Infobox Instrument name Bouzouki names image Bouzouki tetrachordo.jpg classification Plucked string instrument Necked bowl lutes String instruments range related Pandura Byzantine Lyra Tambouras Bouzouki Baglamas Ba lama Saz The bouzouki Greek language Greek IPA el bu zuki pron plural ... lower. There are two main types of bouzouki. The three course with three pairs of strings known as courses and the four course having four pairs of strings. Name Bouzouki in Turkish means broken from ..., because of its modified not proper nature. It might be concluded, therefore, that the bouzouki ... bouzouki was used because different tunings are required for the instrument to play in different musical ... both are kind of transformation of ancient Greek Pandoura , the larger version called bouzouki and the diminutive baglamas . History Image Bouzoukis.jpg left thumb 210px Bouzouki exposed in the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments in Athens The origin of Bouzouki as a descendant of ancient Greek ... Bouzouki the descendant of ancient Greek and eastern instruments ref where there had been ..., four course Tetrachordo bouzoukia started to gain popularity. The four course bouzouki was made popular ... for guitarists to play bouzouki, even as it angered purists. The first recording was made in 1958. Citation needed date July 2011 The Irish bouzouki , with four courses, a flatter back, and differently tuned from the Greek bouzouki, is a more recent development, dating back to the 1960s.The Irish bouzouki ... needed date July 2011 The Three course Bouzouki Trichordo Image trichordobouzouki.jpg thumb right 500px Greek trichordo bouzouki Image Bouzouki 8 tuners 6 strings.JPG thumb right 140px A close up of the headstock of a trichordo bouzouki. Two of these eight tuners are not strung. This is the classical type of bouzouki that was the mainstay of most Rebetiko music. It has fixed frets and it has 6 strings ... string tuned an octave apart. The conventional modern tuning of the trichordo bouzouki is Dd ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Irish bouzouki names image Irish Bouzouki.jpg classification Plucked string instrument range related Bouzouki Greece Cittern Mandolin Octave mandolin The Irish bouzouki is a development of the Greek bouzouki adapted for Irish traditional and other folk music from the late 1960s onward. Adoption for Celtic music The Greek bouzouki , in the newer tetrachordo four Course music ... De Dannan , obtained a trichordo three course six string, or Greek bouzouki on his own. With a few exceptions, bouzouki players playing Irish music tend to use the instrument less for virtuoso ... after the Greek bouzouki s initial introduction new designs built specifically for Irish traditional ..., stave built back of the Greek bouzouki. English builder http www.xs4all.nl hspeek bouzouki abnett.html Peter Abnett, who was the first instrument maker to build a uniquely Irish bouzouki for D nal .... The Irish bouzouki has also become integrated into some other western European musical traditions ... bouzouki is G sub 2 sub D sub 3 sub A sub 3 sub D sub 4 sub . This was pioneered by Johnny Moynihan first on the mandolin and then transferred to a Greek bouzouki. It was later ... sub 3 sub A sub 3 sub D sub 4 sub tuning of the Greek trichordo bouzouki than is the guitar ... as used in Irish traditional music. Alec Finn, playing a Greek trichordo bouzouki, uses the traditional ... and musicians the Irish bouzouki is considered to be part of the mandolin family, other instruments ... rate, since the genesis of the Irish bouzouki in the late 1960s, luthiers have incorporated so many ... it is a moot point. For many builders and players, the terms bouzouki , cittern , and octave mandolin ... instruments, leaving out bouzouki entirely. Mandolin family luthiers producing an octave mandolin ... style carved top mandolins. Some luthiers choose to refer to their clearly bouzouki style instruments ... regarded as having a shorter scale length than the Irish bouzouki, in the vicinity of 20 to 23 ... more details
Buzuk may refer to Albanian language Albanian word for Bouzouki , a chordophone used in folk music Andrija Buzuk , 1891 1894 provincial superior of the Franciscan province Bosna Argentina See also Buzuq disambig sq Buzuku ... more details
