Musical Folklore Archives Melpo Merlie

Lullaby

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Lullabies
Area: Anakou (Cappadocia)
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek & Turkish
Dance:-
Scale:E mode
Collector:Merlier Melpo
Recording Place:Alambra Theatre, Athens
Recording Date:01/10/1930
Recording Responsible:Merlier Melpo
Duration:1:28
Other characteristics:Performed by natives, A capella
Register Information
Register date:18/05/2010
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:In Cappadocia babies were usually distracted through Turkish nursery rhymes. But the lullabies were frequently sung in Greek, or even in both languages, like in this example.
Storage media:Merlier (78rpm) 033 (78 rpm 033)
Artists/Instruments
Tourghouti Maria:Singer
Photos Collection

Δίσκος 78 rpm (Μερλιέ 033/από τη συλλογή του ΜΛΑ)

Μαρία Τουργούτη, Ανακού - Καππαδοκία (Ηχογράφηση 1930)

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