Various Artists * Aman Aman - Greek-Anatolian Laments [New LP] 2/9/18 You've Got What It Takes

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Various Artists * Aman Aman - Greek-Anatolian Laments [New LP] 2/9/18 You've Got What It TakesIntensely expressive free verse vocal laments over sliding violins, hammered santouri, guitar, and oud the hybrid sounds of the Mediterranean in the early 20th century."Aman Aman" cry the singers on these recordings, their voices preserved on 78rpm discs cut between 1911 1935. The phrase roughly translates to "mercy," a call of despair, but also one of joy and admiration. On many of these sides, that full range of emotion is transmitted at once. Some