This welcome addition to the Rough Guide catalog shines a light on a country whose music has largely been ignored internationally, and proves that, within the borders of Greece, the musical traditions are complex and marvelously rewarding. Thankfully it's not solely focused on modern-day artists, but frames them in the context of the past, with tracks by the legendary Kostas Nouros, "The Nightingale of Smyrna," and George Koros, the man responsible for really introducing the fiddle into Greek music (his "Ballos" is an aural treat). Inevitably, there's plenty of rembetika and laiko, those particularly indigenous Greek forms, but this stretches beyond that, to encompass the jazz-funk of Mode Pagal, whose "Pikrodafni" is rather insipid and uninspired, as well as several of the superb female Greek singers who've broken through in recent decades, like Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Glykeria, and Savina Yannatou, perhaps the most adventurous of them all. And no overview of Greek music would be complete without Mikis Theodorakis, best known for his theme to Zorba the Greek. Memorable as that was, his real writing has extended in so many directions, and "To Trizoni" offers just a small glimpse of one of his facets. With excellent liner notes and an enhanced CD that gives you all the information on Greece from The Rough Guide to World Music, it leaves you fully prepared to delve more deeply into music that deserves wider discovery. by Chris Nickson
Tracklist:
1 Michalis Nikoloudis – Topos 4:28
2 Psarantonis – Kastrinos 2:33
3 Mode Plagal – Pikrodafni 6:34
4 Dimitris Sakalis – Simera Gamos Ginete 5:26
5 George Koros – Ballos 3:54
6 Anna Karabesini & Efi Sarri – Arabas Perna 2:42
7 Eleftheria Arvanitaki – Tha Spaso Koupes 3:33
8 Kostas Nouros – Galata Manes 2:57
9 Manolis Angelopoulos – O Prosfigas 3:00
10 Glykeria – Piga Se Magisses 2:54
11 Nikos Papazoglou – Trelli Ki Adespoti 2:58
12 Stelios Kazantzidis – Pare T'Ahnaria Mou 3:24
13 Dionisis Savopoulos & Sotiria Bellou – Zeibekiko 3:12
14 Nikos Xylouris – San Erthoun Mana I Fili Mou 3:37
15 Petro-Loukas Chalkias – Skaros 3:46
16 Kristi Stassinopoulou – Tin Kardia M'Tin Klidomeni 2:09
17 Banda Tis Florinas – Leventikos 3:36
18 Himerini Kolimvites – Apo To Parko Sti Mirovolo 2:59
19 Soula Birbili – To Trizoni 3:44
20 Nikos Xidakis – Orea Kimomeni 2:25
21 Savina Yannatou – Ipne Pou Pernis Ta Pedia 3:21
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MELINA KANA - Portrait [2000]
One of the best young singers to emerge from Greece, Melina Kana is also one of the most adventurous, and this compilation serves her well, showing several facets of her career, from being at the heart of the new Thessalonika sound of the '90s on "Alkoolika Stichakia" and "Na Valo Ta Metaksota" to working with Turkmenistani band Ashkabat on an album, three tracks of which appear here, with the fusion working better than anyone could expect. There's also her tribute to the great Lebanese singer, "Fairuz," which brings a modern sensibility to acoustic folk songs while leaving the melodic side intact. Most interesting, however, are her collaborations with innovative composer Stamos Semsis, which can range from lush synthesizer settings to unaccompanied vocal. Her low, almost husky voice is perfectly suited to the material, and never more so than on "Milo Gia Sena," from her pairing with Ashkabat, when the percussion, bagpipe, accordion, and fiddle create a rhythmic, stirring backdrop for her tones. The final five tracks have been culled from her guest singer appearances and as such don't show her talents as brightly, but still mark her as someone whose work deserves much greater attention and whose place as a shining star among Greek vocalists is already assured. by Chris Nickson
Tracklist
1 Alkoolika Stichakia 3:20
2 Na Valo Ta Metaksota (I Will Wear Silk) 3:23
3 Metho Ke Talantevome ( I Get Drunk and Stagger) 3:03
4 Logia, Tsigara ( Words, Cigarettes) 3:27
5 Tou Christara (For Christara) 3:10
6 Fairuz 4:08
7 Otan Trangoudao (When I Sing) 3:28
8 Argonftes-Pezonaftes (Argonauts-Pesonauts) 5:35
9 Ah! Na Perasi O Piretos (O, Fever, Come to an End) 3:56
10 Tessera Filia ( Four Kisses) 3:55
11 Milo Gia Sena (I Tell of You) 4:28
12 Ta Lafira Tis Nichtas (The Spoils of Night) 2:34
13 Aleksandra (Alexandra) 4:08
14 Psachino to Tragoudi (I Seek the Song) 4:04
15 Deka Lefkes (Ten Silver Poplars) 5:04
Nikos Xydakis
16 Me Meli (With Honey) 4:46
Nikos Xydakis
17 I Fregada (The Frigate) 2:57
Nikos Xydakis
18 Mideia (Medea) 3:33
Tracklist
1 Alkoolika Stichakia 3:20
2 Na Valo Ta Metaksota (I Will Wear Silk) 3:23
3 Metho Ke Talantevome ( I Get Drunk and Stagger) 3:03
4 Logia, Tsigara ( Words, Cigarettes) 3:27
5 Tou Christara (For Christara) 3:10
6 Fairuz 4:08
7 Otan Trangoudao (When I Sing) 3:28
8 Argonftes-Pezonaftes (Argonauts-Pesonauts) 5:35
9 Ah! Na Perasi O Piretos (O, Fever, Come to an End) 3:56
10 Tessera Filia ( Four Kisses) 3:55
11 Milo Gia Sena (I Tell of You) 4:28
12 Ta Lafira Tis Nichtas (The Spoils of Night) 2:34
13 Aleksandra (Alexandra) 4:08
14 Psachino to Tragoudi (I Seek the Song) 4:04
15 Deka Lefkes (Ten Silver Poplars) 5:04
Nikos Xydakis
16 Me Meli (With Honey) 4:46
Nikos Xydakis
17 I Fregada (The Frigate) 2:57
Nikos Xydakis
18 Mideia (Medea) 3:33
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