Kostas Chrisakis

Born in 1962 in Deskati, in the Prefecture of Grevena. He studied pedagogics and journalism.

He lives in Kozani, working as a teacher of primary education. He is a producer of historical folkloric programs as well as programs of social context in the local electronic mass media.

Since 1993 he has owned a large archive of audio-visual material of four hundred broadcastings, which contains an important part of the local history and of the music and dance tradition of west Macedonia.

He has organised many events thus increasing the popularisation of the local music and dance tradition and he has been honoured by various commissions for his work.

Songs

Records

This recorded show includes stage performances of carnival songs and other related popular rituals from different areas of Greece, as they were presented at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall on the 4th of March 2003. Watch the songs in a PlayList on YouTube.

Concerts

A carnival feast at the stage of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall with songs, dances, and customs of the carnival period. In addition to Domna and her collaborators, musicians, singers, dancers and bands from regions of Greece take part, where even today the celebrations and rituals of Carnival maintain their authenticity.