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M’arreter ici... : Sketches of Asia Minor

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Label: Evidence Classics

Cat No: EVCD094

Barcode: 5051083187503

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 31st March 2023

Artists

Ourania Lampropoulou (santouri)
Dominique Vellard (voice, oud)

Artists

Ourania Lampropoulou (santouri)
Dominique Vellard (voice, oud)

About

Suggested by the great Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, ‘M’arrêter ici...’ recounts the stories of these Asia Minor communities driven by a desire for elsewhere or tossed about by history, in search of a place to put an end to their wandering.

For this recording, Dominique Vellard and Ourania Lampropoulou focused on the Orient, and drew inspiration from the cultural diversity found in the late 19th-century Smyrna. They have selected music from Greek, Sephardic and Ottoman traditions.

As a tribute to this rich heritage, Dominique Vellard has composed three melodies for voice, oud and santouri, all of which naturally inscribe in the historical repertoire.

Contents:
1. Edho as statho... (Constantine P. Cavafy/Dominique Vellard)
2. Dhen ta ivra pia (Constantine P. Cavafy/Dominique Vellard)
3. Moiroloi tis Panagias (traditional song of Cyprus)
4. Improvisation in Hicaskâr mode
5. Varytera ap’ta sidhera (traditional song of Smyrna)
6. Improvisation in Kürdi mode – Kürdi Semai (anonymous)
7. Yo le mandé (Sephardic folk song)
8. Tora ta poulia (traditional song of the Peloponnese)
9. Ki an ya ton erota mou (Constantine P. Cavafy/Dominique Vellard)
10. Improvisation in Nikriz mode – Nikriz Peşrev (Ali Ufkî Bey)
11. Avre tu puerta (Sephardic folk song)
12. Nikriz sirto (Tamburi Cemil Bey)