Ligothika

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The song comes from Nikos Chatziapostolou’s operetta "I proti agapi", which premiered on 17.5.1929 at the Papaioannou Theater by the Olympia Kantioti-Ritsiardis troupe.
According to the newspaper "I Elliniki" (issue No. 1543, 19.5.1929, page 2): "The libretto of the new operetta is borrowed from the renowned play 'Antio neotis'." It is the Italian comedy "Addio giovinezza" (1911) by Sandro Camasio and Nino Oxilia.
The song is one of the 48 Greek-speaking recordings made in Vienna, in November 1928, by "The Gramophone Co Ltd".
The sound engineer Carey Charles Blyton was responsible for the recording.

Author (Composer):
Lyrics by:
Chatziapostolou Nikos
Singer(s):
Ntouo Pierrakou
Orchestra-Performers:
Orchestra
Recording date:
1928
Recording location:
Vienna, Austria
Language(s):
Greek
Dance / Rhythm:
Charleston
Publisher:
His Master's Voice
Catalogue number:
AO-554
Matrix number:
BM-579
Duration:
2:50
Item location:
Kounadis Archive Record Library
Physical description:
10 in. (25 cm)
Source:
Kounadis Archive
ID:
HMV_AO554_Ligothika
Licensing:
cc
Reference link:
Kounadis Archive, "Ligothika", 2019, https://vmrebetiko.gr/en/item-en?id=10201

The song comes from Nikos Chatziapostolou’s operetta "I proti agapi", which premiered on 17.5.1929 at the Papaioannou Theater by the Olympia Kantioti-Ritsiardis troupe.
According to the newspaper "I Elliniki" (issue No. 1543, 19.5.1929, page 2): "The libretto of the new operetta is borrowed from the renowned play 'Antio neotis'." It is the Italian comedy "Addio giovinezza" (1911) by Sandro Camasio and Nino Oxilia.
The song is one of the 48 Greek-speaking recordings made in Vienna, in November 1928, by "The Gramophone Co Ltd".
The sound engineer Carey Charles Blyton was responsible for the recording.

Author (Composer):
Lyrics by:
Chatziapostolou Nikos
Singer(s):
Ntouo Pierrakou
Orchestra-Performers:
Orchestra
Recording date:
1928
Recording location:
Vienna, Austria
Language(s):
Greek
Dance / Rhythm:
Charleston
Publisher:
His Master's Voice
Catalogue number:
AO-554
Matrix number:
BM-579
Duration:
2:50
Item location:
Kounadis Archive Record Library
Physical description:
10 in. (25 cm)
Source:
Kounadis Archive
ID:
HMV_AO554_Ligothika
Licensing:
cc
Reference link:
Kounadis Archive, "Ligothika", 2019, https://vmrebetiko.gr/en/item-en?id=10201

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