Press articles from Greek and foreign media and extracts of interviews given by Domna Samiou.
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- While there’s a long list of people who have inspired me growing up, two names immediately come to mind. The first one: Dimitri Mitropoulos, a Greek conductor who came from a small village in the Peloponnese and became music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. His passion and dedication [...]
- Publication on the release of the album "Folk Fables in Song" in the Netherlands. Many countries have their own ethnomusicologists who have sought out local music from their country. In the early 20th century, the composers Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly traveled through Hungary in search of local music. They [...]
- Publication on the release of the album "Folk Fables in Song". The paraloges [folk fables] are songs which narrate a story, or a legend. They frequently contain supernatural elements and feature spirits, even though their origins may often lie in age old legends, historical incidents or most commonly, in events [...]
- Publication on the release of the album ‘The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children’. Extract. The new CD presented by Domna Samiou, who is always hearty and devoted to the promotion of musical traditions, is tasteful and diligently prepared. Two CDs containing thirty six songs and a [...]
- Publication on the concert Carnival Songs with Domna Samiou (Thessaloniki Concert Hall, 2003) The grand lady of our traditional songs, Mrs. Domna Samiou, together with her regular collaborators and other musicians, will present a performance of carnival songs from various areas of Greece at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall on two [...]
- Publication on the concert "Songs from the mainland and islands", Small Theatre of Epidaurus, 1999 (extract). The great lady of our traditional music, the unique guardian of our musical heritage Domna Samiou, will be welcomed on Friday and Saturday at the Small Theatre of ancient Epidaurus. Once again Domna Samiou [...]
- A double CD with tradiotional Greek Easter songs compiled by Domna Samiou ⬥ Interview on the occasion of the release of the album Easter Songs, extract Anything you ever wanted to know about traditional Greek Easter song and festivities but couldn't even fathom to ask is included in Ta Paschaliatika [...]
- Publication on the shadow theatre performances by Evgenios Spatharis at the Tsarouchis Museum in Maroussi, 1997 (extracts). A unique experience awaited the visitors of the Tsarouchis Museum1 in Maroussi a few days ago (Tuesday and Wednesday the 23rd and 24th of September). The president of the Tsarouhis Foundation, Niki Gryparis, [...]
- Our 'national' Domna at the Athens Concert Hall ⬥ Publication on the concert 'Greek Carols' held at The Athens Concert Hall Domna Samiou is a national musical asset, and carols without her unique voice and her devotion to the authenticity of tradition are inconceivable. That is why the Athens Concert [...]
- Publication on the concert at Çemal Resit Rey, in Istanbul in 1996. Domna Samiou is singing for the first time in Constantinople. The renown singer from Asia Minor, who spread the authentic traditional songs of her homeland and made them known to the modern Greeks, will be singing to the public [...]
- Publication on the occasion of the release of the album Kaneloriza, extracts It is twenty five years since Domna Samiou, the 'great lady' of Greek folk singing, recorded her first LP as an interpreter of our musical tradition in 19711 (she had already been involved in record production since 19582). At [...]
- Domna Samiou together with 200 Musicians will be singing there on Tuesday and Wednesday ⬥ Publication on the concert “Music on the Edges of Hellenism”, Herodion 1995 (extracts). Tradition is awaiting us at the Herodion1 with unique and precious sound bytes of Greek music, in a venue which [had remained] 'impregnable [...]
- Publication on the proclaiming the Menuhins as honorary citizens of the Municipality of Mykonos, Lakka Theatre, 1993. The subject is of course a bit old to be news, but it does not lose its value since it concerns Yehudi Menuhin. The Mayor of Mykonos Christos Varonis awarded the famous violinist [...]
- Domna Samiou and Christos Sikkis ⬥ Publication on the concerts From Pontus … to Cyprus, Cyprus 1990 - extract The Cultural Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus, continuing it's excellent events, is organising three concerts within the rubric of its Third Annual Musical Event in Lefkosia, Paralimni and Lemesos, called [...]