{"product_id":"v-a-aman-aman-greek-anatolian-laments-lp","title":"V\/A - Aman Aman - Greek Anatolian Laments LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\"My pain is buried and my sorrow is great \u003cbr\u003eHopeless things have come to my head\" \u003cbr\u003e- Antonis Diamantidis aka Dalgas, the Voice of Constantinople \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntensely expressive free-verse vocal laments over sliding violins, hammered santouri, guitar, and oud - the hybrid sounds of the Mediterranean in the early 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Aman Aman” cry the singers on these recordings, their voices preserved on 78rpm discs cut between 1911-1935. The phrase roughly translates to “mercy,” a call of despair, but also one of joy and admiration. On many of these sides, that full range of emotion is transmitted at once. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of these artists are legends, others lost to time. Nearly half are female vocalists, a big part of the Cafe Aman tradition but not as well represented on contemporary releases. All were affected by conflicts leading up to the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1923, and the forced migrations of millions of people between Greece and Turkey before and since. Their work reflects these journeys - devastating poems about losing love and losing home, backed by some of the best musicians of the era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hear the powerful vocals of prolifically recorded artists\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e like Antonis ‘Dalgas’ Diamantidis, Sofroniou, and Stellakis Perpiniadis, alongside revelatory recordings by largely unknown female vocalists like Hrysa Thivaiou. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully remastered and restored by Jordan McLeod at Osiris Studio, the LP includes detailed historical and discographical notes by Stavros Kourousis, and poetic lyric translations by Tony Klein. Pressed on highest quality vinyl at Smashed Plastic in Chicago and co-released with the great Olvido Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mississippi Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52911809626379,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/3899\/7932\/files\/amanaman.jpg?v=1771519611","url":"https:\/\/bisaufsmesser.com\/products\/v-a-aman-aman-greek-anatolian-laments-lp","provider":"Bis Aufs Messer Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}