Michalis Zographidis

Born in Olympos in the island of Karpathos, Dodecanese. He plays the karpathian lyra and sings songs from his homeland, as well as mantinades (rhyming couplets, typically improvised during dance music). He makes frequent appearances in Karpathos, but only a few in Athens. He has participated in numerous albums.

Songs

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  • SongDodecaneseKarpathos, OlymposLament, Sea and Sailors Song

A Sailor-Lads A-Dying PENDING CHECK LINKS

  • Ναυτόπουλο ψυχομαχεί ⬥ I heard the shouting and the cries, they filled the Cyprus straits. I thought they must be slaughtering bulls or taming some wild beasts; I thought the Turks were making war upon the Frankish foe, but they weren’t slaughtering any bulls, nor taming some wild beasts, nor [...]
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Records

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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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