Amalia Papastefanou

A singer of songs of the Dodecanese and Asia Minor. Amalia Christodoulaki was born in Rhodes to parents who had come from Asia Minor as refugees.

She started singing in the 1950s, at first for the state-own Rhodes Radio Station and later in Athens, for the National Radio Foundation (EIR), at the folk music section, where Domna Samiou worked.

In the 1960s, she recorded songs of the Dodecanese in 45 rpm discs with the Fidelity label, under the supervision of Domna Samiou.

She married the Greek-American Panagiotis Papastefanou, and in 1967, moved to the USA. There, she continued to sing at Greek venues and events.
 

Songs

Αρχαγγελίτικος
  • SongDodecaneseRhodesLove Song

Archagellitikos

  • Αρχαγγελίτικος ⬥ Studio recording, 1965. Released in extended play 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 8047, 1965) supervised by Domna Samiou.
Έρι
  • SongDodecaneseKalymnosCouplets

Eri

  • Έρι - Μέρα δεν εξημέρωσε ♦ Studio recording, 1963. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7259, 1963) supervised by Domna Samiou.
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  • SongDodecaneseKalymnosSea and Sailors Song, Work Song

Exile Is the Greatest Hardship

  • Ο μισεμός είναι καημός ⬥ Exile is the greatest hardship, the parting so upsetting but oh, that greeting  “Welcome home”, oh that Maroúli,1 is bliss. The diver’s air-pump is my mother, the winding winch my sister and on my mate upon the deck2 my very life depends. For you, I [...]
Ο μισεμός είναι καημός
  • SongDodecaneseKalymnosSea and Sailors Song, Work SongCouplets

Exile Is the Greatest Hardship

(Marouli)

  • Το Μαρούλι ⬥ Exile is the greatest hardship, the parting so upsetting but oh, that greeting  “Welcome home”, oh that Maroúli,1 is bliss. The diver's air-pump is my mother, the winding winch my sister and on my mate upon the deck2 my very life depends. For you, I wear the diving-suit, and [...]
Κάτω χορός
  • SongDodecaneseRhodesCouplets

Kato Choros

  • Κάτω χορός ⬥ Studio recording, 1965. Released in extended play 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 8047, 1965) supervised by Domna Samiou
Κόρη που 'φαίνεις τ' αργαλειό
  • SongDodecaneseLove Song

Lass, Working the Loom

  • Κόρη που 'φαίνεις τ' αργαλειό ⬥ Studio recording, 1966. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7383, 1966) supervised by Domna Samiou.
Ξενιτεμένο μου πουλί
  • SongDodecaneseAstypaleaImmigration SongCouplets

My Emigrated Bird

  • Ξενιτεμένο μου πουλί ⬥ Studio recording, 1966. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7385, 1966) supervised by Domna Samiou. "Issios" or "issos" dance meets variations in melodic and dance pattern in the Dodecanese area.
Μικρό μου Καστελόριζο
  • SongDodecaneseKastellorizoLocal Song

My Little Kastellorizo

  • Μικρό μου Καστελλόριζο ⬥ Studio recording, 1966. Released in 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 7384, 1966) supervised by Domna Samiou.
Τζιβαέρι
  • SongDodecaneseImmigration SongCouplets

My Precious (Tzivaeri)

  • Τζιβαέρι ⬥ Alas, my precious, my fragrant flower now brings joy to a foreign land, gently, gently and quietly. Alack, 'twas I sent him away, my precious, no one made me, gently, gently, I tread the earth gently. I curse you foreign land, you and your prosperity, you took my [...]
Κάτω στο γιαλό
  • SongDodecaneseCouplets

Over Yonder Hills

  • Πέρα στους πέρα κάμπους ⬥ Studio recording, 1959. Released in extended play 45 rpm disc (Fidelity 8011, 1959) supervised by Domna Samiou.
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Records

Μουσικό Οδοιπορικό 1959-1969
  • AlbumCD2008Universal

Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

A collection of 127 traditional songs and tunes from all over Greece that were first released on 45 rpm records between 1959 and 1969 under the direction and musical supervision of Domna Samiou. The collection was compiled and edited by Yiorgos Tsampras.
Music from Greece: Δομνα Σαμίου
  • AlbumCD2018Caprice

Music from Greece: Domna Samiou

Reissue of the Caprice album Grekisk folkmusik (Ξενιτεμένο μου πουλí) on a CD with 9 extra tracks, and a comprehensively informative booklet about Greek folk music and the woman behind this production – Domna Samiou.
Δισκογραφία 45 στροφών
  • Album45 RPM1959

Recordings in 45 RPM

Τραγούδια που κυκλοφόρησαν σε δίσκους 45 στροφών, την περίοδο 1959-1969, σε μουσική επιμέλεια Δόμνας Σαμίου.
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  • AlbumCD, Digital release2002Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Songs of Dame Sea

The wealth of Greek traditional music has been enriched by every aspect of maritime tradition – by its values, virtues and charm – as is amply demonstrated by this wonderful collection of songs. They embrace the ways people have sung, since Ulysses, about the temptations of the sea, its risks, […]
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