Album: Georgia Dagaki, Secret Love (Network)

A Greek chanteuse witha difference, the 27-yearoldDagaki comes fromCrete, where she imbibedthe musical traditionsshe now represents,accompanying herancient songs on thelyra.

The strings on thisfiddle are not presseddown, but touched at thesides with the fingernails,and its sound is darkerthan the violin but noless expressive. Her vocalartistry is unusuallyrefined: she can go fromhusky to crystalline ina phrase, and negotiatesangular harmonicchanges with gracefulease.