Navigate to the musical places of Crete that left their strong imprint on the evolution of the island’s musical tradition.
Alfa Mylopotamos
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Performers: Dimitris Kafatos (lyre), Manolis Maniadakis (lute).
The sounds that can be heard have the idiom of the village of Alfa Mylopotamos. These are the characteristic scores played by Kostas Moundakis (1926-1991) and his teacher Dimitris Kafatos.
Eastern Crete
Performers: Yannis Kazamis (lyre, singing), Nikos Manias (lute).
Anogia Mylopotamos
Performers: Yannis Kazamis (lyre, singing), Nikos Manias (lute).
Asterousia Mountains of Heraklion
Performers: Stylianos Fustanakis (probably violin), Manolis Maniadakis (lute).
Gavalochori Apokoronas Chania
Heraklion (Castle)
Performers: Michalis Melabiotis (lyre, singing), Andreas Hatzidakis (lute), George Hatzidakis: lute.
Holy Monastery of Arkadi, Rethymnon
Material prepared for the release of the album which took place in February 1988 in the Catholicos of the Holy Monastery of Arkadi.
Ierapetra, Lassithi
Performers: Pantelis Baritantonatakis (violin), Antonis Baritantonatakis (guitar).
Kastelli, Kissamos Chania, Chania
Performers: Nikos Manias (lute, singing), unidentified musician (lyre), unidentified musician (lute).
Lasithi
Performers: Pantelis Baritantonatakis (violin), probably Antonis Baritantonatakis (guitar).
Lousaka of Kissamos, Chania, Greece
Performers: Chronis Manouselis (lyre, singing), Theodorakis (lute).
Malevizi Heraklion
Performers: Kostas Mountakis (1926-1991, lyra), unidentified musician (lute).
Messara/Pediada Heraklion
Performers: Giorgis Apostolakis (mandolin, singing), Kostas Mountakis (singing).
At 3΄53΄΄ the sliding “Sterousian my partridge” by Thanasis Skordalos is heard.
From 6΄02΄΄ you can hear Messarite and Foustanis’s tones.
Mylopotamos, Rethymnon
Performers: Dimitris Kafatos (lyre), Manolis Maniadakis (lute).
Perivolia (suburb) Rethymnon
Plaka Apokoronas Chania
Performers: Michalis Papadakis or Plakianos (1903-1978) (lyre), Unidentified musicians (song, lute, percussion).
Selinou District, Chania Prefecture
Performers: Kostas Mountakis (lyra, singing), probably Soula Daskalomarkaki (lute).
Sirikari, Chania
Performers: Kostas Mountakis (lyre, singing), Stelios Fustalierakis (boulangerie).
Sitia
Performers: Pantelis Baritantonatakis (violin), Antonis Baritantonatakis (guitar), Manolis Malliotakis (lute, singing).
Spili Rethymnon
Performers: Stelios Fustaliereakis or Fustaliere (boulangerie).
Chania
Performers: Giorgis Apostolakis (mandolin), Kostas Mountakis (singing).
Messara
Performers: Konstantinos Spanakis (habioli or mandura).
In the first part of the piece, from 0:10 to 1:14, we hear tunes of the jumpers playing in mountainous Heraklion, that is, at the roots of Psiloritis.
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