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Music CD - Various Artists: Putumayo Presents Greece: A Musical Odyssey
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Music CD: Putumayo Presents Greece: A Musical Odyssey
Artist: Various Artists
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Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
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1. To Parelthon Thimithika (I Remembered the Past) - Kamenidis, Stratos
2. Eleni (Helen) - Starvianos, Yorgos
3. Pino Pino (I Drink, I Drink) - Koumbios, Mihalis
4. Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia (You Deserved a Better Love) - Katsimihas, Haris
5. An Iparhis Kapou Esi (If You Are Somewhere) - Davarakis, Aris
6. Ragizi Apopse (Broken Pieces) - Papazoglou, Nikos
7. Arnisi (Denial) - Papadopoulos, T.
8. An M' Agapas, Tha S' Agapo (If You Love Me, I Will Love You) - Thomaidou, Tasoula
9. Ela Mia Nichta (Come by One Night) - Andreou, Yorgos
10. Ah, Feggaraki Mou (Oh, My Little Moon) - Zikas, Giorgos
11. Ta Ziliarika Sou Matia (Your Jealous Eyes) - Vambakaris, Markos
12. Exinta Dis Solaria (Sixty Billion Dollars) - Vagiopoulos, Petros
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0790248022529
Label: Putumayo World Music
Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Putumayo World Music
Release Date: 2004-06-29
Studio: Putumayo World Music
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Summary: Great world music!
Comment: Excellent example of world music; in this case Greek! Covers a surprising range of music. Highly recommend it.
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Summary: The next best thing to being in Greece itself
Comment: Being a long time fan of world music, I was looking for something different outside of Asian, Indian, Parisian, and Latin music. I immediately found what I was looking for in PUTUMAYO PRESENTS GREECE: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY. I am new to music from Greece (I don't count Yanni since his music bores me, nor is it remotely Greecian). I absolutely love this compilation from Putumayo. The music is unquestionably infectious. I love humming along to Anastasia Moutsatsou's "Pino Pino". Although I do not know what the artists are singing, I get a lot of enjoyment out of listening to them sing in their native tongue. I also love listening to the traditional instruments. It is so nice to listen to instruments I don't hear in the music I listen to on a regular basis. Putumayo put together a wonderful collection here as well as on other compilations I have heard. I have yet to hear a Putumayo compilation that I did not like.
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Summary: Putumayo Presents: Greece - A Musical Odyssey
Comment: Putumayo's Greece-A Musical Odyssey was released in 2004 to coincide with the Athens Olympics, and features an ear-opening blend of traditional Greek styles such as rembetika (known as Greek "blues" and usually about misfortunes) and entehno from artists such as George Dalaras, Glykeria, Apenanti, Melina Kana, Anastasia Moutsatsou, Kostas Mantzios, and Theodosia Stiga.
The magical bouzouki (a steel-stringed long-necked lute) is featured on every track, along with the santouri (a type of dulcimer). There are Balkan flourishes and even a hint of flamenco on Ragizi Apopse. Many of the songs are melancholy-sounding ballads balanced out by more intense songs such as Pino Pino.
Putumayo has included excellent liner notes as usual, with detailed biographies (with an artist pronunciation guide!), photos, a Greek music glossary, and even a recipe for Tzatziki, Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce.
I had not been exposed to Greek music before watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding and picking up Greece: A Musical Odyssey, but I fell in love with rembetica and the bittersweet songs, and have since expanded my Greek music collection. If you enjoy spirited folk music (or if you really liked the music from My Big Fat Greek Wedding), you'd do well to buy Greece: A Musical Odyssey.
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Summary: Putamayo Presents Greece: A Musical Odyssey
Comment: Very good CD with good music and original old songs. Verry happy with this C/D
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Summary: They gave us the word 'odyssey'
Comment: Putumayo's excellent "Athens to Andalucia" whet my appetite for Greek music with its three songs from Glykeria,George Dalaras&Anemos.It was a brief,tantalizing taste,and I waited patiently for Putumayo to release a Greek compilation.Luckily,it did.
Greece is the cradle of Western civilization,with Plato,Aristotle,Aristophanes&Sophocles--and they have great contemporary music."Greece:A Musical Odyssey" is an enjoyable journey through contemporary Greek folk/pop music.It's perfect for relaxing with baklava,ouzo&dolmas.
Highlights-
1)Eleni-Not everybody has read Homer's "Iliad." Considering the state of education,most teenagers haven't read this classic.Kostas Mantzios sings a beautiful song about Helen,the most beautiful woman in the world who caused the Trojan War.He breathes new life into an ancient legend.
2)Pino Pino-A joyful little song comparing love with wine.
3)Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia-With a reggae beat&an accordion,George Dalaras sings an ironic love song.
4)Ragizi Apopse-A lilting,folksy song about heartbreak.It's one of Children of the Revolution's more traditional song.
5)An m'agapas,tha s'agapo-Very melancholy and beautiful.Pantelis Thalassinos has long hair like Yanni,but makes better music.
6)Ela Mia Nichta-A frothy,spritely song though it is about loneliness.
7)Ah,feggaraki mou-A celebrity duet,but a lovely one.
"Greece" is one of Putumayo's best European compilations (along with "Music from the Wine Lands"&"Euro Lounge")If you want to try different European music,give this album a spin!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Because it focuses on some of the country's most commercially successful artists of the last two decades, this smoother-than-usual Putumayo sampler of contemporary Greek music will disappoint listeners in search of the kind of joyous party ambiance you may find in a touristy Athens taverna. The mellifluous strains of the traditional bouzouki are a constant presence, but the twelve songs here boast the sophisticated arrangements and lilting melodies of European pop at its cosmopolitan best. A somber ballad with touches of accordion, veteran singer/songwriter George Dalaras' "Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia" dazzles you with an opening line of exquisite irony ("I don't care/Who you're listening to this song with tonight") while the raspy vocals of Glykeria turn "Ta Ziliarika Sou Matia" into a visceral anthem of romantic obsession. Songs by lesser known artists such as Kostas Makedonas and Theodosia Stiga are equally compelling. A few serious omissions: the endearingly anarchic Dionisis Savopoulos, the Middle-East-meets-techno shenanigans of Ana Vissi and the delicate ballads of Arleta--the Greek equivalent of Joni Mitchell. --Ernesto Lechner
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