Napoleon Saadedin

Clarinetist from Epirus. He participated in five albums of Domna Samiou between 1972 and 1986, as well as in concerts at the English Bach Festival.

Songs

A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • SongEpirusPastoral SongPolyphonic

A Peasant Woman Washing by the River

  • Βλάχα πλένει στο ποτάμι ⬥ Pastoral song with the Polyphonic Group of Pogoni. Recorded in 1983 in Paris.
A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • SongEpirusInstrumental

Berati of Epirus

  • Μπεράτι Ηπείρου ⬥ Instrumental tune from Epirus with Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1983 in Paris.
A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • SongEpirusMetsovoInstrumental

Berati of Metsovo

  • Μπεράτι Μετσόβου ⬥ Instrumental dance tune from Metsovo with Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1983 in Paris.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • SongEpirusPogoniLove Song

By the Flowering Oleander

  • Στης πικροδάφνης τον ανθό ⬥ Dance song from Pogoni, Epirus, with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1975.
Farewell, Holy One
  • SongEpirusImmigration Song

John Dear, Your Handkerchif

  • Γιάννη μου το μαντίλι σου ⬥ Immigration song from Epirus with Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1973.
A Walk in Sergiani
  • SongEpirusKlephtic Song

Katsantonis

  • Κατσαντώνης ⬥ Tsamikos dance from Epirus with Domna Samiou (singer) and Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1986.
Farewell, Holy One
  • SongEpirusInstrumental

Lament

  • Μοιρολόι ⬥ Instrumental tune in free rhythm from Epirus with Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1973.
A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • SongEpirusInstrumental

Lament

  • Μοιρολόι ⬥ Instrumental tune in free rhythm from Epirus with Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1983 in Paris.
A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • SongEpirusPastoral Song

My Mother Told Me

  • Μου ’λεγεν η μάνα μου ⬥ Song from Epirus with the Polyphonic Group of Pogoni. Recorded in 1983 in Paris.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • SongEpirusImmigration Song

The Lady Turtle-Dove

  • Τρυγόνα ⬥ Immigration song from Epirus with Domna Samiou (singer) and Napoleon Saadedin (clarinet). Recorded in 1972.
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Records

A Walk in Sergiani
  • AlbumLP1986Sirius

A Stroll with Domna Samiou

This is the product of an ‘alternative’ collaboration. After a personal invitation from Manos Hadjidakis, Domna Samiou publishes in Seiros this LP with songs which are for the first time brought together in a record.
By the Flowering Oleander
  • AlbumLP1976EMIAΛ Columbia

By the Flowering Oleander

A classic LP of Domna Samiou which brings together some of the masterpieces of Greek traditional folk music. It is a representative compilation of songs from different areas of Greece performed in an authentic way in respect of their lyrics, music and way of singing.
Farewell, Holy One
  • AlbumLP1974EMI Columbia

Farewell Holy One

One of Domna Samiou’s most characteristic LPs through which younger generations familiarized themselves with traditional folk music.
A Peasant Woman Washing by the River
  • AlbumLP1984Ocora

Polyphonic Songs and Music from Epirus

LP published by Ocora, as well as the concert which preceded it. It can be seen as a ‘universal premiere’ for the polyphonic songs of Epirus.
My Precious (Tzivaeri)
  • AlbumLP1972Lyra

Travelling in Greece with Domna Samiou

Domna Samiou had the general musical supervision of this important LP including twelve songs most of which are interpreted by her accompanied by local traditional musicians. As in all previous LPs, the songs are representative of all areas of Hellenism and are performed without any alteration in lyrics or music.
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Concerts

Concerts at the English Bach Festival
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1980

Concerts at the English Bach Festival

Invited by Lina Lalandi, founder of the English Bach Festival and clavichordist, Domna Samiou made five appearances in the festival, presenting, in what could be the first time, the authentic traditional music of Greece to the English audience.
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