Guardians of Hellenism, Vol. 12: Cyprus

Artist: Hellenic Music Archives Ensemble
Label: FM Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 723723908025
EAN: 0723723908025
ASIN: B00004WFD1

Release Date: 2000-09-05

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Tracks:

A Quilt Of Roses
Tune From Paralimni
The Refuggee's Sorrow
Women's Fourth 'Karsilama' Dance
Mother, Send Me For Water
The Dance Of The Bridal Couple
Tune From Leuconiko
'Makami' Improvised Tune
Come, Maidens, Join The Dance
The Brunettes
The Wedding 'Groads'
Zeimbekikos 'The Kofton' Dance
Androniki
This Old Wall
Tune From Morphou
Syrtos Dance 'The Mavromatis'
Tune From The Town Of Crysochous - Paphos
The Miracle Of Apostle Andrew

Customer Reviews:

Get as many volumes as you can........2001-07-30

This is an excellent series and the best by far that I know of for anyone interested in Greek folkmusic. I own all fourteen discs and each one gets five stars. Some of the especially good things about this series are:

1) They are all new recordings (1990s) with very clear sound, better than some of those old ones from the 30s you can barely make out.

2) They're recorded by professional Greek musicologists and the performers are from each locale highlighted (except, for example, Cappadocia, where the singers are descendants of Cappadocian Greeks). The language ranges from pretty close to standard Athenian to fairly heavy dialect.

3) There's a nice introduction and a full text of all the songs (including even some alternate lines), and there's a complete English translation of all of this, which is extremely handy for anyone learning Greek.

4) The aesthetic quality of the songs is very good and they've picked the best versions to record. True, many of the songs are very strange to western ears, but you can get into them if you give them a chance, and you'll be glad you did.

I have all the volumes in this set and I'm very very pleased with every one of them. Not only is the music excellent, but the singing and the words are great and often quite moving. It's good to know that Greek folklorists are finally getting on the ball and recording the great wealth of songs (and stories) that this brilliant people produces.

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Family Ties ~ Missin' Linx

Essentials ~ Honeymoon Suite

Face to Face ~ Trevor Rabin

What Would They Say

Essential ~ Joe Cocker

Born to Be Wild ~ Various Artists

Travellin ~ Savage Rose

The Good Thief ~ Elliot Goldenthal

Imagine: John Lennon ~ John Lennon

Kerri's Mood ~ Kerri Chandler