Manolis Chiotis Greek was a Greece Greek Rebetiko composer, singer and bouzouki player. ref name sansim http www.sansimera.gr biographies 345 1920 1970 , SanSimera.gr. ref He was born on March 21 , 1920 in Thessaloniki and died in 1970. ref name sansim References reflist See also Bouzouki Rebetes Rebetiko Laiko Greek nightclubs Greek music Rembetika Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Chiotis, Manolis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1920 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1970 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Chiotis, Manolis Category 1920 births Category 1970 deaths Category People from Thessaloniki Category Greek composers Category Rebetiko musicians Category Greek music Category Greek bouzouki players Category Greek rebetiko singers de Manolis Chiotis el ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Tzouras names image Tzouras.jpg image capt background string classification String instrument hornbostel sachs hornbostel sachs desc Composite chordophone developed Greece range related Bouzouki , Baglamas , Saz articles The Tzouras lang el , is a String instrument stringed musical instrument from Greece . It is related to the Bouzouki . It has 6 strings in 3 courses and is tuned D3 D4, A3 A3, D4 D4 or D4 D3, A3 A3, D4 D4. The strings are made of steel. See also Greek musical instruments Greek music Pandura Bouzouki Cretan lyra References http stringedinstrumentdatabase.110mb.com The Stringed Instrument Database http atlasofpluckedinstruments.com ATLAS of Plucked Instruments Category Greek musical instruments Category Greek music Category String instruments el ... more details
Summary Information Description Thanasi playing bouzouki Source self made Date Author User Jispir Jispir User talk Jispir talk other versions Licensing PD self date May 2008 Orphan image Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot ... more details
recorded three solo albums. Two of them, which are instrumentals that contain studies for the bouzouki are titled, 12 Organika Yia Trihordo Bouzouki 12 instrumentals for the three string bouzouki and Se ... Ke Tragouthia Yia Bouzouki improvisations and songs for the bouzouki . He has also participated ... Ke Tragouthia Yia Bouzouki improvisations and songs for the bouzouki Masters & The Folk Song Performances No.1 2004 12 Organika Yia Trihordo Bouzouki 12 instrumentals for the three string bouzouki ... string bouzouki No.2 Method for the three string bouzouki With Scores No.1 18 rembetika & folk ... more details
worked incrdibly hard and went through great hardships. At a time that bouzouki playing was of ill repute, normally restricted to the underground slums, Stavros could not resist learning how to play the bouzouki purely out of interest and love for music. The bouzouki soon became very popular worldwide ... bouzouki out of an old tin can and secretly taught himself how to play. When his hidden talent was revealed, he was very popular amongst his friends and neighbours. He was employed to play bouzouki ... own bouzouki and he would travel to other towns and villages in his community. After serving in the Hellenic ... move to Australia, the talented Stavros brought a renewed bouzouki playing culture with him. Considered to be one of the best bouzouki players to set foot in Australia, Stavros quickly made a name for himself ... to enjoy. If he talked with his bouzouki then it wasn t a monologue it was a dialogue between him ..., far right showing them how it s done , 1969 Stavros, like many other great Australian bouzouki ... company. He was admired by many musicians and he inspired many Bouzouki players in Western Australia and in other Australian states. The humble Stavros was a mentor to many Greek Bouzouki players ... skills. He would from that point onward consider Perth his home. Stavros was also a teacher of bouzouki. He had only a few students who have become very skilled in bouzouki playing. Stavros has written ... of Greek bouzouki due to his brilliant theatrical techniques. Stavros introduced to Australian ... more details
For the instrument used in Turkish music, see Ba lama . Refimprove date May 2011 Image Baglamas.png Baglamas tuning. left thumb File Greek wooden baglama.jpg right thumb 260px The baglamas Greek language Greek or baglamadaki , a long necked bowl lute, is a plucked string instrument used in Greek music it is a version of the bouzouki pitched an octave higher nominally D A D , with unison pairs on the four highest strings and an octave pair on the lower D. Musically, the baglamas is most often found supporting the bouzouki in the Piraeus city style of rebetiko . The body is often hollowed out from a piece of wood skaftos construction or else made from a gourd, but there are also baglamas with staved backs. Its small size made it particularly popular with musicians who needed an instrument transportable enough to carry around easily or small enough to shelter under a coat. During parts of the 20th century, players of the bouzouki and baglamas were persecuted by the government, and the instruments were smashed by the police. The name comes from Turkish language Turkish ba lama , a similar instrument. ref http stringedinstrumentdatabase.110mb.com b.htm The Stringed Instrument Database ref See also Bouzouki Pandura Tambouras Cretan lyra Tzouras References reflist Category Greek music Category Greek musical instruments Category Necked bowl lutes string instrument stub de Baglamas el fr Baglama grec it Baglamas hu Baglamasz nl Baglamas ... more details
