Areti Ketime (Αρετή Κετιμέ) was born July 26, 1989. She began playing santur from the age of 6. Areti grew up in a family closely connected to the traditional music and celebrations of Greece. Thus she was exposed to music in a completely natural way from her earliest childhood. At the age of 15 (in 2005), she became a professional performer, playing a broad spectrum of Greek traditional music, both as a singer and as a santur player.
Ketime plays with her own group of musicians, or – since he discovered her talent in 2002- with the famous Greek singer Yorgos (George) Dalaras. He also produced her CD with four songs in 2003 which was released by Parlophone, an affiliate company of MINOS / EMI.
Her brilliant performance of one song, accompanying herself on the santur, at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in August 2004, was noticed by millions worldwide.
In 2010, she teamed up with Turkish singer Dilek Koç in a concert titled “The songs of our mutual tradition”, in which they mostly performed common-root songs of Greece and Turkey, at the Half Note Jazz Club.
In May 2015, Areti Ketime toured North America for the first time.
Discography:
Me tin Foni tis Aretis – With Areti’s Voice (2010)
Kali sou Tihi – Good Luck to You (2011)
Pinakas Zografikis – Painting (2012)
Aidonaki mou – My Nightingale (2014)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
