Lament from Epirus

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In the tradition of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Geoff Dyer, a Grammy-winning producer discovers a power
In the tradition of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Geoff Dyer, a Grammy-winning producer discovers a powerful and ancient folk music tradition. In a dark record shop in Istanbul, Christopher King uncovered some of the strangest and most hypnotic sounds he had ever heard. The 78s seemed to tap into a primal well of emotion inaccessible to contemporary music. The songs, King learned, were from Epirus, an area straddling southern Albania and northwestern Greece and boasting a folk tradition extending back to the pre-Homeric era. Lament from Epirus is an unforgettable journey into a musical obsession which follows a genre back to the roots of song itself. As King hunts for traces of two long-lost virtuosos, he tells the story of the Roma people who pioneered Epirotic folk music and whose descendants continue the tradition today. His journey becomes an investigation into song and dance''s role as a means of spiritual healing and what this may reveal about music''s original purpose.
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Weight 589.000000
Author King, Christopher C.
Availability IP
Department Miscellaneous Books
Format Hardback
ISBN 9780393248999
Pages 304
Published 29/06/2018
Publisher W W Norton & Co
Section Miscellaneous Books
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