“Bows of Kissamos” The first CD by Vlatos Jazz

We dedicate our first Vlatos Jazz album to all wonderful musicians and storytellers from Kissamos on the beautiful island of Crete.

This is the first CD by Vlatos Jazz and is called “Bows of Kissamos”. It features the finest bows of Kissamos recorded in the winter of 2021/22. All songs were recorded live in the music temple of Vlatos.

The album is produced by the Cultural Society of Vlatos “New Horizons” and co-produced by Martijn Hazelzet and Maria Manousaki, released and distributed by Andreas Aerakis, photography Giorgos Georgilakis and Martijn Hazelzet, video by Martijn Hazelzet.

All profits from the sales of this album will go to the Cultural Society which uses the money for the better glory of the village of Vlatos. See all the projects here.

This webpage offers you more music, images and video’s of the making of this album.

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Ilias Horeftakis

(a) Sto dromo mou to skoteino – Music-lyrics: Nikos Skevakis (b) O dynatos – Music-lyrics: Michalis Kounelis (c) Sgouro vailikaki mou – Music-lyrics: Leonidas Klados (d) Apopse ein i vradia kali – Traditional

Syrta

(a) Stin Kissamo vasilikous (Karagioules) (b) Maura tha valo sto kormi (c) Paraxena i tihi mou – Music-lyrics: Fotis Katrakis

Syrta

Ilias Horeftakis: violin | Nikos Vroulakis: lute | Diamantis Kosidekakis: guitar

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Michalis Loufardakis

Α Λουσακιακος Συρτος του Στεφάνου Τριαντάφυλλακη η Κιωρος, Λαρδιανος Συρτος του Νικολάου Λαινακη 1886
Β Λουσακιακος Στέφανος Τριανταφυλλακης, Συρτος Μπαλαμπιανος του Κοπανιδη  Κωνσταντίνος Μπαλαμπος η’ Κοπανιδης 1866, Κολυμπαριανος Συρτός και Ακολουθία Νικολάος Σαριδακης η Μαύρος

Χανιωτικος Συρτος, αγνώστου σύνθεσης

Michalis Loufardakis: violin | Kyriakos Stavrianoudakis: lute

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Markos Renieris & Giannis Polychronakis

(a) ήθελα να ειμουνα εγώ – Βαγγέλης Πολυχρονάκης (b) απόψε Παναγία μου – συρτό του τζεγκα (c) ξύπνα και στοίχημα έβαλα – συρτό τσι αυγής του Κωνσταντίνου Παπαδάκη ή ναύτη (d) μπαρμπουνι – Νίκος Τζέγκας (e) κολυμπαριανος- Νίκος σαριδακης ή μαύρος

Syrta

Markos Renieris: violin | Giannis Polychronakis: lute | Michalis Sapounakis: guitar

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Stratis Skarakis

(a) Καστελιανος-συρτος του Γεωργίου Κουτσουρελη (b) Κατακλισμός- συρτός του Νικολάου Τζεγκα (c) Φουρνιανός-συρτός αποδίδεται στον Γεώργιο Κουτσουρέλη (d) Κουστογερακιώτικος- συρτος του “Ναύτη” Κώστα  παππαδάκη

Syrta

Stratis Skarakis: violin | Kyriakos Stavrianoudakis: lute

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Dimitris Vakakis

(a) Ston ourano horevoune (b) Haniotikos protos syrtos

Rizitiko

(α) I dinami ts’ agapis sou – Music: Dimitris Vakakis, Lyrics: V. Vomvolakis (b) Evaggelistria – Music: Traditional, Lyrics: Dimitris Vakakis

Syrta

Dimitris Vakakis: violin | Kyriakos Stavrianoudakis: lute

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Photoshoot

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Vlatos Jazz first CD release is called “Bows of Kissamos”