-09

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Komitas, The Great Armenian Composer (1869 - 1935)
Komitas, The Greatest Armenian Composer

Dances from the Heart of Europe

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000A2ZVB
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

1. Epirotikos (Set 1, No. 4). Moderato
2. Kretikos (Set 1, No. 2). Allegro Moderato
3. Tsamikos (Set 1, No. 1). Allegro Moderato
4. Arkadikos (Set 3, No. 10). Moderato
5. Kleftikos (Set 3, No. 3). Allegro Vivo
No. 1 In G Major
No. 2 In B Flat Major
No. 3 In G Major
No. 4 In C Major. Trio
No. 5 In A Major
No. 6 In D Major
No. 7 In G Major
No. 8 In D Major
No. 9 In B Flat Major
No. 10 In C Major
No. 11 In F Major
No. 12 In D Major. Coda
1. Jocul Cu B (Stick Dance). Allegro Moderato
2. Braul (Sash Dance). Allegro
3. Pe Loc (In One Spot). Moderato
4. Buciumeana (Horn Dance). Moderato
5. Poarga romasca (Romanian Polka). Allegro
6. Maruntel (Fast Dance). L'istesso Tempo
7. Maruntel (Fast Dance). Allegro Vivace
1. Im Ller Tempo
2. Pitato
3. Tempo 1
4. [ ]
5. [ ]
6. Grazioso - Poco Pito - Tempo 1
7. Pito
8. Tempo 1
9. [ ]
10. [ ]
11. Piu Animato
12. [ ]
13. Tempo 1
14. [ ]
15. [ ]
16. Animato
17. Pito
18. Animato
1. Krunk (The Crane). Andante
2. Al Aylukhs (My Scarlet Kerchief). Allegretto
3. Shushiki (To Shushik). Moderato
4. Kak'avi Erg (Song Of The Partridge). Allegro
5. Chinar Es (You Are Like A Plane Tree). Andante
6. Vagharshapati Par (Dance From Vagharshapat). Allegro con fuoco
7. Khumar (Wedding Dance-Play). Sostenuto
8. Shogher Djan (Dear Shogher). Allegro Scherzando
9. Erkinkn Ampel A (The Sky Clouded Over). Andante
10. Habrban. Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Komitas, The Great Armenian Composer (1869 - 1935).......2003-09-03

Tucked in a collection of music by European composers finally a major classical record label CHANDOS releases music by Komitas and in what fashion! You can argue how accurately the title of the album "Dances from the Heart of Europe" applies to this music nevertheless Komitas's Armenian folk dances/songs arranged for chamber orchestra and recorded here will be a delight to the listeners familiar to the music and will become an instant love affair to those not so familiar with them. You will cherish this one-of-a- kind album for years to come.

Komitas, The Greatest Armenian Composer.......2003-09-03

Finally a major classical record label CHANDOS releases music by Komitas and in what fashion! Komitas's Armenian folk dances/songs arranged for chamber orchestra will be a delight to the listeners familiar to the music and will become an instant love affair to those not so familiar with them. You will cherish this one-of-a- kind album for years to come.

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wonderful
BAD RECORD
The real rembetica!
N. Pourpourakis
Well chosen collection of rare tracks

Mourmourika: Songs of Greek Underworld
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
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Rembetica: Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece
My Only Consolation: Classic Pierotic Rembetica 1932-1946
Bouzouki Pioneer: 1932-1940
Dalgas 1928-1933
Vassilis Tsitsanis 1936-1946

ASIN: B00000G5T5
Release Date: 1999-01-26

Tracks:

