I knew someone would recognize me sooner or later...
Which one were you then T_C?
I'm the one on the far right! Who looks like this ---->
TC, Goodmorning.
One of the books you lent me, has a photograph of me at the Kophinou Primary School. I just finished reading it. It was the last Village mentioned. I cant believe how dark I was. (and handsome )
Selamlar.
I thought you were modest!
It was you who said that. I made no claim. At that age (12) I was not.
Look in the mirror again D - you are no longer 12!
When I looked at the photo, I was 12.
AGED 12 in the photo, but a lot older and obviously less modest now!
Oh! I give up!
Obviously looking at old photos mean nothing to you.
I knew someone would recognize me sooner or later...
Which one were you then T_C?
I'm the one on the far right! Who looks like this ---->
TC, Goodmorning.
One of the books you lent me, has a photograph of me at the Kophinou Primary School. I just finished reading it. It was the last Village mentioned. I cant believe how dark I was. (and handsome )
Selamlar.
I thought you were modest!
It was you who said that. I made no claim. At that age (12) I was not.
Look in the mirror again D - you are no longer 12!
When I looked at the photo, I was 12.
AGED 12 in the photo, but a lot older and obviously less modest now!
Oh! I give up!
Obviously looking at old photos mean nothing to you.
Not ones THAT old
I did not think you were that old. Do you mean you cant remember that far back?
denizaksulu wrote: I did not think you were that old. Do you mean you cant remember that far back?
Cheeky! You know I was referring to you - Methuselah!
Now, back on topic please....................................
When I was 12, I used to do all the traditional Turkish Cypriot dancing. I must get my hands on these pictures. You will be amazed. A wodrous sight to behold.
denizaksulu wrote: I did not think you were that old. Do you mean you cant remember that far back?
Cheeky! You know I was referring to you - Methuselah!
Now, back on topic please....................................
When I was 12, I used to do all the traditional Turkish Cypriot dancing. I must get my hands on these pictures. You will be amazed. A wondrous sight to behold.
TC; In case you are interested Check this out. Its at Shoreditch Town Hall.
from GG in the USof A
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:56 pm
GorillaGal
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denizaksulu wrote:
GorillaGal wrote:
i approach the dance mostly as a form of exercise, as an expression of my femininity. i love the music. i will never be professional quality, which is ok with me. i just want to keep moving, before i get so old and stiff that i can't, and i know the dance keeps me flexible. one of my client's kids saw me dancing, and told her parents later that GG knows a dance "where where she can move every part of her body!" what a great compliment!--it still all moves!
and BTW, good afternoon to you!
Thanks and 'all The Indigo music is great'. I cant sit still while watching. Does 'The Indigo' ever venture to our shores?
don't know about CY, but i am pretty sure they have toured in the UK. i know the Belly Dance Superstars is doing something in London at a "Tribalondon 2009" (see shcedule: http://bellydancesuperstars.com/communi ... ndar_1.php) and Rachel may be a part of that. (no doubt!) see also: For more information, please visit www.tribalondon.co.uk.
if you go, i want a full report! and photos, if they allow!
For TC Part three of the shared music series I promised about 20 years ago..(sorry TC been pretty busy recently ...)
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The old Turkish song, Degermenci, here performed in an American recording by the Armenian Marko Melkon and the Sephardic Jew Victoria Hazan, both immigrants from the Izmir region. The song was known among Asia Minor Greeks,its popularity attested by the fact that three Greek versions, all attributed to the Izmir born composer, Stavros Pantelides, appeared in the mid 1930s. The version with Roza and Nouros was recorded in Greece for the Orthophonic label in the USA, and not originally released in Greece. Today the song is relatively unkown among Greeks.
Degermenci / O Mylonas
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The Turkish song Adanali became very popular among Greeks and Armenians, especially those who immigrated to the Uniited States. Here we have aversion by the Turkish singer and kanun player, Emin Gunduz, who played and recorded for years in America in mixed ethnic orchestras. An earlier recording in Greek is sung by the Yanina (Epirus) born Romaniate Jew Amalia Baka, while the last example is a recording by the Turkish singer Ali Ugurlu who recorded dozens of songs in Athens circa 1960 with an orchestra of Anatolian born Greeks. Uniquely, for this Athens recording he substituted the word Atinali (girl of Athens) for Adanali (girl of Adana)
Adanali
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The plethora of refugees from Turkey and beyond who flooded Greece in the 1920s had profound effects on the musical life of the country especially in regards to its urban music. I high number of very talented singers and dancers of Anatolian origin dominated the Athens recording industry. Besides of course the various forms of Greek song recorded, the refugees at times recorded old and even newer Turkish songs much beloved by the refugee populations Featured here are the singers Kostas Nouraos, Andonis Dalgas, Roza Eskenazi, Marika Ninou, Theodoros Demirtzioglou and Panayiotis Efstathiou singing both urban and rural songs
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Greek (refugee) singers of Turkish songs
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A well known tune in Turkey and also known in Greece and in Syria - supposedly originally from Aleppo. This Turkish version is recorded by the Bursa born Greek, Achilleas Poulos in the US; while the Istanbul Greek Andonis Dalgas and the Izmir born Yiorghos Vidalis perform among the earliest Greek versions. The tune become very popular on Crete, originally associated with a type of urban song centered on the town of Rethymnon, whose most important practitioner was Stelios Foustaleris
Ada Sahillerinde/ Matia Mou / Halepianos Manes
Salasana / Sala Sala (Istanbul/Constantinople traditional song)
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The famous Turkish song Canakkale, inpired by the events of the Dardanelles/Canakkale campaign in World War I spread early among many of the ethnic groups of the former Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Army still being multi ethnic at the time. Versions by Bogos Kirecciyan, Amali Baka, Rita Abatzi, Gus Gadinis, Thracian folk musicians and the Boys from Buf
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The song Hariklaki has enjoyed enormous popularity in Greece ever since the pop singer Glykeria revived it 20+ years ago. Based on the well known Izmir song Darildin Mi Gulun Bana (Esmerim Guzelim), which was already popular among Anatolian Greeks, it was first recorded and given Greek lyrics in the early 1930s under the direction of the Izmir born composer Panayiotis Toundas. Recorded by both Roza Eskenazi and Rita Abatzi (herself born in Izmir). Victoria Hazan who recorded it in the late 1940s was a Sephardic Jewish immigrant from Izmir or Kasaba who recorded in Greek,Turkish and Ladino. The laterna player, Nikos Armaos, was already famous in Istanbul when he moved to Athens and made a few recordings
Darildin mi gulum bana / Hariklaki
Feraya Zeybek / StoDiko Sou Mahala
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Bergama / Pergamos / Menemen Zeibekiko Zeybek
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An old popular tune from the Ottoman cafe tradition. Recorded in a variety of text versions by Greeks, including in Turkish by the Smyrniote Eleftherios Menemenlis. All the other singers presented in this compilation were Greeks born in Istanbul/Constantinople in the late 19th century.
Aman Yiala
(Great really old recordings..)
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The very popular Greek song Siko Horepse Koukli Mou or Nina Nai Nai was originally from an old Turkish tune. Since it was first recorded in Greek in 1958 it has enjoyed enormous popularity especially among Greek Americans. Versions by ALi Ugurlu in Turkish and Stelios Kazantizides & Vangelis Perpiniades in Greek. A compilation of numerous greek American versions will be available soon.
Nina Nai Nai / Sinanai
Nina Nai Part 2
(performed by American-Greeks/Greek immigrants in America..)
Opa!!
I think I'm going to stop there, but there are more, so part four is just around the corner..hopefully..
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