Παραλιμνίτικη Φωνή (Πιθκιαύλιν Φίλιππος Πύρρος, Μύρτου, 1971)

Από την λαογραφική συλλογή για παραδοσιακή κυπριακή μουσική υπό την υπομέλεια του Wolf Deitrich.
Από το βιβλιαράκι του δίσκου:
Paralimnititsi Phoni (variation)
Among the ancient Greeks it was customary to improvise songs upon a given melodic theme or phoni - voice, and contests were often held in which participants would improvise on innumerable subjects, including wedding songs, dirges, historical songs, love songs, humourous songs, lullabies and the like. This tradition is extinct in Greece but still thrives in Cyprus, where it is one of the unique manifestations of Greek Cypriot folk music. These 'phones', or variations on a basic theme, usually derive their name from their place of origin, thus we can find a Paphititsi phoni (from Paphos), a Karpasititsi phoni and others, including the Paralimnititsi phoni on this recording, which originates in the village of Paralimni (near the lake), about fifteen km from Famagusta. The same broad spectrum of subjects, including others which refer to recent history and religious themes can still be found in the contemporary 'phones' together with solo flute (floghera) melodies, as illustrated here.
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