Bio:

I was born in Piraeus in 1978. Since 1995, I have been studying the lyra with Ross Daly and three years later I started travelling with him and his group, “Labyrinth”, participating in concerts in Europe, Asia, Australia and the U.S. I have taken part in many projects with musicians from various different traditions from other countries.

Being a member of "Labyrinth" and Labyrinth Musical WorkshopI've had the chance to meet many important musicians such as the Trio Chemirani, Omer Erdogdular, Derya Turkan, Zohar Fresco, Pedram Khavar Zamini, Dhruba Ghosh, Ballake Sissoko, Erdal Erzincan, Mehmet Erenler, Hossein Arman,Yurdal Tokcan, Ustad Mohammed Rahim Khushnawaz and many more. I participate in many of Ross Daly's projects : Ross Daly Quartet, Seyir, Iris, White Dragon, Labyrinth Modal Ensemble (...) as well as in TOKSO string quartet, (with Anne Hytta, Sigrun Eng and Eleonore Billy). I have graduated from the English Literature department of the Athens University as well as from the ”Rallou Manou” Dance School.

My first album titled Anamkhara was recently released by Seistron Music. It is comprised of seven of my own compositions with the participation of great masters Zohar Fresco, Efren Lopez, Pedram Khavar Zamini, Ahmet Erdogdular and Ross Daly

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CONCERT MANAGEMENT

United World

Helen Kontos unitedworld@hol.gr

Anamkhara

Kelly Thoma:lyra, soprano lyra

Zohar Fresco:bendir, req, tamburello, davul

Efren Lopez: Hurdy-gurdy

Perdram Khavar Zamini: tombak

Ahmet Erdogdular: Gazel

Ross Daly: lyra, tarhu, nak tarhu, bendir

Influences:

Ross Daly, Ballake Sissoko,Dr.N.Rajam, Habil Aliyev, Drubha Ghosh, Vilayat Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Bismillah Khan, Kostas Mountakis, Thanassis Skordalos, Giorgis Xylouris, Haris Lambrakis, Derya Turkan, Sokratis Sinopoulos, Periklis Papapetropoulos, Stelios Petrakis, Efren Lopez, Omer Erdogdular, Ahmet Erdogdular, Homayun Sakhi, Mohammed Rahim Khushnawaz, Evgenios Voulgaris, Erdal Erzincan, Pedram Khavar Zamini, Zohar Fresco.

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