Musical Folklore Archives Melpo Merlie

Oh! Sea, how many tears

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Sea songs (shanties)
Area: Kalimnos (Dodecanese)
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:Sirtos 7/8 (3.2.2)
Scale:D mode
Collector:Merlier Melpo
Recording Place:Alambra Theatre, Athens
Recording Date:01/10/1930
Recording Responsible:Merlier Melpo
Duration:1:46
Other characteristics:Performed by natives
Register Information
Register date:23/02/2006
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:This is the well-known Dodecanesian air of the sea, sung and danced especially in Calymnos, during the long absence of sponge divers in the summertime.
Storage media:Νot given (CD 520)
Artists/Instruments
Magoulia Sisters:Choir
Magoulias Skevos:Singer
Magoulias Skevos:Lute
Photos Collection

Αικατερίνη Μαγκούλια, Κάλυμνος (Ηχογράφηση 1930)

Μαρία Μαγκούλια, Κάλυμνος (Ηχογράφηση 1930)

Σκεύος Μαγκούλιας, Κάλυμνος (Ηχογράφηση 1930)

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