Nightingales And Canaries

by Various

Release Details

Year: 2013
Format: Vinyl — LP, Compilation, Limited Edition
Country: US
Label: Mississippi/Change Records
Catalog #: MRP-044
Tracks: 16

Genres

Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Ottoman Classical

Tracklist

Canaries: New York 1942-1953
Nightingales: Istanbul 1930-1939
A1Sklavia Tes Manes (Song Of Slavery)
A2Mortissa Gennetheka (I Was Born A Badass Chick)
A3Yandım Takat Yandım (I Was Burned, Tokat, I Was Burned)
A4Elmaz Yüzük Parmakta (Diamond Ring On The Finger)
A5Neva Rast Gazel
A6Kamelare S'Agapo (Camel-Driver, I Love You)
A7Çayır Ince Biçemedim (The Grass Is Thin But Can't Be Cut)
B1Al Yanakdan Dişledim (I Bit Her On Her Red Cheek)
B2Karşıyakalı (Woman From Karsiyaka)
B3Saçların Kıvır Kıvır (Your Curly Hair)
B4Sabah Oldu (Daybreak)
B5Neva Gazel
B6Bugün De Göresim Geldi (I Wanted To See Her Again Today)
B7Aşkınla Yanan (Burning With Your Love)

Notes

Collection of the voices of women from the Middle East during the first half of the 20th century. Side A of the album includes performances by Christian and Jewish immigrants from Anatolia, Istanbul, and Roumelia. Side B includes more demure and artful performances by some of the greatest Turkish stars of the first generation of Muslim women to sing on records. Actually Canary #14, although rear cover incorrectly states Canary #13. Track A3 is subtitled with track A4's subtitle on sleeve. Labe