The members of Maeandros often change and/or overlap. Here is a list of some of the musicians:
Mavrothis Kontanis - oud, violin and voice
Lefteris Bournias - clarinet
Timothy Quigley - percussion
Megan Gould - violin
Phaedon Sinis - politiki lyra (kemence) and kanun
Antonis Tsimounis - bouzouki, baglama and voice
Anastassia Zachariadou - kanun
John Themelis - laouto, santouri and voice
Seido Salifoski - percussion
Pangiotis Andreou - guitar and electric bass
April Centrone - percussion
Ozan Aksoy - saz, ney, percussion and voice
Influences
Older influences include: Traditional Greek, Turkish, and Armenian Music; Byzantine Music; Classical Ottoman Music...
More modern influences include: Ara Dinkjian; Orfeas Peridis; Nikos Papazoglou; Alkinoos Ioannidis; Jimi Hendrix; The Beatles; Radiohead; Beck...
Sounds Like
Sounds something like Orfeas Peridis, Nikos Papazoglou, Alkinoos Ioannidis, En Chordais, Ara Dinkjian, and Nikos and Yiasemi Saragouda...but not exactly...
The group Maeandros was created in 2006 by musician and songwriter Mavrothis Kontanis to fill two needs: to show traditional representations of Greek and Near Eastern Music, and also more modern, broadly influenced sounds and lyrics. Combined, these elements are a true picture of his upbringing as a Greek living in the United States.
Maeandros (MEnu - nu + andros = Maeandros) includes traditional folk/classical music of Greece and the Near East, along with original music by Mavrothis Kontanis with lyrics in both Greek and English. These pieces are not simply trying to translate poetry or writing styles from one language to another, but instead meld together simple melodies and lyrics that invite the listener into the reality and closeness of what is often artificially characterized as "East" or "West". Just as Mavrothis cannot completely characterize himself as only Greek or only American, these songs show the combination and sometimes confusion of being neither one or the other.
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Join us for our African/Hungarian Doublehader at Drom
Jumbie Records presents: Kakande and MetróFolk as they team up for a unique night of West African and Hungarian dance music. MetróFolk captures the fiery, alcohol-drenched, pulsating energy of their live performances. Famoro Dioubate's Kakande brings their up-to-date New York take on an 800-year-old balafon beat. The East Village will never be the same!
Dear friend
I am sending you this to let you know that my first release on the web through myspace and audigist is now accomplished.
Now you can visit my page at: www. myspace. com/chakradar to listen and download my music.
Thank you for the support and friendship.
Peace and love
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