Mourmouriko-Zeimbekiko - Loannis (Jack) Halikias
In The Basement - A. Kostis
The Mangas' (Dude's) Song - Spachanis
Prisoner's Blues - Yeorgios Kamvisis
The Dude From Votanikos - Z. Kasimatis
The Con Artist - Stell. Perpiniadhis
The Dervish's Broad - K. Roukounas, Samiotakis
Marjorie, On The Sly - Stellakis Perpiniadhis
The Junkie - V. Mesolongitis
They Sent Us Into Exile - Yeorgios Katsaros
The Mourmouris - Tassos Eleftheriadhis
(Hash-Den Instrumental) - Loannis (Jack) Halikias
The Jail's A Fine School - K. Kostis
Manolis The Hash-Smoker - Konst. Dhoussas
The Ruffians - Z. Kasimatis
The Dark-Eyed Flirt - Stell. Perpiniadhis
A Mangas (Dude) At The Deke (Hash-Den) - Marika Kanaropoulou, Tourkalista
The Pickpockets - Kostas Roukounas
Dance From Syros (Syrian Hasapiko) - F. Zouridhakis
The Gambler - Harilaos Kritikos
The Sultan - N. Pourpourakis

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Songs of tough men and wily women living outside of the law: dope smoking, gambling, bragging and boasting, and making it through jail time are the subjects of lyrics put to music on this CD. No, it's not gangster rap, it's not even The Threepenny Opera, this is mourmourika music, the dark underbelly of the Greek rembetica form. These rare recordings from the '30s through the '50s feature passionate vocals over a variety of string backing--bouzouki, guitar, baglama, kanoun, and the occasional violin. The surface hiss of some of these 78 rpm originals does not dim the vitality of the singers and players, and most of the tunes here are marvelously restored. The profusely annotated booklet gives insights into the social context of this music, while song translations point out timeless human themes of sorrow and survival, desperation, and celebration. --Jeff Grubb

Customer Reviews:

wonderful.......2007-07-16

This is an extremely unique complilation of soem VERY rare pieces in incredibly clean condition. For a beginner, this may seem daunting but some of these cuts will never be reissued again. For the advanced student, this is an opportunity to hear pieces you have only dreamed about. To the expert, congratulations once again are due to Rounder records for some incredibly rare pieces and very interesting liner notes.

BAD RECORD.......2002-09-10

It's the first time I gonad write something like this... It's to bad to be true...

The real rembetica!.......2001-10-14

When one travels in Greece it is very hard to find true Rembetica music. When asked where this style of music is to be found, most Greeks will send you to the nearest taverna to hear the loud, raucous, popular music that is now called rembetica by so many. For the afficianado who wishes to hear the real thing, this CD is the perfect fix. It is the best of the real rembetica singers of the 1930s to 1950 and will give the listener a true felling for the music of those times in the Greek tavernas. Acoustic, simple, clear, and totally authentic - pure Greek gold!

N. Pourpourakis.......2000-12-17

I met Nick Pourpourakis, the composer of the last song on this CD, "The Sultan", 15 years ago. In his heyday he was one of the most talented and most popular of Greek Musicians here in the United States. His speciality is "Rembetiko" style music which is the theme of this CD. He is still active and performs in a local restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California and was recently on television. He composed "The Sultan" in New York in the 50's in his late teens and he has actually worked with some of the musicians who are featured on the album (who of course were quite a bit older). "The Sultan" was also chosen as background music for an episode of a very popular Soap Opera in Greece "Lampsi." This CD "MOURMOURIKA" is an excellent collection of a style of music that was in a world of its own, back in the 1900's to about the late 1950's. I recommend it highly, especially to music historians. Here's to you Nick.

Well chosen collection of rare tracks.......1999-03-23

This CD contains a good selection of rare tracks by well known and rather more obscure singers of the rebetiko idiom. The sound quality is very good considering the age of some of the recordings. If you know rebetika already, this CD will increase your knowledge, if you are new to the music, it provides a good introduction. All in all a must have.

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Greece my love!

