Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou – Cappadocia, Farasa

This episode is dedicated to the musical tradition of Farasa in Cappadocia. Domna Samiou meets the refugees from Farasa who settled in Platy village in Macedonia after the Asia Minor catastrophy and asks questions about their lives both past in Cappadocia (Asia Minor) and present in Greece. She also gives a comprehensive review of the history, geography, mythology and folk tradition of Farasa and Cappadocia, while she presents songs and dances of the area.

Dedicated to the musical tradition of Farasa, Cappadocia. Domna Samiou meets the refugees from Farasa who settled in Platy village in Macedonia after the Asia Minor catastrophy and asks questions about their lives both past in Cappadocia (Asia Minor) and present in Greece. She also gives a comprehensive review of the history, geography, mythology and folk tradition of Farasa and Cappadocia, while she presents songs and dances of the area..

“Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou” (“Musiko Odiporiko me ti Domna Samiou”) was a television series researched and presented by Domna Samiou and broadcast by Greek National Television in 1976-1977. Each episode was dedicated to the music and dance tradition of a different area of Greece.

Men only, as is the custom, dance the wedding tune Dance of the Dawn.

 

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The Dance of the Dawn

Pantelis Fourtounidis, violin, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum, Kostas Goulas, tambourine. Plati 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

Mr. Averkios Karamouratidis talks about the settlement of refugees in the region, the difficulties of the first period, and today’s life.

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Discussion with Averkios Karamouratidis

Plati 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

Every housewife grinds the wheat in the stone mill to prepare the oat groats of her family.

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The Wheat Grinding Song

Plati 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

The Dance with Kerchiefs is danced by Averkios Karamouratidis and Tryfonia Kouleridou. Singer Dimitris Goulas. Musicians: Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum.

The same musicians also performed the instrumental Dance with Kerchiefs, vivace – Zeinom

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Dance with Kerchiefs, vivace - Zeinom

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum. Plati 1976

Εκπομπή «Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό με τη Δόμνα Σαμίου»

Pantelis Fourtounidis plays a traditional tune that he calls the “The Tune of Life” and discusses with Domna Samiou.

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Solo Kemane - The Tune of Life

Pantelis Fourtounidis. Plati 1976

Εκπομπή «Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό με τη Δόμνα Σαμίου»

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Discussion with Pantelis Fourtounidis

Plati 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

The Dance of the Swords is danced by Ananias Kefalas and Panagiotis Christoforidis.

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Dance of the Swords

Pantelis Fourtounidis, violin, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum, Kostas Goulas, tambourine. Plati 1976

Εκπομπή «Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό με τη Δόμνα Σαμίου»

The Dance with Wooden Spoons is danced by Ananias Kefalas and Kostas Goulas.

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Dance with Wooden Spoons

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum, Kostas Goulas, tambourine. Plati 1976

Εκπομπή «Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό με τη Δόμνα Σαμίου»

Dimitris Goulas sings the Song of the Bride.

 

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The Song of the Bride

Singer Dimitris Goulas. Musicians: Dimitris Goulas, violi, Pantelis Fourtounidis, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum, Kostas Goulas, tambourine. Plati 1976

Εκπομπή «Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό με τη Δόμνα Σαμίου»

During the preparation of the program, Domna Samiou recorded the following tunes in Plati.

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The Tune of the Travel

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane. Plati 1976

© Αρχείο Δόμνας Σαμίου

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Easter Tune

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud. Plati 1976

© Domna Samiou Archive

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Wedding Karsilamas

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum. Plati 1976

© Αρχείο Δόμνας Σαμίου

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Oh nima - oh nima (Women's Dance)

Pantelis Fourtounidis, kemane, Dimitris Goulas, oud, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum. Plati 1976

© Αρχείο Δόμνας Σαμίου

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Konyali

Pantelis Fourtounidis, violin, Christos Christianidis, goblet drum. Plati 1976

© Domna Samiou Archive

The New Year’s carol Let’s Go to Saint Basil was filmed on Hymettus hill, in Athens.
Traditionally the people of Cappadocia sang and danced the tune in the yard of the church. Father Theodoros Theodoridis recounts to Domna Samiou information about the history and customs of the Farasa region of Cappadocia.

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Let's Go to Saint Basil

Hymettus hill 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

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Discussion with Father Theodoros Theodoridis

Hymettus hill 1976

TV program 'Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou'

Credits

Research and presentation: Domna Samiou
Director: Fotos Labrinos
Director of photography: Syrakos Danalis
Sound engineer: Vangelis Patelis

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Father Theodoros Theodoridis

(1910-2005). F. Theodoros Theodoridis was born in Pharasa, Cappadocia. He devoted himself to the study of the folklore of his native land and, from 1935, worked with the Centre for Asia Minor Studies, which, in 1955, awarded him an honorary plaque. He served as president of the “Pharasa of […]
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Fotos Labrinos

Director and researcher. He studied Cinematography at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (1965-1970) and attended the workshop of Mihail Romm. He first appeared as a director on national radio, directing many theatrical plays of the classical repertoire. In 1958 he staged, for the first time in Greece, […]

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