Christos Konstantinou

Born in 1950 in the village Argiraki near Morphou, in Cyprus. He comes from a musical family and plays the tambouras, the bouzouki, and the oud.

At the age of nineteen, he joined Mikis Theodorakis’ orchestra, which, at the time of the Greek junta, toured abroad. Since then the two have collaborated a number of times. He was a solοist in the first recordings of Mikis Theodorakis’ albums.

In Athens he worked with Vassilis Tsitsanis and Yannis Papaioannou in venues and concerts. He has also taken part in the recording sessions of numerous important singers and composers of the folk and “entechno” singing.

In 1985 he formed the group ‘Akrites’ which participated in the International Festival of Nantes.

He died in March 2015.

Source: Yiorgos E. Papadakis‘ archive 

Songs

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  • SongThessalyMagnesia, TrikeriFable Song (Ballad)

A Fair Trikeriotissa

  • Μια κόρη Τρικεριώτισσα ⬥ A fair Trikeriotissa, a comely Trikeri girl, is mistress of a silver loom that has an ivory heddle. As she spooled threads on reels of reed and softly sang a ballad, her goodman rode up to her door astride a coal-black stallion. – A greeting to [...]
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  • SongCyprusInstrumental

I Grapped the Apple

  • Έσυρα το μήλο ⬥ Instrumental tune in 9-beat rhythm from Cyprus. Recorded in 2004.
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  • SongThessalyMagnesia, KeramidiImmigration Song

Yorgalakis

  • Ο Γιωργαλάκης ⬥ In yonder machalá,1 amán,2 o Yorgalaki, yonder, there’s running water running there – they call it silver water. If any mother drinks of it she’ll not give birth to children. – You drank it, mother, didn’t you, so you’ld not give birth to me? But having given birth to [...]
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  • SongCyprusInstrumental

Zeimbekikos

  • Ζεϊμπέκικος ⬥ Tune in 9-beat rhythm from Cyprus, recorded in 2004.
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Records

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  • 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. […]
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  • AlbumCD, Digital release1992UNHCR – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Songs About Greeks Far From Home

This CD, published by UNHCR with an informative booklet, includes sixteen songs narrating different aspects of migrating to foreign lands: departure and life in foreign lands; the lives of families left behind; death in foreign lands or a return home. It marks a new direction to Domna Samiou’s music publications: […]
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  • AlbumDigital release, LP1989UNHCR – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Songs About Greeks Far From Home (LP)

This LP includes nineteen songs narrating all the different aspects of migrating in foreign lands: the departure and the life to foreign lands, the life of the family left behind, death in these foreign lands or the return home. This publication of the UNHCR, with its informative accompanying booklet, introduces […]
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