BLP sources date December 2011 notability date March 2011 At First Light is an irish music Irish band performing traditional Celtic music . At First Light comprises the talents of Uilleann Piper John McSherry and fiddle player D nal O Connor, creators of Tripswitch, which has been described as Acoustic perfection . Combined with Francis McIlduff, from the McPeake clann, and guests such as Ruben Bada, Michael McCague, Tony Byrne and Ciara McCrickard. Members John McSherry musician John Mc Sherry Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistles Donal O Connor musician Donal O Connor Fiddle , Keyboard instrument Keyboards Francis McIlduff Uilleann Pipes , Whistles , Bodhran with guests Rub n Bada Bouzouki , Guitar , Fiddle Tony Byrne musician Tony Byrne Guitar Michael McCague Bouzouki , Guitar Ciara McCrickard Vocals , Fiddle External links http www.atfirstlight.net At First Light Website Category Irish folk musical groups Ireland band stub tl At First Light ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name le Mariage anglais Type Album Artist Malicorne Cover La Mariage Anglais.jpg Released 1975 Recorded studios Acousti, 1975 Genre Folk music Folk Label Hexagon 883 004 distributed by Warner Music Group WEA Le Mariage Anglais is an album of traditional Folk music by Malicorne band Malicorne . Released in 1975 on the Hexagone label Catalogue No 883 004, distributed by WEA . Running time approx 42 mins. The musical arrangements are similar to the contemporary English Albion Band but with a lesser electric element and more emphasis on traditional Celtic instrumentation. Track listing Le Mariage Anglais Le gar on jardinierme Lombarde La fille aux chansons Marion s y prom ne J ai vu le loup, le renard et la belette Cort ge de noce Branle La Peronelle Le galant indiscret Marions les roses Suite bourr e, Scottish valse Le Bouvier Personnel Gabriel Yacoub acoustic and electric guitar, pinette des Vosges , vocals Marie Yacoub Appalachian dulcimer electric dulcimer , bouzouki , hurdy gurdy , vocals Laurent Vercambre violin, bouzouki, psaltery , harmonium , mandolin , vocals Hughes de Courson electric guitar, bass, crumhorn , percussion, vocals . Category 1975 albums Category Malicorne albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Malicorne 1 Type studio Artist Malicorne Cover Malicorne1.jpg Length 38 49 Released 1975 Recorded 1974 Genre Folk music Folk , Celtic music Celtic Label Malicorne 1 is an album by Malicorne band Malicorne . It is sometimes referred to as Colin because the album is called Malicorne and Colin is the first track. The absence of any rock drummer and the complexity of the sound makes it closer to folk than rock. It was recorded in 1974 and released in 1975. Track listing Colin Trad Dame Lombarde Trad La Pernette Gabriel Yacoub Les filles sont volages ronde Trad La fille soldat Trad Landry Trad Le chant des livrees Trad Bourree Trad Reveillez vous belle endormie branle poitevin Trad Le deuil d amour Trad Colin Trad Personnel Gabriel Yacoub acoustic and electric guitar, epinette de Vosges, vocals Marie Yacoub electric dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy gurdy, vocals Laurent Vercambre violin, bouzouki, psaltry, harmonium, mandolin, vocals Hughes de Courson electric guitar, bass, crumhorn, percussion, vocals . Category Malicorne albums Category 1974 albums ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Setanta is an Irish folk music band, based in Glasgow , Scotland . Many different members have been part of the band over the many years it has existed, including musicians playing the Uilleann pipes David Munro , Hammer dulcimer Jack Bethel , Fiddle Mike Berry , Bouzouki Stewart McIsaac , Guitar and vocal Hunter McConnel and Bodhran and vocal Colin McAllister . External links http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.jackbethel.webs.com setanta.htm Setanta information DEFAULTSORT Setanta Category Irish folk musical groups UK band stub ... more details
Amistades Peligrosas Dangerous Friendships was a Spain Spanish band formed in 1989 by singers Alberto Comesa a from Galicia Spain Galicia and Cristina del Valle from Asturias . Their music blended two Spanish Music types such as Celtic music Celtic and Arab which is part of Spanish history and culture. Bagpipes , flute and bouzouki are common instruments used by the band. Amistades Peligrosas disbanded in July 1998. External links http www.amistadespeligrosas.net Official website http music.yahoo.com ar 314718 bio Amistades Peligrosas Yahoo Music biography Category Spanish musical groups Spain band stub es Amistades peligrosas d o ... more details
Vlachopoulo is the central village of the municipality of Papaflessas in the center of Messenia , Greece . The village is located 38 km from the capital of the prefecture Kalamata and just 20 km from the nearest beach. Vlachopoulo is a rural village, the main products are olives, raisins and grapes. The village is famous for the festival of which every year become the Holy Spirit. Lots of people from across Messinia upwards from the first morning at the chapel Panagitsa at the top of the mountain Magklavas where the view is spectacular and the evening continues with bouzouki at the village. coord missing Greece Pylos Nestoras div External links El icon http www.vlahopoulo.gr Category Populated places in Messenia Greece geo stub ... more details
