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Around the world with 3 voices – Farantouri, Paspala & Giannatou

ByAthensguide

Oct 31, 2009 , , , , , ,

Title: Around the world with 3 voices – Farantouri, Pspala & Giannatou
Location: Theatro Pallas
More Info/Register: http://buy.tickethour.com/se_2000315_Around%20the%20world%20with%203%20voices.html?idProduct=2009288
Start Date: 2009-12-07
Start Time: 21:00
End Date: 2009-12-08
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It’s been 10 years since Maria Farantouri, Elli Paspala and Savina Giannatou have appeared together on stage, and over the past decade each has followed a her own, unique musical journey. I’ve had the chance over the years to see each of these women perform solo, and now I’m excited at the prospect of seeing them together. Each is has a unique style and an amazing voice. I’m particularly fond of Giannatou, who I was first introduced to via her CD release “Printemps en Salonika”, also the name of her band – a CD of Ladino music of the Jews of Spain and Greece, but seeing Farantouri last summer at the Little Theater at Epidaurus was in and of itself an amazing experience!

Now they’re returning to the stage to lead us on a musical journey around the world. Though each has their roots in Greek music, their years of travel have led them from Afghanistan to Finland, from Turkey to Brazil, and from the Pallas Theater auditorium we’ll travel with them from the music of the Byzantium to Greek Rembetika (and who knows where in between?) The three voices will be accompanied by the pianist Takis Farazis.

Tickets are available from tickethour.gr and range from 20 to 70 euro.

I wonder if it is too late to change my return flight back to Chicago?

By Athensguide

How does a little girl from Skokie, Illinois find herself in historical Athens, leading curious explorers through the winding streets of Plaka, down "pezodromos" to hidden ouzeries for tempting mezedhes and homemade barrel wine? The journey began more than twenty years ago, and regardless of whether the wanderlust comes from the spiritual and culture DNA flowing through my veins, or the alignment of the stars on that cold mid-December day this Sagitterian came into the world, I never seem to tire of exploring my adopted homeland of Greece. Here you'll join me as I explore Athens: be it the back streets of Psirri and Gazi, or through the National Gardens and Zappeio where a family of turtles makes their home, or down wide, treelined Imittou Street in Pagrati, which pulses with Athenian life 24 hours a day. And while Athens has stolen my heart, the rest of Greece vies for my curiousity and wanderlust. My two guys (that'd be the Greek God, Vasilis and our Greek dog, Scruffy) and I can often be found settling in for a long weekend in some charming mountain village, or a quaint fishing port on a nearby island, or learning how Greek vitners are producing wines that rival some of Napa Valley's finests productions, or celebrating a panayeri in Epirus or sharing in the festivities as a family of Cretan sheepherders come together to sheer their 1500 sheep in the spring ... And if you happen to find yourself heading to Athens, consider finding yourself a real home for your stay. Living amongst the locals, be it for 3 nights or 3 weeks, will offer you the chance to experience true Athens, beyond the Acropolis. Choose from one of our 5 beautiful penthouse and historical homes, and who knows, I may be leading you down that winding "pezodromo" to our favorite hidden ouzerie!

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