Stratis Chiropaídis

Resident of Mandamados, Lesvos, born in 1900.  He sang good and was the soul of the village feasts.
He wore the traditional folk costume until the end. He took off his breeches and fez when, very old, was transferred to Athens to be taken care of by his children.
Domna Samiou recorded him in the summer of 1968, in the office of the community of Mandamados.

Source: St. Apostolellis

Stratis Chiropaídis (1927)
Stratis Chiropaídis (1927)
Stavros Chiropedis (the father) and his wife Eleni are sitting holding their grandchildren. Standing in the center, Stratis and his two sisters, Elizabeth and Rodothea. Photo of 1927. Photo courtesy of St. Apostolellis.

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To Whom Then Shall I Tell My Woe

Stratis Chiropaídis. Mandamados, Lesvos 1968.

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This Lovely Summer...

Stratis Chiropaídis. Mandamados, Lesvos 1968.

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The Mule, the Mule

Stratis Chiropaídis. Mandamados, Lesvos 1968.

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Songs

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  • SongEastern AegeanLesvosCarnival Song, Lampoon

The Mule, the Mule

  • Το μλαρ, το μλαρ ⬥ Studio recording, 1975. Domna Samiou taped the song in Mandamados, Lesvos, sung by Stratís Chiropaídis, in 1968 in the office of the community of Mandamados.
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  • SongEastern AegeanLesvos, MandamadosLove Song

This Lovely Summer…

  • Φέτο το καλοκαιράκι ⬥ This lovely summer that is past, this lovely summer that is past, áde, this lovely summer that is past I hunted for a little bird. I hunted it, I yearned for it, I could not stand it any more, áde, I put my bird-lime out for [...]
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  • SongEastern AegeanLesvos, MandamadosLove Song, Sad and Plaintive SongCouplets

To Whom Then Shall I Tell My Woe

  • Τίνος να πω τον πόνο μου ⬥ To whom then shall I tell my woe, who will not sigh or groan? Even the tight-lipped stone itself would shed a silent tear. The sun has set beyond the rim yet the earth still simmers. Oh, may the heart that does not [...]
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Records

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  • AlbumLP1976EMIAΛ Columbia

By the Flowering Oleander

Another classic LP of Domna Samiou which brings together some of the masterpieces of Greek traditional folk music. It is a representative compilation of songs from different areas of Greece performed in an authentic way in respect of their lyrics, music and way of singing. In 2008 it was included […]
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  • AlbumCD, Digital release1995Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Kaneloriza

This CD includes songs and tunes in ‘7 beats to the bar’ (the rhythm of kalamatianos dances) and in ‘9 beats to the bar’ (the rhythm of zeibekikos and karsilamas dances) with lyrics and melodies both erotic and sorrowful. (barcode: 5204910000425)
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