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Lament from Epirus - "Soundtrack"

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michaelsee The documentary was riveting. Having access to the soundtrack via Bandcamp was a bonus. One of my favorite Bandcamp purchases. Favorite track: Skaros.

Robert Bloemkolk If you like your blues pre-war, this is a must have. Absolutely unique. Favorite track: Skaros.

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	1.	Alexis Zoumbas - Epirotiko Mirogoli 04:15
	2.	Kitsos Harisiadis - Skaros 03:12
	3.	Takimi - Skaros Hora 07:16
	4.	Manthos Halkias & Folk Orchestra - Samantakas - Osman Taka 02:55
	5.	Group from Northern Epirus - Stis Deropolis Ton Kampo - On The Deropolis Plain 03:23
	6.	Kitsos Harisiadis - Stroto Pogonisio 03:04
	7.	Demetris Halkias - Selfos (Nightingale) 02:53
	8.	Nikos Tzaras & Sideris Andrianos - Kalokeraki - Summer 02:56
	9.	Takimi - Yenovefa 03:08
	10.	Manthos Halkias & Folk Orchestra - Merko Moirologi - A Lament For More Time 03:03
	11.	Alexis Zoumbas - Tzamara Arvanitiko 04:38

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Our friend Christopher C. King, Grammy-winner, musicologist, and prominent 78 RPM record-collector, has produced 12 reissues for Tompkins Square, as well as the Charley Patton box set, 'Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues' (Revenant) and the voluminous Paramount box sets (Third Man).

Chris recently published his first book, Lament From Epirus : An Odyssey Into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music (Norton).

Now, Tompkins Square releases a "Soundtrack" to Lament From Epirus, featuring eleven rare songs discussed in the book, digitally remastered for the first time from the original 78s by Chris King.

“Anyone interested in the power of music―spiritually, culturally, historically, or politically―will find this odyssey to be transformative. By way of an anthropological detective story, Christopher King deftly reveals details and echoing connections I personally never even imagined. Fascinating.”- Jim Jarmusch

Lament from Epirus is an unforgettable journey into a musical obsession, which traces a unique genre back to the roots of song itself. King discovers clues to his most profound questions about the function of music in the history of humanity: What is the relationship between music and language? Why do we organize sound as music? Is music superfluous, a mere form of entertainment, or could it be a tool for survival? King’s journey becomes an investigation into song and dance’s role as a means of spiritual healing―and what that may reveal about music’s evolutionary origins.

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released November 16, 2018

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Tompkins Square label, established in 2005, has released acclaimed recordings by artists such as William Tyler, Gwenifer Raymond, Ryley Walker and Michael Chapman as well as reissues of folk, old-timey, gospel and American Primitive Guitar. The label has received 8 Grammy nominations. ... more

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