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Songs of Asia Minor 2

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On this LP, Domna Samiou presents songs and dances she recorded among refugees of Asia Minor: heartfelt interpretations dedicated to Baindiri, Domna’s hometown in Asia Minor. This LP complements ‘Songs of Asia Minor N° 1’ published in 1984.
Side A
- Production: Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association
- Year of release: 1991
- Type: LP
Credits
Production team
- Domna Samiou (Research, Collection, Musical supervision),
- Yulie Papatheodorou (Production management)
Sound team
- Kostas Prikopoulos (Sound engineer)
Booklet team
- Mania Seferiades (English translation),
- Christos Giataganas (Design and layout)
Singer
- Domna Samiou (At Dawn, The Water of Life, Roumbalia - Carnation),
- Kostas Diavatis (Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople)),
- Manolis Pappos (Yio Mario),
- Isidoros Syntelis (You Have Entangled Me),
- Kleoniki Tzoanaki (Yatzilariani)
Choir
- Choir of the Athletic and Cultural Association 'Propontis' (Neos Marmaras, Chalkidiki) (Well Met),
- Greek Folk Dance Group ‘Eleni Tsaouli’ (Yio Mario, Yatzilariani, Roumbalia - Carnation),
- Group from Nea Makri (Attiki) (Wake up My Black Eyed One),
- Women's Group from Nea Erythrea (Attiki) (Yatzilariani)
Clarinet
- Petros Athanasopoulos-Kalyvas (Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), The Water of Life, Well Met)
Violin
- Stathis Koukoularis (Wake up My Black Eyed One, Well Met),
- Nikos Oikonomidis (Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), Karsilamas Dance - Tsift, The Water of Life, Dance (With Wooden Spoons), Yatzilariani, Roumbalia - Carnation)
Constantinopolitan lyra
- Socrates Sinopoulos (You Have Entangled Me, At Dawn, Karsilamas Dance - Tsift, Dance (With Wooden Spoons))
Kanun
- Agnes Agopian (You Have Entangled Me, At Dawn, Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), Karsilamas Dance - Tsift, The Water of Life, Dance (With Wooden Spoons))
Santur
Oud
- Joanna Andrews (You Have Entangled Me, At Dawn, Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), Wake up My Black Eyed One, Karsilamas Dance - Tsift, The Water of Life, Dance (With Wooden Spoons))
Lute
- Vassilis Katrakos (Well Met, Yatzilariani),
- Kostas Philippidis (Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), The Water of Life, Roumbalia - Carnation)
Goblet drum
- Mathios Balabanis (Wake up My Black Eyed One, Well Met, Yatzilariani),
- Andreas Pappas (At Dawn, Like the Marble of the City (Constantinople), Karsilamas Dance - Tsift, The Water of Life, Dance (With Wooden Spoons), Roumbalia - Carnation)
Bendir (frame drum)
Spoons
Informant (source of the song)
- Nikos Karageorgiou (Wake up My Black Eyed One),
- Nikolas Labrinoudakis (Yio Mario),
- Paraschos Manikas (Yio Mario),
- Antonis Marmarinos (Well Met),
- Kleoniki Tzoanaki (Yatzilariani),
- Yannis Zikas (The Water of Life)
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