Yiorgos Makris

Born in 1977 in Alistrati, Serres. Self-taught on the Pontic bagpipe (gaida) and kaval, he also studied piano at the National Conservatoire.

He has collaborated with many well-known artists and has participated in tours in Greece and abroad.

Member of the musical ensemble «Theros» (2002–2006), and a founding member of the traditional group «Alistrata», the «Muhabbet Mafia Band», and the «Paradoxonia Jazz Band».

He contributed to numerous recordings and began teaching at the Athens Conservatoire in 2008.

Songs

The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children
  • SongThraceEvros, KarotiHistorical Song, National Legends and Laments

Alexander and the King

  • Αλέξαντρος κι βασιλιάς ⬥ Historical legend of the Fall of Constantinople. From Karoti, Evros, with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2005.
Three Black-Eyed Girls
  • SongThraceImmigration Song

Between Two Mountains

  • Σε δυο βουνά ανάμεσα ⬥ Dance song from Thrace with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2006.
The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children
  • SongThraceEvros, SoufliChildren's Song, Lampoon

Down on the Barbary Plane

  • Κάτου στ’ς Μπαρμπαριάς τουν κάμπου ⬥ Children’s satirical song from Thrace with Vangelis Dimoudis and a children’s choir. Recorded in 2005.
Folk Fables in Song
  • SongEastern Thrace & RoumeliaFable Song (Ballad), Proverbial Song

I Passed by and Bade Good Day

  • Πέρασα καλημέρισα ⬥ Fable song from Bana, Eastern Roumelia, with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2006.
I Will Climb a Mountain High
  • SongThraceEvros, AmbelakiaLove Song

I Will Climb a Mountain High

  • Θ' ανέβω σε ψηλό βουνό ⬥ Dance song from Ambelakia, Orestiada (Evros), with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2005.
Folk Fables in Song
  • SongEastern Thrace & RoumeliaFable Song (Ballad)

The Dead Brother

  • Του νεκρού αδελφού ⬥ Also known as “The Song of Areti”, a fable song (ballad) from Bana, Eastern Roumelia, with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2006.
Tricked by the Birds
  • SongThraceEvros, AmbelakiaCharon's Song

Tricked by the Birds

  • Με γέλασαν τα πουλιά ⬥ Dance song from Ambelakia, Evros, with proverbs, with Vangelis Dimoudis. Recorded in 2005.
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Records

Of Nature and of Love
  • AlbumDVD2007Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Domna Samiou Sings Songs of Nature and of Love

This videotaped stage performance, held at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on 2005, includes songs and rituals related to the cycle of the agricultural year,.
Folk Fables in Song
  • AlbumCD, Digital release2008Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Folk Fables in Song

Tales of the fabulous and the fantastic combining the real world with the supernatural. Narrating stories, often tragic, which might once have occurred – or could do so one day.
Three Black-Eyed Girls
  • AlbumDigital releaseDomna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

The Earth’s Three Bounties

Wheat, wine, oil. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate· bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts (Psalm 104, 15)
The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children
  • AlbumCD, Digital release2007Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

This CD is a good companion to those who want to offer their children a hint of a different magical world.
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