Folk Music Of Greece & Cyprus / Various Folk Music Of Greece & Cyprus / Various CD

The soils of Greece, as the philosopher Plato noted more than 2,000 years ago, are thin and poor, and over much of the country the bare rock shows at the surface. Yet from this soil grew one of the greatest civilizations in the history of the Western World. Here is the music of this ancient island nation, and it's equally ancient sister, Cyprus. The folk dances, ritual and ceremonial songs and instruments of a hundred generations are preserved here in this unique compilation, carefully gathered by Lyrichord. "Folk Music of Greece and Cyprus" offers a rare, honest glimpse at the musical culture and rituals of these Ancient people, free from the glossy, romantic, veneer, borne of more than a century of tourism.

1. Taxim Huzam 2. Neva Chifteteli 3. Pentozali 4. Cretan Sousta 5. Pentozali 6. Chamiko Dance 7. Cretan Syltos 8. Kalamatiano Dance 9. Dance 10. Taxim Suzak 11. Chamikos Dance 12. Marriage Dance 13. Taxim Hezaz 14. Caranguna 15. Syltos Dance 16. Marriage Dance 17. To Maheri - Evelhou Karalambou/Theophanis Mavriklos 18. Mandra - Phlllppos Pyrros 19. Zimbekikos - Vrakhimls/Mikhaile Teresas 20. Syrtos - Vrakhimls/Milkhaile Teresas 21. Ballad of Arodhaphnousa - Ourani a Paraskeva 22. Paralimnitit Phoni - Philippos Pyrros 23. 3 Karsilamas Dances - Evelhou Karalambou/Theophanis Mavriklos 24. Ballad of Mikrokonstantinos - Despina Kalokotroni 25. Tsiftetelli - Philippos Pyrros 26. Arapies - Evelhou Karalambou/Theophanis Mavriklos