Various Artist – Mortika : Recordings From A Greek Underworld

One of the coolest compilations we’ve seen so far on Mississippi Records — a set that almost pushes them into the territory covered by Honest Jons with some of their vintage EMI collections!

The package documents a lost history of Greek music — work recorded from the mid 20s through mid 40s — in Greece, Germany, and the US — most of it relatively traditional, but with some key modern elements too.

All the material originally appeared on 78rpm singles, but the sound is surprisingly strong at some points — and the collection comes in a handsome box, with a Folkways-type booklet that details the history of the music, and also provides lyrics as well.