The album “Spondi” by Greek act Stelios Petrakis Quartet is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in July 2022. Petrakis is one of the current maestros of Cretan music. He is a skillful Cretan lyre and lauto performer as well as a vocalist.
“Spondi” features Stelios Petrakis on lyra, lauto, saz, Cretan cello; Dimitris Sideris on lauto, vocals;
Michalis Kontaxakis on mandolin; and dancer Nikos Lembesis. Guests: Vasilis Stavrakakis on vocals; Bijan Chemirani on zarb, da, bendir, udu; Charalambos Paraskakis on askomandura (Cretan Bagpipe); and Efrén López on pandero de Peñaparda.
July 2022 Chart
1 – Stelios Petrakis Quartet – Spondi – Technotropon Artway
2 – Shadi Fathi & Bijan Chemirani – Awat – Buda Musique
3 – Ana Alcaide – Ritual – self released
4 – Antonio Castrignano & Taranta Sounds – Babilonia – Ponderosa
5 – Master Musicians of Jajouka – Dancing Under The Moon – Glitterbeat
6 – Oumou Sangaré – Timbuktu – World Circuit
7 – Meszecsinka – Árnyék – CPL-Music
8 – Avalanche Kaito – Avalanche Kaito – Glitterbeat
9 – Afra Mussawisade & Jeroen Van Vliet – Gloom – Homerecords.be
10 – Branka – Én Csépem/Moj Cip – Fonó
11 – Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Echo – Bendigedig
12 – Aurélie Dorzée & Tom Theuns – The Seven Gardens – Homerecords.be
13 – Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania – Seengwa – Delicious Tunes
14 – MANdolinMAN & Ansatz Der Machine – Houtekiet – Trad Records
15 – Magalí Sare – Esponja – Segell Microscopi
16 – Cimarrón – La Recia – self released
17 – Naked – Srećna Tuga – NarRator
18 – Meikhaneh – Chants Du Dedans, Chants Du Dehors – Buda Musique
19 – Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine – Blue & Golden – Flame Jazz Records
20 – Ettore Castagna – Eremia – Alfa Music
More about the World Music Charts Europe: wmce.de
Author: World Music Central News Room
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