Malta's Lost Voices Songbook - Makkjetti

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1.	Madalena 03:09	info	buy track
2.	Minħabba Fulumen 03:18	info	buy track
3.	Is-Sakranazzi 02:59	info	buy track
4.	L-Iskarpan u Martu 02:54	info	buy track
5.	Kaġun tad-Dota 1 02:48	info	buy track
6.	Kaġun tad-Dota 2 02:41	info	buy track
7.	Għid lil Mamà 02:50	info	buy track
8.	X'Fiha Din? 02:41	info	buy track
9.	Namrat Qala' Xebgħa! 1 03:06	info	buy track
10.	Namrat Qala' Xebgħa! 2 03:06	info	buy track
11.	Il Kitba taż-Żwieġ 03:08	info	buy track
12.	Tgħajjira 02:32	info	buy track

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With the unique opportunity to record, popular theatrical artistes documented their humorous songs and comic sketches known as makkjetti on disc in the1930s.

These recordings are delightful artefacts of a pre-television era, a snapshot of Maltese entertainment prevalent at the turn of the last century.

Acted and played out by well-known male and female makkjettisti, the sketches recorded both locally and overseas are evidence of an established local culture of slapstick theatrical comedy and vaudeville acts popular at the time, which provided entertainment for the urban masses.

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released June 4, 2021

Compiled by Andrew Alamango
Transcriptions and arrangements by Alexander Vella Gregory
Photo-illustrations and Design: Andrej Vujicic

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