This is pretty great (thanks to dow for mentioning in on the Record Store Day thread):
http://longgonesound.com/current-travails/2014/1/18/alexis-zoumbas-a-lament-for-epirus-1926-1928-original-artwork-by-robert-crumb-10-recordings-with-deluxe-gatefold-lp
― cwkiii, Saturday, 19 April 2014 06:14 (ten years ago) link
That is superb, sublime. I play Epirotian music, with the guy in this video, and this Alexis Zoumbas release is some of the finest I've ever heard.http://youtu.be/F9yfNPzuwn4
― ρεμπετις, Saturday, 19 April 2014 17:48 (ten years ago) link
so good
― Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (nakhchivan), Saturday, 19 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
Very.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 19 April 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
The NYT discovers Epirotika . Actually, this article very vividly describes my own experiences at festivals in Epirus. Contains music links.
― ρεμπετις, Sunday, 28 September 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
the zoumbas stuff linked up there is quite something
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Sunday, 28 September 2014 23:15 (nine years ago) link
Okay lets try that again. Article here
― ρεμπετις, Sunday, 28 September 2014 23:19 (nine years ago) link
https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a1176359078_10.jpg
Sorry, off topic but this From Dust to Digital comp from 2013 is worth exploring. 42 tracks so it takes some perseverance but there's some lovely music in there.
https://dusttodigital.bandcamp.com/album/greek-rhapsody-instrumental-music-from-greece-1905-1956
― millmeister, Monday, 29 September 2014 11:12 (nine years ago) link
Okay, so I just clicked on ρεμπετις's link (thank you for sharing) and it appears that my post wasn't entirely off topic. Will give it a read!
― millmeister, Monday, 29 September 2014 11:17 (nine years ago) link
If anyone really wants to delve into Epirotika, this playlist is excellent. Some pretty good dance education too, if one was so inclined. You just have to skip past the videos which are people dancing to canned music.
Epirotika
― ρεμπετις, Friday, 10 October 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
This is great (not sure who it is or what sub-category it falls into--I guess laika?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFi-cTmWicQ
The channel is quite extensive.
― _Rudipherous_, Sunday, 21 February 2016 02:52 (eight years ago) link
some talk on the post-fahey thread about this awesome comp:
https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/1-02-sousta-rethymniotiki-sousta-dance-of-rethymno
― adam, Sunday, 21 February 2016 02:58 (eight years ago) link
― millmeister, Monday, September 29, 2014 7:12 AM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
So if I've OD'd on most of the Christopher King comps and the Alexis Zoumbas LP, is this a logical next step? I'm really into the demotik Epirus music, but don't really know much rebetika, or much Greek music beyond these recent collections. Does this comp favor one style over another? I definitely dig the darkness / sadness of a lot of the primeval village music, but I'm pretty open to it all. Just wondering if I should add this to my Amazon wishlist so my in-laws can take the hit instead of me! (Christmas is coming)
― Wimmels, Saturday, 3 December 2016 01:41 (seven years ago) link
Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis's NYN, then. Only just caught this via the fRoots list. First cut caught my attention. Not so sure of the album overall though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ylmGzz3Hfw
The beginning makes me think of As Tears Go By. Kristi Stassinopoulou is a good, pleasant singer but doesn't strike me as being on par with the great singers out of Greece. But what are they doing?
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 26 December 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
More. Feel like I am waiting for the guitar and/or bouzouk to break out and do a bit more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1czBr45AeZI
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 26 December 2016 19:07 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKBHrZGP2DY
Vintage Greek Hawaiian steel guitar!
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 05:54 (six years ago) link