Yannis Kladakis

Yannis Kladakis sings, plays the Dodecanesian lyra and is an authority on the musical tradition of Rhodes and the Dodecanese. He was born in Rhodes in 1975.
Sample discography: Songs and Dances of Rodos (2000), O voskos ki o vasilias: Songs and Dances of Rodos island (2004).

Songs

Τραγούδια του γάμου
  • SongDodecaneseRhodesWedding Song

Good Luck My Bride

  • Νύφη μου καλορίζικο ⬥ Studio recording, 2008.
d32
  • SongDodecaneseRhodesAcritic Song

Kostantis and the Crab

  • Ο Κωσταντής κι ο Κάουρας ⬥ Down at the barren field, near the reed beds, a crab has become a dragon and is devouring the bravest men. He ate Phokas' black steed, he ate Nikiphoros, he ate Ephtatrachilos, the man whom everybody feared. When the king heard that, he was [...]
Τραγούδια του γάμου
  • SongDodecaneseRhodesWedding SongProcessional Tune

Proceed, Cypress and Move

  • Κίνησε δέντρον, κίνησε ⬥ Studio recording, 2008.
SEE MORE

Records

d32
  • 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. […]
Τραγούδια του γάμου
  • AlbumUnreleased collectionDomna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Wedding Songs

Unpublished collection of thirty-four traditional songs and tunes for the wedding feast, the bride, the groom, the best men and women and all the guests.
SEE MORE