Alkyone - Xenitemena mou poulia & Nanourisma

@alkyone4398 - Shot in Thessaloniki, 2023 00:00 Intro 00:00 Xenitemena mou poulia (an Epirus traditional song) 00:00 Nanourisma (an Asia Minor traditional lullaby) ’I went looking for new Greek music. A few days before my arrival, I received a link from a local friend to a traditional song reinvented in a flamboyant way by a young singer, Alkyone, from northern Greece. I didn’t even get to the end of the song that I was already looking for her contact information. Two weeks later, I was landing in Thessaloniki completely hallucinated after a pilgrimage to Mount Athos. On the bus back to the city, I managed to get in touch with Maria (that’s her name) and ask her to meet me that evening to prepare a piece or two. She’s a little unsure of herself, but she knows Blogothèque well and finally takes the plunge. We get to a friend’s studio, where Thodoris is waiting for us on cello, and the two of them launch into a gentle, epic performance, building steadily towards a finale of insane intensity. We do two takes, no more, it’s in the box, I’m capsized. I’m back on the road, the magic has happened and all that’s left is to share it. When the traditions of yesterday become entwined with such a young and sublime voice, unheard-of tomorrows open up once again.’ @vincentmoon Images by Vincent Moon Sound by Thanos Pantsos Vocals, keyboard: Alkyone Cello: Thodoris Papadimitriou Recording engineer: Sotiris Noukas → Recorded live at Underground Sound Studio, Thessaloniki Mixed by Alkyone & Sotiris Special thanks to Thanos and Marianna Thessaloniki, 2023 Petites Planètes CC BY-NC-SA — Want to see more? Subscribe: — Follow Blogothèque — Stay a while Take Away Shows: Music Videos: Soirées de Poche: Reprise: Live Music: - Since 2003, Blogothèque has changed the way people experience music videos. We film beautiful, rare and intimate sessions with your favorite artists, and the ones you are soon to fall in love with. Come, stay a while, and be taken away. #blogotheque #musicsession #livemusic