NISOS
Reverbnation
General Info
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Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Folk
Location Ostrava, Cz
Profile Views: 80110
Last Login: 11/6/2012
Member Since 2/1/2007
Website myspace.com/nisos
Record Label nisos.ensemble@gmail.com
Type of Label Unsigned
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Bio
Nisos (Nisos - Island) is quite a new band that consists of the people of various backgrounds. Clarinetist and composer Nikos Koulouris, and percussionist and kaval player Tomas Rossi set up the band under the symbolic name of Nisos as they shared a deep interest in traditional music coming from Greece and Turkey. Later on, more and more people were involved in their project. When Sofia Prusali became a member of the band, Nisos was enriched by the author's lyrics and vocals. The name of the group was chosen on purpose. The authentic music and lyrics produced by Nisos are in the native place of the Czech Republic isolated as well as an island situated far away from its mother land. Nisos, inspired by traditional Byzantine music and traditional songs from the time of Ottoman Empire, invokes the rhythms typical for Turkey, and the Greek islands such as Crete. It produces the songs motivated by the Turkish, Bulgarian, Greek, and Jewish music backgrounds. Nisos can be appreciated for its author's music and lyrics, which are results of the sensitive people's work that all together create heart-to-heart melodies appearing in their songs. The aim of Nisos is to speak by the means of music regardless of the origin of language. -
Members
Sofia Prusali.. : vocal, santouri Nikos Koulouris.. : clarinet Tomas Rossi.. : perkussion, kaval, vocal Milan Bator.. : cretan laouto, oud, guitar Vaggelis Vasilakos.. : bouzouki,saz,vocal Premek Mixa .. : double bass. Yiannis Yatagandzidis .. : Cretan lyra -
Influences
We have risen up the traditionas. We listen to the pure traditional music. Such music whan you feel the great sence of imagination and emotional feelings. Regions such as Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia and many others from the east perspective of view are for us the biggest influence. This video is from our live performance. Special guests were playing with us (Zacharias Spyridakis, Ariel Qasis) -
Sounds Like
Kostas Mountakis, Ross Daly, Stelios Petrakis, Chronis Aidonidis, Psarantinos, Ksyluris family, Karathanasi, Palaiina Seferia, Christos Tsiamoulis, Nikos Saragoudas, Savina Yannatou, Djivan Gasparyan, Artom Tuncboyacian, Salif Keita, Youssou N'dour, Richard Bona, bijan chemirani, Stephan Micus, Yair Dalal, Yasmin Levy, Sivan Perwer and many other who are rising up their traditions....purity of traditional sound.
Bio
Bio:
Nisos (Nisos = Island) is quite a new band that consists of the people of various backgrounds. Clarinetist and composer Nikos Koulouris, and percussionist and kaval player Tomas Rossi set up the band under the symbolic name of Nisos as they shared a deep interest in traditional music coming from Greece and Turkey. Later on, more and more people were involved in their project. When Sofia Prusali became a member of the band, Nisos was enriched by the author’s lyrics and vocals. The name of the group was chosen on purpose. The authentic music and lyrics produced by Nisos are in the native place of the Czech Republic isolated as well as an island situated far away from its mother land.Nisos, inspired by traditional Byzantine music and traditional songs from the time of Ottoman Empire, invokes the rhythms typical for Turkey, and the Greek islands such as Crete. It produces the songs motivated by the Turkish, Bulgarian, Greek, and Jewish music backgrounds. Nisos can be appreciated for its author’s music and lyrics, which are results of the sensitive people’s work that all together create heart-to-heart melodies appearing in their songs. The aim of Nisos is to speak by the means of music regardless of the origin of language.
Special thanks to Maria Prusali (Art-design), Michal Szydlowski (Photos), Premek Mixa (Webdesign).
For booking please contact us at nisos.ensemble@gmail.com
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Members:
Sofia Prusali: vocal, santuriNikos Koulouris: clarinet,
Tomas Rossi: perkussions, kaval, vocal
Milan Bator: Cretan laouto, oud, guitar
Vaggelis Vasilakos: bouzouki, sazi, vocal
Premek Mixa : double bass
Giannis Giatagandzidis - Cretan lyra
Special guest: Tereza Nikou , Emre Akal http://www.emre-akal.de
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