''Choës'' (
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: ''Χοές''; en, Libations) is the name of a studio album by Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
Giorgos Theofanous
Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
. It was released on 29 March 2015 by
Radio Proto
Radio Proto ( el, Ράδιο Πρώτο) is a privately owned radio broadcasting station in Cyprus. It was launched on September 3, 1990 in the capital Nicosia, but now has island-wide coverage. It belongs to the DIAS Group.
History
The radio ...
in a special edition as a covermount with the Sunday edition of the Cypriot newspaper
Simerini
''I Simerini'' (English: The Daily) is a centre-right Greek language independently owned newspaper published in Cyprus since 1976. It is one of the largest newspapers on the island with a daily circulation of around 9,000 copies. Other daily Greek ...
in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the
EOKA
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA; ; el, Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit=National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot
Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνο ...
Cyprus Liberation Struggle (1955 - 1959).
The album includes poems by the Cypriot poet and former Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus
Claire Angelides about the heroes of
EOKA
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA; ; el, Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit=National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot
Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνο ...
, that were set to music by Giorgos Theofanous and interpreted by Greek popular singers
Marinella
Marinella ( el, Μαρινέλλα) (born 20 May 1938, Thessaloniki) is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has release ...
,
Kostas Makedonas and
Dimos Anastasiadis.
[Liner notes, ]Giorgos Theofanous
Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
- ''Choës'', Radio Proto
Radio Proto ( el, Ράδιο Πρώτο) is a privately owned radio broadcasting station in Cyprus. It was launched on September 3, 1990 in the capital Nicosia, but now has island-wide coverage. It belongs to the DIAS Group.
History
The radio ...
- I Simerini, 2015 The presentation of the album was held at the
Imprisoned Graves
The "Imprisoned Graves" are a set of graves in a small cemetery located in the Central Jail of Nicosia, where 13 EOKA fighters, during the 1955-1959 liberation struggle for the liberation of Cyprus from the United Kingdom, were interred. Nine of ...
, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Cyprus
Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades ( el, Νίκος Αναστασιάδης ; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the current president of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally betwe ...
, on 27 March 2015.
Tribute to the heroes of EOKA (Φόρος τιμής στους ήρωες της ΕΟΚΑ)
at ''Sigmalive.com'', 3/28/2015 (in greek)
Track listing
# "Fones iroon" (Φωνές ηρώων; Heroes' voices) – 2:32
# "I iroes" (Οι ήρωες; The heroes) – 3:06
# "Dio Despines ( Markos Drakos)" (Δυο Δέσποινες; Two Despinas) – 4:20
# "Simeoforos (Petrakis Giallouros)" (Σημαιοφόρος; Standard bearer) – 3:22
# "I istoria tou, mikri (Andreas Paraskevas)" (Η ιστορία του, μικρή; His story was short) – 3:08
# "Zeibekiko (Andreas Panayidis)" (Ζεϊμπέκικο) – 3:31
# "Stous Tesseris tou Achirona (Andreas Karyos, Elias Papakyriakou, Fotis Pittas, Christos Samaras)" (Στους Τέσσερις του Αχυρώνα; Dedicated to the Four of Achirona) – 4:50
# "Charontas (Michalis Karaolis
Michalis Karaolis ( el, Μιχαλάκης Καραολής; 13 February 1933 – 10 May 1956) was a Cypriot public official and revolutionary. Born in the village of Palaichori Oreinis of Pitsilia, Karaolis worked as a government clerk and a m ...
)" (Χάροντας; Charon) – 3:08
# "O megalos nekros mas (Michalakis Paridis)" (Ο μεγάλος νεκρός μας; Our Great dead) – 3:09
# "Mana (Loukia Papageorgiou)" (Μάνα; Mother) – 4:45
# "Louloudas (Dimitrakis Dimitriou)" (Λουδουδάς; Florist) – 3:17
# "Beethoven (Andreas Zakos)" (Μπετόβεν) – 2:35
# "Esy anevikes ta skalopatia… ( Evagoras Pallikaridis)" (Εσύ ανέβηκες τα σκαλοπάτια; You have climbed the stairs) – 4:50
# "Defte lavete Fos" (Δεύτε λάβετε Φως; Come receive the Light) – 3:22
Credits and personnel
;Personnel
* Marinella
Marinella ( el, Μαρινέλλα) (born 20 May 1938, Thessaloniki) is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has release ...
- vocals
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on tracks 1, 2, 7 and 10
* Kostas Makedonas - vocals
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on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 and 13, background vocals
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on track "Stous Tesseris tou Achirona"
* Dimos Anastasiadis - vocals
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on tracks 5, 9 and 12
* Giorgis Tsouris - narrative
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* Marina Verzanli - vocals
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on track "Louloudas"
* Evangelos Drouzas - vocals
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on track "Defte lavete Fos", background vocals
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* Konstantinos Papachristodoulou, Georgios Vlachopoulos, Apostolos Kalpakidis, Georgios Romiliotis - background vocals
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* Giorgos Theofanous
Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
- piano
* Leonidas Tzitzos - keyboard
* Giannis Grigoriou - bass
* Grigoris Syntridis - drums, percussion
* Phoebus Zacharopoulos - guitar
* Stavros Papagiannopoulos - bouzouki, baglamas
* Michalis Porfiris - cello
* Alexandros Arkadopoulos - wind
* Hercules Vavatsikas - accordion
;Production and design
* Giorgos Theofanous
Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
- producer
* Leonidas Tzitzos - arranger
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and conductor
* Ilias Lakkas - recording engineer
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in the studio "Odeon"
* Babis Mpiris - recording engineer
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in the studio "Bikay"
* Nikolas Ntimas - recording engineer
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on track "Louloudas"
* Giota Efthimiou - artwork
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
References
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2015 albums
Giorgos Theofanous albums
Albums produced by Giorgos Theofanous
Greek-language albums