The Greatest Songs Ever: Greece
Petrol Presents
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Aftokolitaki Mou by Tolis Voskopoulos, Antzela Gerekou
Delfini Delfinaki by Giannis Kalatzis, Litsa Diamadi
Matia Vourkomena by Grigoris Bithikotsis, Viki Mosholiou
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Customer Reviews:

Greece my love!.......2007-01-14

What can I say? All these are or have been famous in Greece at one time or another. They are all inspired by that old musical art of Rembetico, the Greek blues.
I have been to Greece so many times, never as a tourist, and the Greek heart speaks to mine... There is a yearning in the bousoukia that grabs you by the plexus solaris! I want to get up, raise my hands, shout "opa" and dance like Zorbas, or even more so - pack my bag and fly there!

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Children's Songs of the World

Manufacturer: Nightingale
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ASIN: B000025HPF
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Poesje Mauw
D'esos Caballos
Si Toutes Les Filles
Che Baccan
Es Klappert Die Muhle
Spi, Mladjenec
Miala Kasienka
Numi, Numi
Tancuj, Tancuj
Una Flor De La Cantuta
Three Blind Mice
Aa, Aa, Allin Lasta
Haragszik
Pridi Ty Suhajko
Yuyake Koyake
Heidschi Bumbeidschi
Pera Ston Pera Kambo
L'inverno E Passato
Mi Jachol Lassim
Sakura
Dolina, Dolina
Humpty Dumpty
Kumbaya
Nana Mara Haath
Katten Og Killingen
Ciobanas
Schyau
Joli Tambour
Ba, Ba, Vita Lamm
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Tala 'Al-Badru' Alaina
Alle Voglein

Baby's First Songs From Around the World

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Lacking Lyrics
Oh my! Dirty song! Dirty song!
Drug name is being mentioned in one of the lyrics
leave la cucaracha out
A wonderful CD for your nursery!

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France: C'est Si Bon
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Scotland: Amazing Grace
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Germany: Das Rucksack Lied
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U.S.A.: America The Beautiful

Customer Reviews:

Lacking Lyrics.......2006-07-16

So many people have brought up the mary jane in one of the songs, that I just thought I'd mention -- not all of the songs on this CD even HAVE lyrics. The first two, for example, are instrumentals.

Oh my! Dirty song! Dirty song!.......2004-10-16

They say "marijuana" on here! That's all you need to know! These people are obviously terrorists! They're murderous drug fiends! They want to destroy America! Run! Hide!

Hey but at least the cockroach isn't shaking her fake boobies and thrusting her pierced belly button in your face, eh?

But anyhow, never ever share your marijuana with a baby. They are total bogarts.

Drug name is being mentioned in one of the lyrics.......2004-08-06

The quality of the music is good. However, there are several mistakes in the origin of some songs. For instance, Guantanamera is from Cuba, not from Spain. The Brazilian song (Es Para Ti) is not from Brazil. But the worst thing is the version of that popular Mexican song, 'La Cucaracha'.

The lyrics are saying the following:

La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar,
porque le falta, porque no tiene
marihuana pa' fumar.

The English translation for that would be:

The cockroach, the cockroach
can no longer walk
because she doesn't have
marijuana to smoke.

Do you mothers honestly think that this is the kind of vocabulary we'd like our kids to learn, and dance to?

I don't think that's precisely the vocabulary that we'd like young kids and babies to learn. And it's sad that companies are selling products that are not being reviewed before sending them to the market. People that doesn't have the ability of understanding foreign languages cannot understand what's being said in the song. I bought the CD for a friend's of mine's little boy. My friend doesn't speak Spanish, but she was still able to understand that marijuana was being mentioned. As I do speak Spanish as first language, she asked me to confirm her what she thought she understood. I felt very embarrased when I found out that she was right.

