Putumayo Presents -- Greece - A Musical Odyssey[2004]

歌手名稱：Various Artists
專輯名稱：Putumayo Presents -- Greece - A Musical Odyssey
風格類型：World Music
公司廠牌：Putumayo World Music

Because it focuses on some of the country's most commercially successful artists of the last two decades, this smoother-than-usual Putumayo sampler of contemporary Greek music will disappoint listeners in search of the kind of joyous party ambiance you may find in a touristy Athens taverna. The mellifluous strains of the traditional bouzouki are a constant presence, but the twelve songs here boast the sophisticated arrangements and lilting melodies of European pop at its cosmopolitan best. A somber ballad with touches of accordion, veteran singer/songwriter George Dalaras' "Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia" dazzles you with an opening line of exquisite irony ("I don't care/Who you're listening to this song with tonight") while the raspy vocals of Glykeria turn "Ta Ziliarika Sou Matia" into a visceral anthem of romantic obsession. Songs by lesser known artists such as Kostas Makedonas and Theodosia Stiga are equally compelling. A few serious omissions: the endearingly anarchic Dionisis Savopoulos, the Middle-East-meets-techno shenanigans of Ana Vissi and the delicate ballads of Arleta--the Greek equivalent of Joni Mitchell.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1. To Parelthon Thimithika (I Remembered the Past) - Kamenidis, Stratos
2. Eleni (Helen) - Starvianos, Yorgos
3. Pino Pino (I Drink, I Drink) - Koumbios, Mihalis
4. Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia (You Deserved a Better Love) - Katsimihas, Haris
5. An Iparhis Kapou Esi (If You Are Somewhere) - Davarakis, Aris
6. Ragizi Apopse (Broken Pieces) - Papazoglou, Nikos
7. Arnisi (Denial) - Papadopoulos, T.
8. An M' Agapas, Tha S' Agapo (If You Love Me, I Will Love You) - Thomaidou, Tasoula
9. Ela Mia Nichta (Come by One Night) - Andreou, Yorgos
10. Ah, Feggaraki Mou (Oh, My Little Moon) - Zikas, Giorgos
11. Ta Ziliarika Sou Matia (Your Jealous Eyes) - Vambakaris, Markos
12. Exinta Dis Solaria (Sixty Billion Dollars) - Vagiopoulos, Petros

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