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Antonis Martsakis
Biographical Note
Singer from Crete.
Songs
Crete Chania, Lakkoi Fable song (ballad)
A maid bidding farewell (Spouses recognized on the emigrant's return)
A maid was seeing her husband off to foreign parts
holding a candle out for him to see,
tankards of wine for him to drink.
...
Crete Cretan Rizitiko Historical song
Great joy across the land
Great joy across the land, great joy in every village
and all in the best, the best of spirits
save Rhodes, poor ill-fated ...
Crete Cretan Rizitiko Acritic song
Last night I crossed rivers (The death of Digenis)
Last night I forded rivers and crossed bridges
and heard sighing and wondered what it was.
Digenis is fighting for his life...
Crete Fable song (ballad)
Mavrianos and the king
Mavrianos and the king were dining in a garden.
Having nought of note to discuss, the talk turned to
blonde girls and curly...
Crete Chania, Kambanos Cretan Rizitiko Historical song, National legends and laments
The swallows of Vlachiá (The sack of Adrianoúpolis)
The swallows of Vlachiá and the birds of the West
weeping late and weeping early, weeping at noon,
weeping for ravaged Adri...
Crete Acritic song
When Constantis was begging
When Constantis was begging in foreign lands,
he walked the streets and crossed the narrows
wearing his monk's habit short,...
Albums
Folk fables in song
Singer
CD
Songs of History and Heroes
Singer
CD
Songs of the frontier and of heroes
Singer
Digital publication
Concerts
11/10/2005 Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Domna Samiou sings songs of nature and of love
Traditional songs and events that follow the course of the cy...