Name/Title
Marko Melkon, Pusgullu Bela/Huzam TaksimDescription
Oud player "Marko" Melkon Alemsherian (1895, Smyrna, Turkey - 1963, New York, U.S.) was a key figure in Middle Eastern and belly dance music in the United States. An Armenian born in Izmir, he settled in America in 1921 after spending time in Greece to avoid Ottoman military service. He primarily sang in Turkish and was also comfortable with Greek. Melkon filed his Declaration of Intent for U.S. citizenship on November 10, 1922, claiming a birth date of May 2, 1894 (later changing it to 1895). He arrived at Ellis Island on February 10, 1920, from Piraeus, Greece. Fleeing Smyrna as a teenager, he worked as a musician in Athens before becoming a professional by his late teens, often performing under the Greek stage name Marko Melkon.
The exact date of these records are not known but it was sometime in between the years 1942 and 1951 in New York City.Audio Format
78 RPM RecordRecording Type
MusicAlbum Detail
Record Label
Kaliphone Phonograph RecordsTrack Details
Title
Pusgullu BelaTrack Contributors
Contributor
Nick DoneffRole
Keman playerTrack Length
0:03:04Language
TurkishInstruments
Oud, ViolinTranslation
Thorny TroublesTitle
Huzam TaksimTrack Length
0:03:08Instruments
OudCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Oct 19, 2024Notes
Broken and glued back together. The record still plays, but there's a noticeable skip at the point of the break.Created By
garenkazanc@hotmail.comCreate Date
October 19, 2024Updated By
garenkazanc@hotmail.comUpdate Date
November 23, 2024
