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Pausis: From Ancient Greek Lyre to Modern Innovation

Claudia Taylor September 4, 2023 No Comments GreeceGreek musiclyrePausisworld fusionworld music

Pausis – Pausis (Seikilo Ancient World Music, 2023) Pausis is a music collective that presents both ancient and modern musical instruments while performing inventive pieces…

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Sokrates Votskos playing duduk
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Greek Multi-Instrumentalist Sokrates Votskos

Claudia Taylor August 26, 2023 No Comments GreeceGreek musicPausisSokrates Votskosworld music

Sokrates Votskos, a talented jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, educator, and bandleader hailing from Greece, is profoundly devoted to the exploration and revival of the folk…

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Marios Podaras playing violin
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Greek Multi-Instrumentalist Marios Podaras

Claudia Taylor August 21, 2023 No Comments GreeceGreek musicMarios PodarasPausisworld fusionworld music

Marios Podaras, a skilled musician proficient in playing the pandura, violin, oud, and tzoura, has built an extensive classical music education that commenced at the…

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Theodore Koumartzis playing lyre
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Greek Lyre Virtuoso Theodore Koumartzis

Claudia Taylor August 20, 2023 No Comments GreeceGreek musiclyrePausisTheodore Koumartzisworld fusionworld music

Theodore Koumartzis, a renowned lyre musician and the visionary behind the pioneering Museum of Ancient Music Instruments, Seikilo, situated in Thessaloniki, holds a prominent position…

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