Various
Why The Mountains Are Black: Greek Village Music
Third Man Records is proud to present a truly rare musical oddity- a two LP collection of primal and unhinged Greek
village music that at times sounds more like free jazz or doom folk, feral and trance-like as it is. Recorded between
1907
and 1960, this collection contains the first and the last-the alpha and the omega-of Greek demotika- or folk music. And
it is not what you would expect. Cover artwork is by legendary underground artist R. Crumb.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 2 disc
Release
19-02-2016
Label
Item-nr
1044141
EAN
0813547021168
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
KALAMATIANOS (DANCE OF KALAMATA)
K. BOURNELIS, F. TSILIKOS, CHRISTOS KANTILAS
2
SOUSTA RETHYMNIOTIKI (SOUSTA DANCE OF RETHYMNO)
G. CANTERIS & G. GOMBAKIS
3
GIATI INE MAVRA TA VOUNA (WHY THE MOUNTAINS ARE BLACK)
J. LENGAS, J. PATSIOS, G. KOKOTIS
4
OUSAK TSIFTELLI (TSIFTELLI RHYTHM DANCE IN OUSAK MODE)
ATHANASIOS LAVIDAS
5
ENAS AETOS (AN EAGLE)
DIAMADIDIS
6
MIROLOGI-EPIROTIKO MAKEDONIKO (AN EPIROTIC-MACEDONIAN LAMENT)
ELIAS KARATHIMOS
7
MAKEDONIKO HASAPIKO (HASAPIKOS DANCE OF MACEDONIA)
EFTHIMIOS CHRISTOU
8
SELFOS (NIGHTINGALE)
DEMITRIOS HALKIAS
9
ENAS AETOS-TSAMIKO (AN EAGLE - DANCE)
TCHOUS, DAMALAS & COMPANY
10
E TRIANTAFYLLLIA (THE ROSE TREE)
ALEXIS ZOUBAS, C. PAPAGIKAS
11
PERA STON PERA MAXALA (OVER TO THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD)
CHRISTOS DARALAS & NIKOS KARAKOSTAS
12
SYRTOS HANIOTIKOS (SYRTOS DANCE FROM HANIA)
NIKOS HARHALIS & MAVRODIMITRIS
13
SYRTOS POLITIKOS (DANCE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE)
KYR. KERAVNOS & MICHALIS GIASEMIDIS
14
KALYMNIKOS ISSOS (DANCE FROM KALYMNOS)
S. ZEMBILLAS & I. MAILLES
1
ARVANITIKO O AETOS (AN EAGLE, ARVANITIKO STYLE)
K. BOURNELIS, F. TSILIKOS, CHRISTOS KANTILAS
2
SVARNIARA (RECKLESS WOMAN)
CHRISTOS DARALAS & NIKOS KARAKOSTAS
3
KALAMATIANOS (DANCE OF KALAMATA)
PANAGIOTIS KOKONTINIS, HARABALOS KAVAKOS
4
PLATANOS (PLANE TREE)
ATHANASIOS LAVIDAS
5
GOLFO (A BALLAD)
ANONYMOUS
6
PATINADA TIS NIFIS (WEDDING DANCE)
GEORGIOS ZISIS & ATHANASIOS KOLISARAS
7
POUSTENO, BOUFIOU (LOOSE DANCE)
EFTHIMIOS CHRISTOU
8
KARAGOUNA, GIANNIOTIKO (KARAGOUNA DANCE, IOANNINA-STYLE)
VASILIS VASILIOU WITH DEMOTIC ORCHESTRA
9
KOTTA MOU (MY CHICKEN)
ANTONIOS SAKELAROU
10
SYRTOS POLITIKOS (DANCE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE)
DEMETRIOS SEMSIS
11
ESEIS PADIA VLAHOPOILA (YOU YOUNG VLACH CHILDREN)
CHRISTOS BANIAKAS
12
KRITIKI SOUSTA (FAST DANCE FROM CRETE)
A. KARAVITIS & G. MARIANOS
13
TZARAMA (SHEPHERD FLUTE SONG)
NIKOS KARAKOSTAS & M. KALLERGIS
14
KALYMNIKI SOUSTA (DANCE FROM KALYMNOS)
S. ZEIMBILLAS & I. MAILLES
