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[bill cobbett]

Thanks for posting this Gab. Fascinating.

I could understand about 80% of it, but I didn't think much of this chap's chastista style. His voice is well past its prime which made understanding some of it difficult. Interestingly I could also hear and understand the chaps off-camera.

[Gabira]

What's this style of singing called?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N8trFyXrylg

Anna Vissi does it really well too!

Yeah but I resurrected the thread tonight because I wanted to know what this other style of singing is called ....

It's called the Oracle verbal diaorrhoea.

I think the flags in the background have triggered another hypomaniac episode for Oracle

[Gabira]

Thanks for posting this Gab. Fascinating.

I could understand about 80% of it, but I didn't think much of this chap's chastista style. His voice is well past its prime which made understanding some of it difficult. Interestingly I could also hear and understand the chaps off-camera.

Thanx bill.

The old man has passed on since this video. He was the famous Muzzaferi in Louroujina. He has many legendary & humourous stories in the village.

It is not uncommon to hear Greek Cyriot being spoken by Louroujinites of all ages to this day.

[Oracle]

What's this style of singing called?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N8trFyXrylg

Anna Vissi does it really well too!

Yeah but I resurrected the thread tonight because I wanted to know what this other style of singing is called ....

It's called the Oracle verbal diaorrhoea.

I think the flags in the background have triggered another hypomaniac episode for Oracle

Ungrateful sod! ... At least I resurrected your dead thread

But seriously ... I really would like to know if that sort of "yodelling" style of singing has a label like Chatista does ....

You could even go so far as finding Turkish versions and posting them (so unoriginal those Turks .... ).

[Gabira]

You could even go so far as finding Turkish versions and posting them (so unoriginal those Turks .... ).

Which Turks are you referring to ?

[Oracle]

You could even go so far as finding Turkish versions and posting them (so unoriginal those Turks .... ).

Which Turks are you referring to ?

Any! ..... by whatever name they call themselves depending on what Century we are talking about ...

(Including "Linobambaki" ..... )

[Issy1956]

Does anyone know what the true origins of the Louroujina folks are? Are they muslim converts of Venetian/ Lugisnan Catholics following the 1571 invasion or Turks who settled in Cyprus from Anatolia.
Thanks

[Oracle]

Well that's like saying how long is a piece of string ...

Before the Ottomans, there were just Cypriots.

[halil]

Does anyone know what the true origins of the Louroujina folks are? Are they muslim converts of Venetian/ Lugisnan Catholics following the 1571 invasion or Turks who settled in Cyprus from Anatolia.
Thanks

At the moment people from Lurucina has got 2 web page . one of them is active . to see it clik on below link.
http://arifler.mycyprus.net/english/Lurucina/about.htm

other one is under the construction now .
http://www.lurucina.org/

from those link we can learn more .

Gabira ,
my room mate still waiting your email . they are very excited with your project .they are all members of the Luricina Yaşıyor derneği (luricina lives organisation)

[Nikitas]

I could understand it all, but I guess most people of my generation would. Perhaps the younger folk might miss some words like "kantounia" etc.