Monsieur Doumani - 2018 - Angathin

Coming from the greek side of Cyprus, Monsieur Doumani is a band active from the 2011 composed by three members. The band consists of Antonis Antoniou (also member of neo-rebetiko group Trio Tekke) on the tzouras, Angelos Ionas on the guitar and Demetris Yiasemides on the wind instruments. In 2019 Andys Skordis replaced Ionas. The band's music is a blend of the traditional element with modern genres. Coming from different musical backgrounds, but influenced by the Cypriot tradition at various levels, Monsieur Doumani compose Cypriot songs that draw inspiration from contemporary Cypriot society as well as from the shaky conditions of our era. The original identity of the project was determined by the adaptation of Cypriot traditional pieces, with a special contemporary color in sound and mood, forming a style distinctively their own. They never reached the success on the Greek market, but they are very popular in their own homeland and and they build a solid cult among world music fans. t The album "Angathin" was widely acclaimed by the critics and won several prizes. 

The songs are inspired, among other things, by the unstable political situation on the divided island of Cyprus and the need for peace and reunification, as well as environmental crimes committed in the name of economic growth and profit. Musically, the mood for experimentation is obvious both in terms of composition and arranging as well as texture-wise, while the album develops new unexpected relationships in melody, rhythm, harmony and timbre. Angathin’s musical language is built on the coordinates of traditional Cypriot music but is infiltrated by elements from many other genres such as rock, blues, hip-hop, punk, psychedelia, balkan etc. (https://lilipou.com/products/monsieur-doumani-angathin-2018).

TRACKLIST

01 Κλώτσον πάτσον / Kick 'n' slap

02 Ε, άδρωπε / Hey, you

03 Αγκάθθιν του κάχτου / Thorn of the cactus

04 Τ'ακάμωτα / Fallow fields

05 Κολοκούθκια / Mishmash

06 Γκελ μπουρντά / Gel burda

07 Πού να την φατσήσω / Where shall I bang it?

08 Μεθύσιν τζαι φιλίν / Drinking and kissing

09 Η τζυρά μας ούλλους / Mother and mistress of us all

10 Το αυτοκινητούιν / Little car

11 Οι δράτζοι τ'Ακάμα / Akamas' dragons

12 Καμώματα / Antics

13 Αστερούιν / Little Star

CREDITS:

released February 23, 2018

Produced by Monsieur Doumani — Nicosia, Cyprus 2018

All tracks recorded and mixed by Makis Pelopidas at Ahos Studio, Megalovriso-Greece

Except:

#11 by Nikolas Prokopiou at ToneDeaf-Nicosia

#Hidden track by Fedor Naumov at St.Petersburg Documentary Film Studio

Mastered by

Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot, Athens

Additional recordings and mixing at / by

Sierra-Athens (Vangelis Lappas), Eleven63-Nicosia (Mikaella Tsangari)

Cover design: twenty three

Layout design: Philippos Vasilliades

Photo on interior of CD tray: Pambos Demetriou

Translations / Proofreading: Nicoletta Demetriou

Distributed by Xango (Benelux) and Proper (rest of the world)

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Guest appearances:

Alkinoos Ioannides: vocals on #13

Michalis Terlikkas: vocals on #7

JUΛIO: Vocals on #3

Thanasis Papakonstantinou: backing vocals on #6

Fortis Vocal Ensemble St. Petersburg (arranged and conducted by Andreas Kameris) #Hidden track

Alexandros Gagatsis: percussion on #12