The performers on this compilation were from Asia Minor, and generally were professional musicians and singers. The style is accessible and this must be a harvest of some of the finest sides. Can't be recommended enough. Over 70 minutes of wondrous Greek music fill this disk, the Smyrna style of rebetica played by virtuoso musicians and singers of Greek Heritage who perfected their art in Turkey before being expelled to Greece in the early part of the century. The package includes intriguing photos and entertaining and informative notes by Prof. Martin Schwartz.
Sound quality is exceptional too.