Antonis Peristeris

(1932–2006) | Born in the village of Gergeri, Heraklion, Crete, he was a self-taught lyra player and the father of lyra player Manolis Peristeris.

He settled in Athens in 1962, performed in various Cretan music venues, and collaborated with dance ensembles. In 1974, he established his own Cretan music venue, where he continued to perform until his death.

 

Songs

Good Day Brothers (Epiphany Carol from Patmos)
  • SongCreteChristmas Carol, Ritual SongCarol

Christ Is Born Today

  • Χριστός γεννάται σήμερο ⬥ Christmas carol from Crete with the Children’s Choir of the High School “Estia Neas Smyrnis”. Recorded in 1974.
Good Day Brothers (Epiphany Carol from Patmos)
  • SongCreteNew Year's Carol, Ritual SongCarol

Open Your Door (New Year Carol from Crete)

  • Ανοίξετε την πόρτα σας ⬥ Saint Basil the Yoke-man. New Year carol from Crete with the Children’s Choir of the High School “Estia Neas Smyrnis”. Recorded in 1974.
Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • SongCreteInstrumental

Slow pentozalis

  • Αργός πεντοζάλης ⬥ Instrumental dance tune from Crete with Antonis Peristeris (mandoura). Recorded in 1974.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • SongCreteProverbial SongCretan Rizitiko

The Eagle (On a Mountain High)

  • Ο αϊτός ⬥ Rizitiko song with Nikos Geroulakis. Recorded in 1972.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • SongCreteProverbial SongCretan Rizitiko

The Gallant Man

  • Ο αντρειωμένος ⬥ Rizitiko song with Nikos Geroulakis. Recorded in 1972.
Good Day Brothers (Epiphany Carol from Patmos)
  • SongCreteEpiphany Carol, Ritual SongCarol

Tomorrow It Is Epiphany (Crete)

  • Αύριο είναι τω Φωτώ ⬥ Epiphany carol from Crete with the Children’s Choir of the High School “Estia Neas Smyrnis”. Recorded in 1974.
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Records

Good Day Brothers (Epiphany Carol from Patmos)
  • AlbumLP1974EMI Columbia

Greek Carols

The first LP in Greece dedicated to caroling songs performed during the religious celebrations of the Twelve Nights and of Easter. The carols were recorded in many different areas of Greece performed by local musicians and singers, thus preserving all the distinguishing local patterns and characteristics.
Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes
  • AlbumLP1974EMIAΛ Columbia

Souravli – Greek Flutes and Pipes

LP is dedicated to Greek instrumental folk music and especially to wind instruments such as the different types of pipes: flute, mandoura, gaida, pipiza, gavala.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • AlbumLP1972Lyra

Travelling in Greece with Domna Samiou

Domna Samiou had the general musical supervision of this important LP including twelve songs most of which are interpreted by her accompanied by local traditional musicians. As in all previous LPs, the songs are representative of all areas of Hellenism and are performed without any alteration in lyrics or music.
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Concerts

Concerts at the English Bach Festival
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1980

Concerts at the English Bach Festival

Invited by Lina Lalandi, founder of the English Bach Festival and clavichordist, Domna Samiou made five appearances in the festival, presenting, in what could be the first time, the authentic traditional music of Greece to the English audience.
The First Concerts
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1973

The First Concerts

In 1971, in the midst of the military Junta period in Greece, Dionysis Savvopoulos convinced Domna to sing at the club “Rodeo”. In the following years, she performed at “Kyttaro” and “Rizes”.
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