Magnifique version de cette vielle chanson traditionnelle Turque Uska Dara par Eatha Kitt (alternant le langage parlé anglais expliquant la chanson , et le chanté en turc...) , le tout avec une superbe orchestration enregistré en 1953 ! :) Üsküdar or Scutari is the ancient Chrysopolis, large suburb of Istanbuls Asian side, where several thousand Greeks used to live and for which the famous song with the same name was written. The song, well known to whole Near East up to Egypt, is considered one of the most prominent Sephardic tradition of the eastern Mediterranean. In Egypt is known as «Fel S hara» or «Ya Banat Iskandaria». Iskenderun is Alexandria. There is a relevance to the Turkish version since in Turkish Alexander is called Iskender. In Greek language the melody is familiar to various parts of Greece under the title From foreign and distant land and considered one of the most famous songs of the eastern coast. In 1960 it was included even in the repertoire of Marcos Vamvakaris, who recorded it with Katy Gray as the singer. In the 1950s, Ertha Kit, the most exciting woman in the world according to Orson Welles, actress and singer of the old Cabaret style, made the song known beyond the Atlantic. The melody reached the heart of the American jazz performed by the famous flutist Herbie Mann, among others, up to the Far East with the electric sound of the famous Japanese guitarist Taketsi Teraoutsi. The song Üsküdar is one the particular tunes who traveled around the world through the great power of music universality.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 12:21:13 +0000
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