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Last November, I wrote about a concert that had been anounced for December, which I would have to miss, since I was returning to Chicago for the holidays. Lucky for me, the concert featuring Maria Farantouri, Elli Paspala & Savinou Yiannatou was such a success, that not only did they’ve announced a third encoure performance – this one on March 18, 2010. (And this time, I am in Athens, so hopefully I’ll get tickets).

Join these three beautiful, unique voices on a magical journey around the world, beginning in Greece with music in the Byzantine tradition, to rebetika and laiko musiki, traveling onwards through the Balkans, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, arriving in North America with spiritual and gospel music and down into the Caribbean and Latin America.

The pianist Takis Farazis (Arrangement, Piano, Accordion) will join us on this journey, as will such talented musicians as David Lynch (Winds, Percussion), Thomas Constantine (Plucked String), George Kaloudis (Cello, Cretan lyra, Percussion), Dionysis Vervitsiotis (Violin), Peter Varthakouris (Bass), John Angelopoulos (drums).

Ticket prices: 20, 30, 35, 45, 50, 60 €. Box office hours: Monday to Saturday 9.00 – 20.00 and Sundays 12.00 -20.00. Credit card sales over the phone: 210 81 0 81 81. Internet reservations : www.ellthea.gr

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!