GREEK TRADITIONAL MUSIC - PURPOSES AND SONGS OF CRETE 1 (LP)

From the series Greek Traditional Music of the University Publications of Crete, the first two albums are dedicated to the inexhaustible and lively musical tradition of Crete. Specifically, the first album includes "Purposes and songs of Crete" and especially the center-west side of the island, taken from the famous collection of D.A. Notopoulou, Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Connecticut, who in 1952 paid a visit to Greece touring various areas of Hellenism and recording on-site authentic interpretations of our traditional songs. This album therefore includes part of the material recorded by Professor Notopoulos in 1953 in areas of central and western Crete (from Anogia to Kissamos). Numerous singers and lyricists of the time participate: Lefteris Dourountakis as a singer. The lute player George Koutsourelis. Manolis Pasparakis, the famous "crooked" (blind) lyricist from Anogia. The lyricist Michalis Papadakis is the famous "Plakianos" in perhaps the only recording of his art. Antonis Papadakis or Kareklas plays his famous "sousta", while Giannis Bernidakis, the famous Baxevanis, sings. Many other insignificant Cretans from various groups also participate. So a documentary disc with recordings of historical importance in a highly elaborated and exemplary edition under the supervision of the methodical Nikos Dionysopoulos. (c) LP | University Publications of Crete 1988 | mp3 | Full Covers source: Multiple contribution of many of my Cretan friends: Idomeneas, Kleanthis, Nikos https://diskovolos58.blogspot.com/2019/04/1-1988.html