Michalis Tzouganakis@Frankfurt May 2009 - Mantinades

May 2009 Michalis Tzouganakis and his Band gave two outstanding performances in Germany (Frankfurt -Die Fabrik and Berlin-Jazz Club Quasimodo).
Here Michalis is singing some captivating Mantinades in his very unique way.

Nychta gianta'sai skotini kai mayroforemeni,
Mipos agapises ki esy kai vgikes gelasmeni?

Mono pos fovo prokaleis lene gia sena nychta,
Ma osoi ponoyne poly vathia kseroyne tin alithia!

Mi prospathis na mou kriftis nychta katalaveno
Oti to mavro chroma sou dichnei sevda chameno!!!

Metrisse i nychta t'astra tis kai lipi ena zevgari
Chamilosse ta matia sou min erthei kai ta parei.
....

Mantinades are very typical Cretan verses sang in a certain melody line. These are 15-syllable rhyming couplets in Cretan dialect. Each mantinada is complete in itself, in spite of its short length. There are however some mantinades used to answer others, in which case their meaning is complementary. Still today thousands of mandinades are made often also improvisized.Most get forgotten, the best are passed from mouth to mouth or written down.

The Band:
Michalis Tzouganakis (Laute, Outi, Stimme)
Giorgos Skordalos (Lyre)
Mati Palaiologos (Keyboard)
Theodoris Kouelis (Bass)
Grigoris Sintridis (Drums)
A detailed concert report (in German) can be found here. http://www.kritimou.de/ind_tzou.htm

http://www.michalistzouganakis.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michalis-Tzouganakis-Michales-Tzouganakes/11956...

Fanpage in German Language http://www.tzouganakis.eu

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[MsEladA]

api8anos kalitexnhs timh gia thn krith mas!!!!!  tzougano na zeis na mas antiprosopeueis eisai o kaluteros se latreuoume!!!!

[manousos1985]

ta logia einai perita..na sai kala...

[aelaras1991]

an isouna o ouranos tha imoun to fegari

k kathe nixta agapi mou tha imastan

ZEVGARI.....

[vasilis44evoixmr]

nuxta gianta eisai skotinh kai mauroforemenh????

mhpws agaphses kai esu kai bghkes gelasmenh????

Dwse reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee mixalh................



[irakleiotissa]

mpravo teleio videaki!!

[MARIAMT22]

hthela na balw ki alla like alla mono ena mporoysa. pragmati einai apithanos!!!

[tragopapas01]

dwse

[coskapp]

tzouganika panta

[MARELNIK]

μην προσπαθεις να μου κρυφτεις

νυχτα καταλαβαινω....

οτι το μαυρο χρωμα σου

δειχνει σεβντα χαμενο....οφου κ αχι...!!!θεος!!!τελος!!!!

[cosmicgirl97]

i was there!!! tks

[dimitrapan]

Ti vradia kai afti....