David Dalle
Thursday January 22nd, 2015 with David Dalle
Record producer Christopher King joins me to talk about his lovingly reissued album of Alexis Zoumbas
Alexis Zoumbas was a Greek-American violinist from the rugged northwestern province of Epirus who immigrated to the US in 1910 as a young man leaving behind his wife and children. In the late 1920's he recorded solos for 78's which possess an enormous depth of emotion, melancholy and longing for his native Epirus.
Vintage record collector and record producer Christopher King will join me today to discuss Alexis Zoumbas and his reissue of many of these 78 sides. This release was a labour of love for Mr. King who travelled to Epirus to seek out descendants of Zoumbas and try to discover as much as possible from this enigmatic musician.
| Tzamara Arvanitiko Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus - Angry Mom Records 
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| Gaitanaki Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus - Angry Mom Records
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| Syrtos Sta Dyo Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus - Angry Mom Records
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| Alimbeis Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus - Angry Mom Records
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| Kleftes (Tsamikos) Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus - Angry Mom Records
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| Marcel Cellier was a devoted music lover who worked for an import company in Switzerland and he traveled around Europe from the 1950's to 1980 where he brought along professional recording equipment to record the music he heard in many obscure places, such as these recordings he made in Albania in 1979-80. |
| Song for the Hero "Celo Mezani" Polyphonic group from Rogoshina & local band - Marcel Cellier presents Mysterious Albania - ARC |
| Pastoral Symphony The flautists of Gramshi - Marcel Cellier presents Mysterious Albania - ARC |
| Medley Ndue Shyti - Marcel Cellier presents Mysterious Albania - ARC |
| Ostinato singing Vocal group from Vlora - Marcel Cellier presents Mysterious Albania - ARC |
| Sint Atit de Suparat Panseluta Feraru - Chants Lautar de Bucarest - Long Distance |
| While Alexis Zoumbas was recording his 78's in New York City, Bela Bartok was composing his 4th string quartet in Budapest... |
| String Quartet no. 4 Bela Bartok/Emerson String Quartet - The 6 String Quartets - Deutsche Grammophon |
| Improvisation & Antsa Gnatsi Djivan Gasparyan Duo - The Soul of Armenia - Network |
| Komitas-Suite Djivan Gasparyan and L.A. Classic Ensemble - The Soul of Armenia - Network |
| I made a mistake, Komitas did not die in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide, he survived it but suffered a severe mental breakdown, PTSD, and spent the rest of his life as a broken man in Psychiatric hospitals...but essentially you can kill a man without him actually dying...Which is why he is considered a Martyr of the genocide by the Armenian people. |
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