The record company "Aerakis - Cretan Musical Workshop & Seistron" having previously worked with Alexander Papadakis with "Kanari mou" (2007) and "At the bow of thw boat" (2010), continues this nice collaboration, coming in Today, the third in a series of album and we are confident that this work will be proposal, since it is a recording of the musical tradition of Crete, which we believe can be a representative sample of the Cretan musical culture.
"Anydrous Athos (Dry bloom)" titled the new double CD that gives us Alexandros Papadakis and his friends George Psarakis, Idomeneas Kamilakis and John Vergadis, an anthology known tracks like "Kondylies tsi nihtas", "Seires syrton" "Pramateftis", " Giasemaki "," Nifiatiko "," Melampiana "etc., as well as new tracks like" Anydrous Athos (Dry bloom)"," Stou Haniali "," Hasi kosmou".
Our company, having deep into the sense of responsibility and knowing the personality of Alexandros Papadakis, a man with a high sense of respect for the Cretan musical tradition and knowledge to it and its history, with the familiar ethos and should featuring a personal and professional level, we want to thank him once again that our trusted and his third consecutive album in "Anhydrous athos (Dry bloom)!
We always aim at birth so beautiful and pure musical ornaments arising through difficulties and pitfalls, but have huge and lasting value in the end! And when after the match conquer beauty, then the least you can feel grateful and proud!
Titles:
CD 1
1.Haravgi (instrumental)
This is the unique composition of Ilias Droseros. Ilias Droseros born in Drapanias of Kissamos in 1878 and died in 1944. He was an amateur boulgaristas but stayed in music's history with this purpose.
2. Amariotikes kontylies
Kondylies from the former Province of Amari, which are common in neighboring regions such as eastern Agios Vasilis, the eastern Rethemnos, and villages of Pano Riza.
Music-Lyrics: traditional
The 7th mandinada is to Myron Skoulas
3. Anydros athos (Dry bloom)
Music: Papadakis Alexandros, Lyrics: Lymakis Manolis
4. Aman Mario
One of the most classic urban songs. The urban Cretan song also called tampachaniotiko.
Lyrics-music: Panagiotis Tountas & Ioannis Bernidakis
5. Compoitions of Thanasis Skordalos
Music: Thanasis Skordalos, Lyrics: a) Karmpadakis Petros b), c) and d) Thanasis Skordalos
6. Gergianos pidihtos
The Gergiani variant family of pidihtos dances of Crete. The lyrics have a special affinity between them because they have lost over the years, either because anyway the dance suits peak moments of the feast, when drunkenness, combined with the ecstatic frenzy glentistadon not allowed rescue other verses.
7. Pramateftis
Lengthy narrative song. Dramatically recounts the reunion of two brothers, apparently lost long since, who were reunited with episodic manner and with disastrous results. The story is known throughout the island, but also outside it. This variant is the Ardakto St. Basil, by George Chliaoutakis. The recording took place in 1966 by Alexandra Nikolidakis in working out the thesis work.
Music-Lyrics: traditional
Recording: Nikolidakis Alexandra from Chliaoutaki George Ardaktos St. Basil 1966
8. Hasi kosmou
Lyrics: Vangelis Kaklis, Music: Alexandros Papadakis
9. Sousta
Music - lyrics: Traditional
10. Kisamitika syrta
Lyrics: Traditional
Music: a) Kakrapis Nicholas Tsega b) Yusuf Mustafa Karagkioule c) Chaniotikos of Vourogianni
11. Giasemaki
Music - lyrics: Alekos Karavitis
12. Seira syrton
Series Haniotika Kissamos, which are common in central Crete. a) Kallergianos Mustafa Karagkioule, adaptation Thanasis Skordalos b) Composition of Thanasis Skordalos c) Haravgi of Ilias Droseros, Melampiani adaptation of Skordalos d) 1st spin Yusuf Mustafa Karagkioules, adaptation Thanasis Skordalos, 2nd spin composition Thanasis Skordalos.
