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