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Here's an example:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRkuNcbTvg"]Turkish Traditional Oriental Music - YouTube[/ame]
It's sometimes also referred to as Bellydancing music.
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Scandinavia, Balkans, Anatolia, Hatay
I can not refrain from posting this masterpiece...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QqBlvtGfZw]SELDA BA[/ame]
as for Greek stuff I like the following (Thracian traditional music with a modern touch): [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeg457TvQIc]Palyrria - Pyrovasia 1208 - YouTube[/ame]
Btw, I absolutely hate modern hits and stuff...Cheap, mass-producing, fastfood music.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QqBlvtGfZw]SELDA BA[/ame]
as for Greek stuff I like the following (Thracian traditional music with a modern touch): [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeg457TvQIc]Palyrria - Pyrovasia 1208 - YouTube[/ame]
Btw, I absolutely hate modern hits and stuff...Cheap, mass-producing, fastfood music.
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heh, Selda Bağcan. Midas, are you Greek or Turkish or a Tureek? If you like this sort of tunes, Tülay German and Sümeyra Çakır are good picks for you.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJQvuKpoofE&ob=av2e"]Turna (Kardeş Türküler) - YouTube[/ame]
Turna means a crane. In Turkish folklore, cranes are likened to news-bearers.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJQvuKpoofE&ob=av2e"]Turna (Kardeş Türküler) - YouTube[/ame]
Turna means a crane. In Turkish folklore, cranes are likened to news-bearers.
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Belgium
My mother used to have this cd with greek bouzouki songs, and I remember there was some song "Varka Sto Gialo"
I found it a catchy tune
Can any greek member now tell me the answer the question that i've wondered for the past 20 years: What does the sentence "Varka Sto Gialo" actually mean?
I actually found the song on Youtube:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcleY7LViM"][/ame][ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcleY7LViM"]Varka Sto Gialo - YouTube[/ame]
I found it a catchy tune
Can any greek member now tell me the answer the question that i've wondered for the past 20 years: What does the sentence "Varka Sto Gialo" actually mean?
I actually found the song on Youtube:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcleY7LViM"][/ame][ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcleY7LViM"]Varka Sto Gialo - YouTube[/ame]
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My mother used to have this cd with greek bouzouki songs, and I remember there was some song "Varka Sto Gialo"
I found it a catchy tune
Can any greek member now tell me the answer the question that i've wondered for the past 20 years: What does the sentence "Varka Sto Gialo" actually mean?
I actually found the song on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcleY7LViMVarka Sto Gialo - YouTube
It means "boat in the sea". Hardly worthy of a mystery lasting 20 years.
This is a love song actually, and a bit on the light side, not characteristic of the music of Theodorakis. Still, it has a nice, catchy tune.
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Belgium
It means "boat in the sea". Hardly worthy of a mystery lasting 20 years.
This is a love song actually, and a bit on the light side, not characteristic of the music of Theodorakis. Still, it has a nice, catchy tune.
Thx for the info
Glad to finally know what it's about. I really should learn greek...It's such a beautiful language.I've spent the past hour listening to Varga Sto Giallo now. Can't get the tune out of my head
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It means "boat in the sea". Hardly worthy of a mystery lasting 20 years.
This is a love song actually, and a bit on the light side, not characteristic of the music of Theodorakis. Still, it has a nice, catchy tune.
Inspired me the song Gemi, the boat.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH6pnyu9-eM]ezginin günlü[/ame]
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Such a lovely song...is it a love one?
Isn't the sea just wonderful?
PS: For some strange reason, melancholy and nostalgia suit Istanbul and Bosporus well, at least in my mind. The song reflects those feelings.
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Thx for the info
I've spent the past hour listening to Varga Sto Giallo now. Can't get the tune out of my head
If you ever do try to learn Greek and require any assistance, I'd be glad to help in any way.
Here's another similar tune, Theodorakis again, it might help you to get the other tune out of your head.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmIYJvaifyo]H margarita margaro - YouTube[/ame]
PS: I might try to translate those songs, if you're curious about their lyrics.
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It's about a small boat; personification of a boat. The boat is likened to an incautious young person. The lines are about the warnings of such a dangerous expedition to the vast sea and the narration of the possible outcome.
Yes, the sea is wonderful. Since my childhood, I always lived close to the sea and it is an indispensable part of me now; desire to be close to the sea.
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Belgium
If you ever do try to learn Greek and require any assistance, I'd be glad to help in any way.
Here's another similar tune, Theodorakis again, it might help you to get the other tune out of your head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmIYJvaifyo
PS: I might try to translate those songs, if you're curious about their lyrics.
I'd be very grateful if you can recommend me some music and supply some traductions.
Till now, the only greek words I know are Kalimera, Kalispera, Kalynicta and Iamas. (and I'm not sure about the spelling
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