KYPOURGOS - GIANNATOU / NANOURISMATA (LULLABIES)

The idea for a collection of lullabies was born with the composer's daughter in early 1985. It was released by Lyra in March of that year.
Most of the traditional songs gathered by the Secretary were recorded in notes, the recorded material was missing, and this was an alibi (as the composer notes) for more interventions.

The rich material was found in the collections of the Bourgault-Ducoudray Academy, Pernot's Baud-bovy and the Merlier archive, thanks to the help of Markos Dragoumis.
As for the rest, Petros Perrakis searched and sent him the Cretan lullaby, sung by Yannis Tsiamoulis, of Italy, found in the album 'The Greek musical tradition of Lower Italy' and 'Sleep you take the children' an old small album by Rosa Eskanazi. The collection also included four new "artworks" of Hadjidakis, Theodorakis and Kouroupos.

The adaptation and orchestration of the songs, simple but colorful with the use of different instruments.