Charalambos Giannopoulos

Born in 1946 in the village of Kerasia in Kalavryta. He plays the clarinet, the flute and the lute.

In 1966, he settled in Athens and studied with the great folk practical instrumentalists Tasos Chalkias and Simos Kyriakatis.

In 1972, he met Simon Karas and enriched his theoretical music knowledge at his side by studying Byzantine music. For many years, he was a partner of the "Society for the Dissemination of National Music", performing at the association’s events, participating in Simon Karas’s radio shows, and teaching clarinet and flute at the Society’s school.
 

Songs

I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • SongCarnival Song

An Old Woman, an Old Gran

  • Μια γριά μπαμπόγρια ⬥ Studio recording (1980).
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • SongEastern AegeanLesvos, SkoutaroChildren's Song, Swing Song

I Want to Climb up to the Top

  • Θέλω ν’ ανέβω στα ψηλά ⬥ I want to climb up to the top, my friend, up to the top of the roof of Saint George's, of Saint George's roof. I want to pick just two carnations, to sweep and make all clean, to sweep the she and make it [...]
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • SongThraceLove Song, Spring SongCouplets

May

  • Λεν ήρθι Μάης κι Άνοιξη ⬥ May's come, May's come and spring, summer’s come when the perfumed roses bloom. I've a white rose I want to dye and if I get the shade just right, many a heart will I smite. Translated by Michael Eleftheriou
Epic Songs of Warriors and Heroes
  • SongPanhellenicAcritic Song

Now the Birds

(A Soldier and a Tree)

  • Τώρα τα πουλιά ⬥ Now the birds, now the swallows, now the partridges, now the partridges are singing more and more: - Wake up, master, wake up, my good master, wake up and embrace my body, tall and straight as a cypress, with a white throat, and with breasts like [...]
Chants des Akrites
  • SongPeloponneseAcritic Song, Wedding Song

Now the Birds…

  • Τώρα τα πουλιά ⬥ Now the birds, now the swallows, Now the partridges do not cease singing and saying: – Awake, my lord, awake, my good lord, Awake, embrace my cypress body, My white throat and my small breasts which are like lemons, Which are like cool water at the [...]
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • SongEastern Thrace & RoumeliaChildren's Song, Lampoon

One Day a Tom Cat

  • Μιαν ημέρα ένας γάτος ⬥ Studio recording, 1980. Domna Samiou taped the song in Agia Eleni, Serres in 1964, by Dimitris Vlaskos (vocals and lyra) accompanied by  Yiorgos Haratsis and a group of locals.
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • SongPeloponneseCarnival Song, Children's Song, Lampoon

The Crab’s to Wed

  • Παντρεύουνε τον κάβουρα ⬥ Studio recording, 1980. Domna Samiou taped the song sung by Kostas Marinis, 1960.
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Records

Chants des Akrites
  • Album1982Ocora

Chants des Akrites

Akritic songs, which are perceived as the oldest examples of Greek popular poetry, are inspired by the legends of Akrites’ lives and their fights in defence of the eastern borders of the Byzantine Empire. The LP was recorded by the French Radio, published in Ocora series and distributed along with […]
Epic Songs of Warriors and Heroes
  • AlbumCD, Digital release2017Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Epic Songs of Warriors and Heroes

The publication includes 30 songs, inspired by the popular tradition of story-telling, relating tales of brave warriors, both high-ranked lords, and lowly soldiers. Centering on heroic Digenis, they originate from all parts of Greece. The publication also contains a detailed booklet analyzing the history surrounding the songs, and their interpretation. […]
I See Some Ships Approaching Port
  • AlbumLP1980Zodiac

Perperouna

Domna’s first work for children came as a fulfilment of her constant aspiration to bring traditional folk songs closer to children –especially those living in the cities. Some of these sixteen traditional songs, with their ‘easy’ melodies, uplifting rhythms and amusing lyrics, were anyway sung by children –like 'Perperouna', 'Chelidonisma', […]
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