Friday 13 November 2015

Κοντυλιές

In the first part of the video (from the beginning up to 4:20) they seem to be playing a version of 'kontylies' found in Eastern Crete (around Siteia), known for being first recorded by Stratis Kalogerides and thus often referred to as Κοντυλιές Καλογερίδη (see also this earlier post).


Monday 9 November 2015

A wedding in Cyprus


Not sure where (in the Balkans?) these folks' music is from, but they sure seem to be having fun.

Monday 2 November 2015

"Hip Hop & Tsiattista"



Note the presence of Makarios alongside Public Enemy on the cover image.