Summary Information Description The American band A Hawk and a Hacksaw performing at the Dionysus Club Sco , Wilder Hall, Oberlin College , Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin , Ohio , United States. From left to right Chris Hladowski, bouzouki Heather Trost, violin Mark Weaver, tuba Jeremy Barnes, accordion and percussion Samuel Johnson, trumpet Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date September 13, 2009 Author User Badagnani Badagnani User talk Badagnani talk other versions n a Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL Orphan image Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Cura names image Cura.png classification Plucked string instrument s range related Tzouras Ba lama Bouzouki Greece Tambouras Greece Buzuq Lebanon and Syria Tanbur Tar lute , Dutar , and Setar from Iran Cura is the smallest member of the baglama family with the highest pitched sound. The member one size bigger than cura which gives a sound that is one octave lower than cura is the tambura. And the one with the deepest sound is the Divan sazi whose sound is one octave lower compared to tambura. See also Tzouras Category Turkish musical instruments de Cura Instrument tr cura ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Cold Blow and the Rainy Night Type Album Artist Planxty Cover Coldblowplanxty.jpg Released 1974 Recorded Genre Irish folk music Length 43 13 Label Shanachie Records Producer Phil Coulter Last album The Well Below the Valley album The Well Below the Valley br 1973 This album Cold Blow and the Rainy Night br 1974 Next album The Planxty Collection br 1976 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic id r103164 ref Cold Blow and the Rainy Night is the third album by the Irish folk music Irish folk group Planxty . The record was released in 1974 and takes its title from the third song on the album, Cold Blow and the Rainy Night . Track listing Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet? Johnny Cope Dennis Murphy s Polka The 42 Pound Cheque John Ryan s Polka polka dance polkas Cold Blow And The Rainy Night P Stands For Paddy, I Suppose The Old Torn Petticoat The Dublin Reel The Wind That Shakes The Barley Reel dance reels Baneasa s Green Glade Mominsko Horo The Little Drummer The Lakes Of Pontchartrain The Hare In The Corn The Frost Is All Over The Gander In The Pratie Hole jig jigs The Green Fields Of Canada Personnel Andy Irvine musician Andy Irvine bouzouki , mandolin , harmonica , hurdy gurdy, dulcimer, vocals D nal Lunny guitar , bouzouki, portative organ, bodhr n Johnny Moynihan bouzouki, fiddle, whistle, vocals Christy Moore vocals, guitar, bodhr n, harmonium Liam O Flynn uilleann pipes , whistle References Reflist Category 1974 albums Category Planxty albums 1970s folk album stub ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 Notability date September 2010 Infobox musical artist name Giorgos Lafkas br image caption image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name alias birth date Birth date 1919 08 09 Died Death date and age 1972 03 04 1915 05 06 , Athens , Greece origin Metamorfosi, Laconia , Greece instrument Bouzouki genre La ko , Rembetiko occupation Composer , songwriter , musician , singer years active label associated acts website notable instruments Giorgos Lafkas lang el , 1919 1972 was a Greece Greek songwriter, singer and bouzouki player. Biography Lafkas was born in Metamorfosi, Laconia , in 1919, although some sources mention 1924 as the date of his birth. He came to Athens in 1943 to study agronomy , but he was won by music. According to Tassos Schorelis, the first club where he worked was the Ypovrychio Deligiorgi Street 47 and there he wrote his first song, Seviliana , which was recorded in 1945. In Possession, Clarify date September 2010 huh? also in accordance with G. Manisali, he worked at Phoinikes , the subsequent Bouzouki corner Solonos and Mavromichali streets . In 1961 he played with the orchestra in Komparsita . In 1963 he sang with Pr. Tsaousakis at Center Street Vouliagmeni. In 1968 he played with the orchestra in Joy of Kessariani , etc. Until his death, he participated in various bands and composed songs many in lyrics of S. Tsiliverdis . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lafkas, Giorgos ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1919 08 09 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1972 03 04 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lafkas, Giorgos Category 1919 births Category 1972 deaths Category People from Laconia Category Greek composers Category Greek rebetiko singers ... more details
Greek language ref ref http www.mysweetcanary.com PDF concert.pdf Concert Tour credited as bouzouki ... SHORT DESCRIPTION Bouzouki master, soloist, and composer. DATE OF BIRTH 7 January 1928 PLACE OF BIRTH ... male singers Category Modern Greek language singers Category Greek bouzouki players Category Greek ... more details
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