Smyrniá - Glikería

Glikeria singing an old smyrnean song

Category:

Music

Tags:

• smyrneiko
• glikeria
• kanoni

[aleksisforbes]

perfect!Greetings from Turkey-İzmir(smirni).Zito i filia

[Americanissima]

We DO know that the Ottomans absorbed and copied the best of the cultures among whom they ruled. And who could blame them? There's nothing lovelier than Greek music. :)

[romanticanj]

The Ottomans absorbed and copied the best of the people among whom they ruled. I agree with that. This was Greek music, and always will be from the Anatolian Greeks.  This song is awesome. Let us enjoy it, and however, do not forget where it came from originally, the Asia Minor Greeks.

[kokkinomalli]

I don't know why everyones arguing about Turkey, and how Turks are responsible for 'bad things.' Why not just comment on how awesome this song is?

[putmyguitarawaymummy]

do not be nationalist scum in both ways,doesn t matter if they are greek or turkish.what happened in the bloody history,just happened to poor people.its still shame though turkish people are still washing themselves by prejudice and racism.but hey;the question is:who does not?I think the musicians who are singing and playing the mediterranean songs...

[Americanissima]

@Kalimeraba

bullshit! In your delusional dreams (or revisionist textbooks) perhaps!

[Americanissima]

@YandimERSIN

hardly, dude. Very lame answer. apples and oranges.

Conquest has always been the way that nations have been created, sure.

But why did the Turks have to kill so brutally, so wickedly, and the most innocent of the people?

Also BIG difference is that America has confessed its sins/crimes against native people and slaves. But Turkey refuses to admit to genocides.

And you call Greece and Turkey friends? What sort of friend kills and rapes and then denies it?

No, not true.

[pentogram23]

this type of music they call Turkish does not exsist among Turic tribes ( Turks)....Turks absorbed much of what they occupied now they call it their own just pure arogance..Note I said TURIC peoples...that includes Turkmenistan Ajerbijan etc.....and those that border China....

[yobrowassupp]

@W211BEAST

no culture? I think you know nothing about Asian culture of Turkish nations.

[YandimERSIN]

my friend, all this cities are now turkish... but we are still live together in friendship... manhatten was a indian island, today it is the island the kapitalist... that s life

[TheAnneelise]

Sad! It seems an impossible situation, and yes, there is a lot of animosity incolved. Yet I think there is a difference between hate and justice. You need not hate someone who has done something to you. But you can ask for their apology. And unless they give it to you, they are not your friend and you have no reason to trust them.

[metixaras]

i live in a village called GALLIKOS and its 700 residents of 1400 are refuges from Mikra Asia..When i talk to the elders and ask what happened back then..tears cover their faces..and hurt their heart...i should live there too now..but...Unfortunatelly nothing can set us free and never will..we live here now and someone should be the bigger man...and who knows..people can change..thats why im sayin this hate must end sometime..from every which way.. Dont let the past haunt u anymore..