11 May 2011

Crossing the Greek/Turkish frontier, I was asked: "Business or pleasure?" I said: "My business is pleasure." That's this morning on The Komodo Dragon Show, from 8-11am Central Time on 101.5 in Winnipeg; http://www.umfm.com/ in the Bosphorous.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

†1. Kostas Tzovenos: Enas mangas sto teke mou (rec. 1930s)
Roza Eskenazi - voice, Dimitris "Salonikios" Semsis - fiddle
3:20

2. Traditional-Greek: Kanun Taxim in Makam Saba
2:09

3. Traditional-Greek: Pséftise pléon o douniás
5:22

4. Traditional-Greek: Elenáki
5:11

5. Traditional-Greek: Éla pashá mou
3:26

6. Traditional-Greek: Mes' to pashá limani
2:52

Tracks 2-6 (rec. 1998)
Niki Tramba - voice; Ross Daly - oud & musical director; Socrates Sinopoulos - kemenche [spike fiddle]; Giorgos Symeonidis - ney [reed flute]; Giorgos Marinakis - violin; Giorgos Kotsinis - clarinet; Ruth Hill - bendir [frame drum], wooden spoons, darabuka [goblet drum], riq [tambourine]; Simon Hill - bendir; Panos Dimitrakopoulos - kanun [zither]; Angelina Stathopoulou - santur [hammered dulcimer]
Niki Tramba, Ross Daly & Labyrinth: At the Café Aman
Network Medien, 29.668

7. Nikos Skalkottas: Series I from 36 Greek Dances (1931-35)
Nikos Christodoulou - conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra
BIS Records, CD-1333/34
26:25

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

8. Carol Barnett: Vignettes after Pierides (1999)
Claudia White - flute, Laura Sewell - cello, Marianne Fleming Bryan - piano
Cyprus: First Impressions
Innova Recordings, 657
16:24

9. Kathryn Mishell: Suite for Piano: Images of Greece (1984)
Nancy Garrett - piano
Kathryn Mishell: Musical Voyages
Pierian Recording Society, 0014
18:55

10. Traditional-Turkish: Muhabet
3:53

11. Traditional-Turkish: Ah, Bir Atas Ver
2:49

12. Traditional-Turkish: Harman Dali
1:58

13. Traditional-Turkish/Azeri: Aman Avci Vurma Mani
2:36

14. Zeki Muren: Bir Demet Yasemen
8:11

Tracks 10-14 (rec. 1998)
Turku Eurasian Folk Ensemble: Ted Monnich - saz [long-necked lute] & kasik [wooden spoons]; Farzad Roberts - violin & oud; Shahriar Panahi - tar [long-necked lute]; Carla Monnich - davul [double-headed drum] & zils [finger cymbals] ; Dav'id Korup - tombak [goblet drum], djembe [African goblet drum], riq, ankle bells & kasik
Turku: Alleys of Instanbul
Hittite Sun Productions, HSCD-1101

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

15. Manos Hadjidakis: Topkapi (1964)
Manos Hadjidakis - conductor
Topkapi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Kritzerland, KR 20013-1
42'

†16. Evangelos Papazoglou: O xemangas (rec. 1930s)
Rita Abadzi - voice
3:18
(Just say no thank you.)

†17. K. Karipis: Ta hanumakia (rec. 1930s)
Rita Abadzi - voice
3:13

†Tracks 1, 16 & 17
The Rough Guide to Rebétika
World Music Network, RGNET 1142 CD

18. Traditional-Greek: Clarinet Taxim in Makam Rast (rec. 1998)
Giorgos Kotsinis - clarinet
Niki Tramba, Ross Daly & Labyrinth: At the Café Aman
Network Medien, 29.668
3:11

Where to buy CDs featured on today's show:
The Rough Guide to Rebétika - CD Universe
Niki Tramba, Ross Daly & Labyrinth - Amazon
Nikos Skalkottas - ArkivMusic
Carol Barnett - Innova
Kathryn Mishell - ArkivMusic
Turku Eurasian Folk Ensemble - Amazon mp3
Manos Hadjidakis: Topkapi - out of print

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