Marika Papagika – What Makes You Happy: Greek Music In New York, December 1918 - May 1928

Label:	Canary Records – none
Format:	14 x File, FLAC, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	Oct 18, 2020
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Folk, Rebetiko

Tracklist

1	Armenaki (Little Armenian)	3:15
2	E Liakoura (The Sunflower)	3:21
3	Po Po Po Po	2:50
4	Spartiatissa (Girl From Sparta)	3:10
5	Ben Yiarimi Giordoum (I Saw Half)	3:05
6	E Taverna (The Taverna)	2:59
7	E Malamo (The Best Friends)	3:26
8	Loulou	2:49
9	Bornovalia (In The Mountains)	3:44
10	Ti Semali Esenane (What Makes You Happy)	3:48
11	Smyrniotiko Zebekiko	3:43
12	E Mavrommata (The Black-Haired)	3:59
13	Kenouryia Loyia Mou Pane (My Words Are Now Gone)	4:32
14	Smyrneiko Minore	3:03

Credits

Backing Vocals [Second Vocal] – Gregorios Georgiou (tracks: 3)
Cello – Markos Sifnios (tracks: 1 to 7, 10 to 14)
Cimbalom [Cymbalom] – Costas Papagikas* (tracks: 1, 4 to 7, 10 to 14)
Clarinet – Nicolas Relias* (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
Research – Richard K. Spottswood*
Transferred By, Restoration, Liner Notes – Ian Nagoski
Violin – Alexis Zoumbas (tracks: 9, 10), Athanasiou Makedonas (tracks: 1, 12), George Theologou (tracks: 14), Lazaros (3) (tracks: 13), Peter Eisenberg (2) (tracks: 8)

Notes

Cover photo from the first annual ball of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Assocaition at the Hotel Commodore, Dec. 15, 1924.

All songs recorded in New York City. All are in Greek except track 5, which is in Turkish.
1. ca. July 1919
2. ca. Oct 1920
3. Sept. 1923
4. ca. Oct 1920
5. ca. Sept. 1922
6. ca. Sept 1921
7. ca. Oct. 1920
8. Oct. 24, 1921
9-10. ca. April 1927
11. 1925
12. May 1928
13. March 1925
14. Dec. 4 1918

Cello credit for track 3 listed as "likely".
Clarinet credit for track 11 listed as "likely".
Violin credit for track 12 listed as "likely".

(Known accompanists and recording dates provided via research by Richard K. Spottswood.)