Yannis Zafiroudis
Biographical Note
A farmer and amateur musician from Paliouri, Didymoteicho.
Domna Samiou met him in 1976 during shooting of the TV program Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou - Thrace, Evros together with his father Christos Zafiroudis they sang local songs for her.
In the following video excerpt from the program, Zafiroudis sings the song I see ships a-coming, accompanied by his father on the flute.
Songs
Thrace Evros, Paliouri Acritic song
A young man (A soldier and a tree)
A young man, a fine young lad
went off in search of a castle, Greek lass of mine.
And though he found no castles and no vil...
Thrace Evros, Paliouri Table song Love song
I see ships a-coming
I see ships a-coming from Constantine’s City
with four hundred maids and sixty brave lads,
and mine in there amidst them si...
Albums
I tread the earth gently
Informant (source of the song)
CD
Songs of the frontier and of heroes
Singer,
Informant (source of the song)
Digital publication