Lyrics: a), b): George Voulgarakis, c), d): traditional
CD 2
1. Kontylies tsi nihtas
Music - lyrics: Traditional
2. Steiakos pidihtos (instrumental)
The pidihtoi dances of Crete belonging to a large family, which "resembles" musical with many dances from other Aegean islands, mainly in the Dodecanese. The Steiakos pidihtos is version of pidikhtós dance at the eastern side of Crete.
3. Treis mavrofores
One of the fiercest janissaries of the Ottoman Empire was Zade Ahmed Agha. The origin was from someone Islamized Christian of Chania and it got the nickname Hanialis. He was a huge timar holder, who had met an enormous following arbitrary grabs Christian properties. The property which was managing extended from the plain, as the Mirabello and from Ierapetra to Malia.
Complaints of abuses of Chanialis bothered Pasha Grand Castle Mustafa Resit Kioutachis, who then intentionally strangled him with his own hands in December 25, 1825. In Magoulas Lassithi Plateau Ottoman fountain located at the point where it was built one of the towers shelters of Hanialis.
Lyrics: Siganos Charidimos, Music: traditional
4. Stou Haniali
Music - lyrics: Alexandros Papadakis
5. Τsi sineparsas (Eastern Ai Vasilis and Amari)
Shortly before the wedding the groom must go to the bride's house and to receive from their own. Below is a musical-poetic ritual according to which the bride and hers refuse to open the door. The friends of the groom with serenades trying to persuade the side of the bride, who refuses almost stubbornly, but in the end there is the hand of the groom, which enters the house by breaking the door.
The custom has a very practical and logical explanation: apparently previously not all marriages were after the creation and development of erotic feeling. So establishing a custom violent abduction of the bride covered the numerous cases of non-condescending marriages ...
Lyrics-music: traditional
The 8th mandinada said by Philip Pavlaki Vrises St. Basil marriage Kissos St. Basil.)
6. Apopse krigios epiase (rizitiko)
Song from the roots of the White Mountains (Lefka ori). It refers to the erotic excitement, which can give power to man to endure hardships.
Lyrics-music: traditional
7. Syrta
Lyrics: a), b) traditional, c) George Kalogridis d) i) Moudatsos Kostis ii) Vergadis Christos
Source for the first mantinada was the Nikogiannis (Nikaki John) from Fountains Ai. Vasilis.
Music: a) Protos Chaniotikos syrtos, traditional, b) 2nd Lousakianos syrtos, traditional, c) Kalogridis George-Markogiannakis Yannis, d) Gavalochorianos syrtos or syrtos tsi nihtas (according to Hania musical tradition is a composition of Stephen Triantafyllakis or Kioros)
8. S'ema ladi tou menexe
Lyrics: traditional, Music: Vangelis Markogiannakis
9. Melebiana
Classic purposes, to be reimbursed by the Melampianous as compositions in Hatzidakis Vangelis. The first aim (Melampiani mandinada) has elements from older Kissamos slide like Electra Felessogianni (Felessakis John), or skopos ts'avgis of Naftis (Kostis Papadakis). The next two are independent creations Chatzidovangelis, who is considered one of the last makers of Melampianou song mode.
The Melabes is the birthplace of four national martyrs Michael Angeli, George and Manolis. Because of their significant national action named the official Orthodox Church Saints.
Lyrics: a) Simantirakis Yannis, b) Skandalaki Anna c) Christoforakis Yannis
10. Ardahthianes kontylies
Lyrics: Dagalakis Giorgos
Music: Alexandros Papadakis
11. Nanarisma
This lullaby didicated at Papadovangelis
Lyrics: traditional, Alexandra recording Nikolidakis by Androniki Nikolidakis, Ardaktos St. Basil 1966
Music: Alexandros Papadakis
