Rizitika Songs From Crete Pass Oral History on to New Generation

Rizitika Songs From Crete Pass Oral History on to New Generation

The summit of Mount Psiloritis (Mount Ida) as seen from the plain of Messara on Crete. Credit: Nikater/Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0 Rizitika songs are the oldest type of music in Crete, originating from the western part of the Greek island but now heard in central and eastern Crete, as well. Rizitika, which are sung mostly a capella, or without instruments, in the mountains of Crete by a group of men tell stories about events that took place as long …