Kevin Andrews

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(1924–1989) | American scholar, author, poet, musician, and philhellene.

He lived in Greece for many years and was a scholar of history as well as a connoisseur of the Greek language and tradition. He formed a close connection with Simon Karas, with whom he also collaborated.

He worked with Domna Samiou on song recordings (playing the flute) and on poetic translations of song lyrics. His tragic drowning in Kythera on 1 September 1989, left the translation of the album Songs About Greeks Far From Home unfinished. He had completed the translation for only one song on the album (When You Go off to Foreign Lands).

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**Simon Karas Orchestra, National Radio Foundation, Studio at Zappeion, 1960s**
Kostas Palaiologou (santur), Stavros Adrianos (lute), Agapios Tomboulis (oud), Antonis Tsochos (violin), Nikos Stefanidis (kanun). Standing: Domna Samiou, Philippos Rountas (clarinet), Kevin Andrews (flute). Simon Karas conducts the orchestra.

Songs

Lullaby

Records

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.

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.

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.

Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece

This LP includes the recordings of the ‘Songs of the sea and of the highlands’ with the addition of four new songs that have been also published in singles –obviously after the release of the first LP– under the musical supervision of Domna Samiou. The great hit included in this […]

Songs of the Sea and of the Highlands

This LP includes songs published before as singles under the musical supervision of Domna Samiou. They were recorded during the period 1955-1960 when Domna was collaborating with Fidelity – Philips and Alekos Patsifas. As she states: ‘I could see the abuse towards folk songs and I was very disappointed. So […]

Concerts

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”.

Kevin Andrews