Loukas Metaxas
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Genre: Chinese pop / Punk / Zouk
Location Universe, My only country: The dreams of my childhood, ZW
Profile Views: 49951
Last Login: 9/25/2011
Member Since 10/8/2007
Website http://www.loxandramusic.gr/Metaxas.html
Record Label POLYPHONON music productions
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
.... I was born in Kalamata, grew up in Athens and now live in Thessaloníki since 1996. My family’s roots stem from southern Italy, Istanbul (Fener), Kalamata, Crete and I also have some drops of gypsy blood in me. I haven't anything that truly belongs to me -- I own nothing -- everything I have or use are on loan. I also know that I really know nothing, but am amazed by any old or ancient culture. The color and depth of culture becomes known and loved by me through aesthesis... by subaudition. My heroes are people who sacrifice a part of themselves for others; the veritable alchemists who choose to devote all their energies to transmutate the “lead” of their personality into wit’s and wisdom’s “gold”; artists who perform or create with the truth of their hearts, no matter how "high level" their technical skills reach... I dislike those who are only after personal profit, those who harm the environment, those who betray their fellow man, and those who lack any respect for others... yet I know I cannot be anyone’s judge but my own self. However, people whom I find most difficult to tolerate are child or animal abusers, racists, religious fanatics and nationalists of any kind….... .... .. ............Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.. - ..Image Hosting.... -
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...... ...... ...... .... ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ..........current bands/ collaborations...... "Loxandra" ensemble (Greek, Turkish, Arabian, Gypsy traditional music) .. "Balarom trio" (Balkan jazz compositions and adaptations), .. "Maria Thoidou" ensemble (compositions and poetry of Maria Thoidou), .. "Dimitris Dourtmes' ensemble" Instrumental Compositions of Dim. Dourtmes and world music, .. "Traditional Orchestra of City of Thessaloniki" (T.O.C.T.) (traditional and popular music, often with guests), .. "Perdelides" (traditional music from Crete, Dodecanese and Minor Asia), .. "Parea", "Idiomelo" and "Sound and Tradition" (Greek traditional music), .. "Kostelides" (music from Eastern Thrace, especially from the fire dancers of Kosti village), .. "trio mare" (adaptations of Greek music with santouri, laoutos & perc), .. "Kazbek" (adaptations of Caucasian traditional music), .. "Eudousin" (compositions of Pantelis Pavlidis based on ancient Greek poetry), .."Rozonarides" (musical concepts with narratives). .... Also, I teach traditional Balkan's percussion and rythmology at music school "En Chordais" and give private lessons at home..... "POLYPHONON" music productions is an independent label that I manage. Contact with me if you want a collaboration! -
Influences
My father and older brother used to be (among other things) bouzouki, tzoura and baglama makers and my oldest brother was a bouzouki player. .. In this environment, I got familiar with rembetiko music at a very young age. My first instruments were tzoura, baglama and rembetiko guitar. Before the age of 10, I started taking private piano lessons and by the age of 16, I played electric bass guitar in a lot of Athenian bands on a wide range of Rock music. .. In Athens, between 1985-1995, I took musical lessons of Theory, Traditional and Modern Harmony of music, History and Morphology of music, a cappela choir conducting, orchestration, contrapuntal and fuga, musical synthesis, piano, Classical and modern double bass. .... Ever since I met Ross Daly and Christo Tsiamoulis (back in 1989), who defined my musical orientation, I’m in love with traditional music of the world and started to search and learn the way to play yayli tanbur and all kinds of lutes (especially lavta, Cretan and Steriano). .... In Thessaloniki, between 1996-2005, I took musical lessons of Byzantine music and musical theory of Maqam. .. I have participated in various seminars for Double Bass, Eastern Mediterranean and Jazz Rythmology, Turkish, Arabian, Balkan and Latin American percussions, M.Asian music, with teachers like Thomas Martin, Izzet Kizil, Misirli Ahmet, Kostas Anastasiadis, Fahrettin Yarkin, Marivaldo Paim, Sokratis Sinopoulos-Katerina Papadopoulou, Zohar Fresco. .... At this point, I have to mention Giorgos Gevgelis and Andreas Papas of whom I had my first influences according to the way percussions should be played in Greek traditional music and also words are not enough to thank the great musician Izzet Kizil who completely changed my perspective and showed me new horizons in music, so generously shared with me since 2002 so much of his "wisdom" on hand percussions technic, instrumentation and performing! -
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I am a constant searcher of local musical traditions of Balkans, the classical, traditional, religious and mystical music of Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Sephardi, Gypsies’, Arabic and most of musical cultures of Mediterranean music, medieval music of Europe and rhythmical idioms of Latin America and Indian Peninsula. .. Here are some of my favorite cd's of those I have participated: ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..........more music...... .... ..Loxandra ensemble "Gypsy Tune"...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... You can listen to some songs from "Loxandra"'s c.d. : ...... .. .. .. .. .. ................ ..
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- Les Guitares Mut-Cho2 months ago
Good music ! Thanks for the add !
Look at the french guitars ! What do you think ? thanks - youshowcase11 months ago
Interested in the chance of possibly working with you...shoot us a message when you can.
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Κυλοφόρησε η 25η έκδοση του περιοδικού «Κοντυλιές» με ένα σπάνιο αφιέρωμα στον Οδυσσέα Ελύτη.
Σε αυτό το τεύχος γνωρίστε τον λυράρη Σήφη Λιγοψυχάκη, και τον μαντιναδολόγο Σπύρο Πανηγυράκη.
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Merci !
- Fairy Lullabies1 year ago
Hello Loukas! hope you`re well..Thor(with the hammer;)
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