Tag: Workshop

The Bouzouki as Folk Instrument Sunday 15th June 2025 @ DB Music London Book Now In this particular workshop, we will attempt to approach the bouzouki as a solo instrument and beyond… Being deeply connected to the Greek folk tradition (rebetiko and laiko songs), we will flirt with the idea of treating the bouzouki as… Continue reading The Bouzouki as Folk Instrument

The Guitar’s role in Rebetiko Sunday 15th June 2025 @ DB Music London Book Now We will study the laikoi dromoi (folk modes), also known as makam, and how they are interconnected through the concept of tetrachords and pentachords in a “horizontal” way. We will then explore the “vertical” perspective, i.e. how these modes can… Continue reading The Guitar’s role in Rebetiko

Traditional violin Journey through Greek iconic masters Friday 6th June 2025 @ DB Music London Book Now The history of performance on traditional violin, from the first recordings in America before 1922, to the era of pre-war Smyrnaic and rebetiko music in Athens. A musical journey through the master pioneers of the art of Greek… Continue reading Traditional violin – Journey through Greek iconic masters

From the Folk Orchestra to the Duet Explore how the roles of solo and rhythm instruments alternate when playing rebetiko. Thursday 5th June 2025 @ DB Music London Book Now How can the established roles of key musical instruments that represent folk tradition be redefined in a modern way? Can a Bouzouki and a Guitar… Continue reading From the Folk Orchestra to the Duet

Karsilamas on the Guitar and the Bouzouki Improve phrasing and groove feeling through the nuances of Karsilamas dance Thursday 19th June 2025 @ DB Music London Book Now The “Karsilamas” dance is primarily performed by two people facing each other. Its name comes from the Turkish word “karsi,” which means “opposite” in Greek. Seminar on… Continue reading Karsilamas on the Guitar and the Bouzouki

Pre-war Rebetiko Singing Bouzouki workshop with Fotis Vergopoulos Sunday 15th June 2025 @ St James Church Islington Book Now In this workshop, we will explore pre-war rebetiko songs, focusing on their melismata (ornamentation), phrasing, and the musical modes they follow. At the same time, we will dedicate time to how our modern speech and voice… Continue reading Pre-war Rebetiko Singing

The Art of the Taximi Understanding improvisation and modal scales, with Alekos Tsolakis, bouzouki Thursday 8th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre We will first introduce the tetrachords and pentachords (groups of notes) which are included within the basic folk scales. As the workshop progresses we will focus on ways of combining them to… Continue reading Exploring the musical world of Skarvelis and Peristeris

The Greek violin for all! Violin workshop with Kyriakos Gouvendas Monday 12th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre This workshop will examine the learning process of traditional melodies followed by a classically trained violinist in comparison to a self-taught or traditionally trained violinist. Kyriakos Gouventas sets three areas of focus when learning a traditional… Continue reading The Greek violin for all!

Unlocking the bouzouki code! Bouzouki workshop with Fotis Vergopoulos Thursday 22th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre In this seminar we will try to approach a few different elements of the bouzouki itself and as a part of a whole band. We will do an introduction to the basics of the instrument (notes on… Continue reading Unlocking the bouzouki code!

“Havas” Rythmic and harmonic approachto the music of the makams Guitar workshop with Kostas Kostakis Thursday 22th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre In the workshop, led by Kostas Kostakis, we will analyse and build rhythmic motifs and bass lines, typical of the Greek “Bassokitharo”. We will explore this using different rhythms such as… Continue reading “Havas” Rythmic and harmonic approach to the music of the makams