Evritiki Zygia & Katerina Douka - Βασίλεψεν αυγερινός, Νερ για γδείτι αφιγκραστείτι

Evritiki Zygia and Katerina Douka teamed up to bring the traditional sounds of Greece to the world via Greek Fringe. This performance is filmed in Evros on a river that borders Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria and is a place of great geo-cultural significance to the folklore of Thrace.

Evritiki Zygia is made up of five friends who share a passion for Thracian music. It consists of instruments deeply rooted in the tradition and mind of the Thracian locals with bagpipe, lyra, kaval and davul. Instruments that for thousands of years have been a mode of expression and an integral part in the life cycle of the Thracians - joy, sadness, marriage, death, work, migration.

The name “Evritiki,” comes from Evros, the North/ Eastern part of Greece, which belongs to the territory of Thrace - a place rich in historical and musical traditions. It is considered to be the homeland of Orpheus who, according to a Greek myth, was the most important representative of singing, arts and the Thracian lyra. The word “Zygia,” means a pair and usually suggests a traditional band or group of musicians performing together.

Katerina Douka's voice embodies Thracian traditions. She has a versatile repertoire from popular songs through to rebetika, but her Thracian roots and upbringing make her an authority on music from Northern Greece. She regularly performs in traditional and rebetiko music festivals throughout the globe and continues to teach traditional Greek songs in Greece and abroad.

Vocals: Katerina Douka
Thracian lyra: Alexis Partinoudis
Gaida: Spyros Stratos
Kaval, vocals: Stratis Pasopoulos
Daouli: Aggelos Stratos
Accordion: Giorgos Drikoulidis

Filming and editing: Kostas Stafidas
Photography: Dimitris Triandafilidis
Sound: Socrates Gougoulidis

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