Repertories and identities of a musician from Crete (Magrini)

Sources and acknowledgements

Pictures | Audio | Acknowledgements


Pictures

Kostas Papadakis Photo by T. Magrini, 1994
Papadakis and self-portait depicting him wearing traditional Cretan man's costume, symbol of his allegiance to local tradition. Photo by T. Magrini, 1994
Bouzouki Photo by T. Magrini, 1994
baglamás (detail) Photo by T. Magrini, 1994
A group of musicians from Crete: Stelios Lainakis (laouto player), Vassilis Kartsonakis (singer of rizitika), Grigoris Mathioudakis (singer of rizitika), Michail Kounelakis (violin player), Manolis Kartsonakis (laouto player) Photo courtesy of Stelios Lainakis, 1994.
Nikolaos Sarimanolis playing bouzouki Photo by T. Magrini, 1994
Traditional weddings in Crete Photo courtesy of M. Anselmi and R. Leydi.
Gheorghios Koutsourelis (1914-1994), laouto player, and Gheorghios Marinakis "Marianos" (1900-1940), violin player Photo courtesy of M. Anselmi and R. Leydi
Celebrated violin player Nikolaos Charchalis (1882-1973, born in Kisamos) and Gheorghios Koutsourelis (1914-1994, born in Kastelli) Photo courtesy of M. Anselmi and R. Leydi
A famous lyra player, Thanasis Skordalós, wearing the traditional Cretan costume. Cover of the LP Ta vasana tou gherou Panicar Records YPA 5135. 1976
A group of rebetes and refugees in Piraeus, 1937 (Holst 1975: 28)
Stelios Phoustalierakis "Phoustalieris" Cover of the LP Stelios Phoustalieris 1935-55. Aerakis LP S.A. 531
Audio
A Turkish song still performed in Crete (Nikolaos Saridakis: voice; Ghiorghios Gabakis: voice and laouto) Rec. T. Magrini. Kolibari 1979
Mandinades on syrtós (Vassilis Kartsonakis: voice; Manolis Kartsonakis and Stelios Lainakis: laouto) Rec. T. Magrini. Polyrinia 1979
Papadakis plays the pendozalis, a traditional Cretan dance. Stelios Lainakis: laouto Rec. T. Magrini. Chanià 1979
Papadakis sings and plays Duru-duru (tabachaniotiko song) From the LP Musica popolare a Creta. I violinisti, Albatros VPA 8397
Papadakis plays Ballos with an instrumental group including laouto, guitar, bouzouki, and kroustá From the LP 65 Chronia Naftis, Cretaphon Cret 317
Papadakis plays his Syrtós Rodopianós with laouto player Stelios Lainakis Rec. T. Magrini. Chanià 1979
Thanasis Skordalós plays Oti skepazi o ouranós. From the LP Ta vasana tou gherou Panicar Records YPA 5135. 1976
Baglamádes: a. taximi; b. song. Stelios Kiromitis and Stratos Paghiumtsís. From the CD Tragoudia tou ypokosmou FM Records 5201364406315
Sotiria Bellou, the "star" of the post-war period, sings Glenda min argoporeis, a song of Vassilis Tsitsanis, the main composer of rebetika songs in those years. From the LP Sotiria Bellou 1946-1956 Margo 8163. 1976
Phoustalieris sings and plays his well-known song Ta vasana mou chairomai. Rec T. Magrini. Rethymnon 1977
Nikolaos Sarimanolis plays and sings Staphidianós. Rec. T. Magrini. Chanià 1994
Sousta (Chalki). V. Sfiriou: lyra. From the LP Songs of Rhodes, Chalki and Symi. SDNM 104
Sousta. Gheorghios Zimakis: voice and lyra; Jakovos Fotiadis: laouto Rec. T. Magrini. Chanià 1979
Syrtós "Stou touphekiou ti moira". Kostas Moudakis: lyra From the LP Kostas Moudakis. Minos Matsas STLP 2025. 1978
Star of Silver. Gheorghios Zimakis: lyra; Jakovos Fotiadis: laouto Rec. T. Magrini. Chanià 1979
A tavla song: Mavro kapnó 'da ki evgaine. Vassilis Kartsonakis: voice Rec. T. Magrini. Polyrinia 1979
Acknowledgements

I am indebted to Stelios Lainakis and Roberto Leydi for their cooperation during fieldwork, and thank Grigorios Kapsomenos for suggestions and information, and Maurizio Morini and Fabio Regazzi for assistance in capturing and editing audio and graphic files for the World Wide Web.

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