EVROPOS, Greece, - In Evropos, a village in northern Greece, Danis Koumartzis carves out the wooden sound box of a traditional lyre before covering it with animal hide and attaching nine strings that ...
ANCIENT GREECE. >> SPARTAN INSTRUMENTS IS OVERFLOWING. IT IS ALL THE HANDIWORK OF CHRIS. >> THIS IS A GREEK INSTRUMENT. I AM DOING A TOTAL RESTORATION. >> THE REPAIRS AND RESTORE STRING INSTRUMENTS IN ...
The youngish Greek-American oud player Mavrothi Kontanis and his terrific quintet (featuring Greek clarinet star Lefteris Bournias) breathe new life into the Smyrneika cabaret sound and bluesier ...
In Evropos, a village in northern Greece, Danis Koumartzis carves out the wooden sound box of a traditional lyre before covering it with animal hide and attaching nine strings that when plucked ...