Monsieur Doumani - Sikoses

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Monsieur Doumani
Sikoses

Album CY 2015 on Monsieur Doumani label
World (Laïkó, Rebetiko)

Sikoses is the second album by the Nicosia-based trio Monsieur Doumani. Their debut album Grippy Grappa, with its daring and innovative approach to Cypriot folk music, made Monsieur Doumani known to audiences around the globe, gaining them a nomination for Best Newcomer in the Songlines Music Awards 2014 and participation at WOMAD, Charlton Park, 2014. Despite the success of their debut, this time Monsieur Doumani has chosen not to follow the safe path, but to challenge themselves even further by venturing into unexplored fields. Adventurous and daring, they create original songs with reference to their rich Cypriot musical tradition. The group has moved to new territory, discovering a new voice, and experimenting with electronic sounds, while at the same time introducing elements from diverse musical styles. Folk music from parts of the world they have visited has been greatly influential in their new approach, (i.e. South Italy’s pizzica, folk music from Norway, the Balkans etc.) and is quite evident in Sikoses. Their lyrics are becoming increasingly relevant to their country’s social and political affairs, whilst always keeping their satirical and humorous mood, which is evidently one of the main characteristics of the band. This, in combination with their popularity, essentially renders the group as a vital activist voice on the island, against corruption, social injustice, class discrimination and racism. Original cover photo by unknown, title: ‘Costas singing’, reproduced with kind permission of the Costas & Rita Severis Foundation

Musicians

	Monsieur Doumani , *2011 CY arranged by, producer, album by
	Demetris Yiasemides fl, tb, voc, flute, trombone, vocals
	Angelos Ionas voc, g, vocals, guitar, nylon-string
	Eleni Papadopoulou photography by, interior
	Nicoletta Demetriou translated by
	Antonis Antoniou bvoc, dr, perc, tzouras, vocals, electronics
	Symis Shukuroglou , vocals
	Efthymia Alphas , vocals

Producers

Estoudiantinos Symeonides design, cover design

Lara Alphas design, cover design, layout

Orestis Lambrou layout

Andreas Balaskas mastered by

Christos Kyriacoullis mixed by

Makis Pelopidas mixed by

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Gongs / Τα Γκογκ	Monsieur Doumani	3:21
2	The Bland / Ο Χλιαρός	Monsieur Doumani	3:25
3	The Suitcase / Η Βαλίτσα	Monsieur Doumani	4:37
4	Sikoses / Σήκωσες	Monsieur Doumani	4:12
5	A Beating / Το Ραφτί	Monsieur Doumani	5:22
6	That's What The Kitten Wants / Έτσι Θέλει Το Καττίν	Monsieur Doumani	3:44
7	Black-eyed Girl / Η Μαυρομμάτα	Monsieur Doumani	7:34
8	Dissonant Judgement / Τους Φρένιμους Κρινίσκουν Οι Πελλοί	Monsieur Doumani	3:16
9	The Popeyes / Οι Ποπάυες	Monsieur Doumani	3:24
10	Mandra / Μάντρα	Monsieur Doumani	4:53
11	The Pert Breast / Το βυζίν το Ππαλαζίν	Monsieur Doumani	3:35
12	Good Tidings / Ώρα καλή	Monsieur Doumani	3:46
13	A Wee One / Μιτσικουρίν (Bonus Track)	Monsieur Doumani	2:23

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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