Recorded in Athens circa 1926-28 by folk violinist Alexis Michalis Zoumbas, "Epirotiko Mirologi", roughly translated, is a Lament for Epirus. Eprirus was an ancient Greek state located in the north-west part of the country with the Ionian sea to the west and Albania to the north. Traditionally, "mirologi" were typically vocalized funeral laments. The tune is semi-improvised but doesn't stray from it's pentatonic scale & employs certain standard embellishments. In this case Zoumbos takes the traditional tune out of its funerary context and uses it as an expression of yearning for Epirus, his homeland. For more info check out Christopher King's artical in the Paris Review [ Ссылка ]
Photos: Cara Phillips, Sally Mann, Chris Marker, Gregory Crewdson, Mark Steinmetz, Isabella Stahl and William Gedney
