TORA COLLECTIVE

ÉNTEKA

Enteka" (Ti Thela Kai S'Agapousa) is a popular folk song from Northern Greece and is linked to the celebration of Apókreo - the equivalent of Carnaval in Greece.

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XEHORÍSMATA

"Xehorísmata" is a folk song from Epirus, which is about immigration and longing.

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TORA COLLECTIVE

KLAMPANIS LOOKS TO PAST AND FUTURE AS HE AND HIS GROUP OF EXCEPTIONAL MUSICIANS TRANSFORM
TRADITIONAL GREEK MUSIC WITH TORA COLLECTIVE.

Unique instrumentation bridges Greek folkloric and modern jazz worlds, with Klampanis (bass, artistic direction), Areti Ketime (vocals), Thomas Konstantinou (oud, laouto), Giorgos Kotsinis (clarinet), Kristjan Randalu (piano), Ziv Ravitz (drums, electronics, coproduction) & more.

Released by enja/Yellowbird.

Areti Ketime - voice
Giorgos Kotsinis - clarinet
Thomas Konstantinou - oud
Kristjan Randalu - piano
Petros Klampanis - bass
Ziv Ravitz - drums

Produced by Petros Klampanis & Ziv Ravitz
Recorded by George Kariotis at Sierra Recording Studios, Athens
Mixed by Petros Klampanis, Ziv Ravitz & George Kariotis
Mastered by Christoph Stickel

Cover Photo by

Yannis Bournias
Doily created circa 1950 by

Anastasia Liveri
Cover by

Rédsky Design

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