It's a shame. I'd not recommend anyone to buy these CD, at least not for kids.

leave la cucaracha out.......2004-06-22

I am a mother of two and an early childhood educator so I listen to a lot of children's music. I gave this CD a rating of four stars because though it has wonderful beats on it and seems to be diverse i feel the company should have left "la Cucaracha" from MEXICO out of this cd or changed the words to be more child appropriate. There is a verse in this song that repeats various times that references smoking marijuana. My children are both bilingual in english/spanish and think "the wiggles" version of this song is funny. I feel as if the song promotes drug use and is not a positive value that i would like to instill in my child or others.

A wonderful CD for your nursery!.......2002-05-06

As a first time parent I want to give my child every advantage I can. Studies have shown that playing music to your child helps to enhance their learning ability.

I saw "Baby's First" cd series and as they were so affordable I decided to go ahead and buy them without hearing them first.

My decision has been rewarded! The cd's are very good, and provide hours of music to stimulate my babies mind.

Buy this CD today, you won't be disappointed, and neither will your youngsters! :)

Rembetica: Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece
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so good it hurts

beautiful Greek songs

listening through a window back in time

Stellar Rembitica Artists All on One CD

the best compilation

Rembetica: Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000002SG
Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

Sousta Politiki
Horors Dervishikos
Rast Gazel
Ime Prezakias - Tsifte Telli
Taxim - Zembekiko
I Xenitia
Baglamadhes
Glendi Ke Horors - Serviko
O Psilos - Zeimbekiko
Minore Tou Deke
Diplochordo Tsifte Telli
Ta Kommena Ta Malia Sou - Tsifte Telli
Zeimbekiko Aivaleotiko
Manes Tsifte Telli
Mes'tou Manthou Ton Teke
I Eleni I Zontohira
Syros - Zeimbekiko
Opios Orfanepse Mikros
Taxim Hetzaskiar Kiurdi
Manes Chiotikos

Customer Reviews:

so good it hurts.......2003-06-19

I agree with erikab93, if you had to choose one, this would be it. Dalgas's Sousta politiki is a favorite. Katsaros's track #15 is another. But my favorite is Amanes Hiotikos by Yangos Psamatianos. That song has the perfect feel of this kind of music. He sings so good it hurts... but it hurts good!

beautiful Greek songs.......2003-06-16

Of all my recent Greek purchases, this is one of the most beautiful. The instrumental elements are especially pleasant. There's a variety of wonderful artists. One of the most interesting is Yanni or Jangos Psamatianos.

listening through a window back in time.......2002-07-24

this fabulous CD is a marvel of the human spirit caught in time and place .A world we can never go to , but we can visit through this window.There is a eerie nostalgic quality to the music which is palpable and strange given that in their time and place these recordings were contemporary .

Stellar Rembitica Artists All on One CD.......2002-04-07

If I had to own one and only one CD of Rembetica music: this one is it!!! Usually there is only one or two instruments accompanying a song/instrumental: either bouzouki alone or with either a kanun, cimbalom, violin, or clarinet, or lyra alone ... then the voice of a famed Rembetica singer starts to sing: to the beat of a "Cafe Aman" melody. The stark contrast of voice and basic instruments creates a very earthy and natural sound.

The liner notes are helpful in listing origin of the song or instrumental, a little history of where it was first played or recorded and something about the life of the artist. Overall, this is the *best* combination of Rembetica music I have yet heard! Erika Borsos (erikab93)

the best compilation.......2000-09-14

this is by far the best compilation I've heard of old rembetika. All the recordings are original, and they represent the whole variety of rembetika written in the 20's and 30's, from amanedes, to hashish songs, to songs about xenitia and suffering. The song Opios Orphanepse micros is my favorite rebetiko.

Average customer rating:

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Manufacturer: MCD World Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00029CP4S
Release Date: 2004-03-08

Tracks:

Alleluia Psallite
Buena Semana
Ha Mavdil
Mediterranean Haleluya
Regina Caeli
Ani Le Dodi
Yedei Rashim
La Consagracion De Moses
Bendigamos Al Altissimo
Halelu Haleluya
Rorate Caeli (I Modo)
Nana De Salonika
Luz Azul

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