Sources and acknowledgements
Pictures | Audio | Acknowledgements
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 |
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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 |
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. |