Vocal Music in Crete CD

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. Tracks 1. Omorfonios psikhomakhi     Vassilis Kartsonakis, Grigoris Mathioudakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis     7:55     2. Khelidhonaki mou ghorgho     Grigoris Mathioudakis, Vassilis Kartsonakis, and Manolis Kartsonakis     6:48     3. Levendi pou katevikes     Nikiphoros Dimitroulakis leading choir     10:52     4. Kori ke nios epezane     Grigoris & Georgios Nikiphorakis leading choir     9:30     5. Pote tha fiaksi o keros     Sifis Kantilierakis and Stelios Lainakis     4:56     6. O Yoryis me ton arkhonda     Eleftherios Gieroulakis     2:26     7. Wedding-banquet in Polyrinia     Grigoris Mathioudakis with choir of guests     6:08     8. Mandinadhes on kondilies     Georgios Koutsourelis     6:32     9. Tzengas mandinadhes on Karagioules syrtos     Kostantinos Faraggitakis     4:30     10. Dourou dourou     Kostas Papadakis and Stelios Lainakis     2:48     11. Ta vasana mou kherome     Stelios Phoustalierakis     4:38     12. Nememou and Filedem     Nikolaos Sarimanolis, Kostas Papadakis, and Stelios Lainakis     5:43