Καλλιτεχνικός Σύλλογος Δημοτικής Μουσικής Δόμνα Σαμίου

This episode is dedicated to the musical tradition of Thrace and especially of Evros district. Through a comprehensive review of the area’s history as well as of its folk and music tradition, Domna Samiou presents songs and dances of the area.

Apart from the other songs and dances presented in the episode, you can watch here:

Yannis Zafeiroudis, from the village of Paliouri, singing the song I see ships a-coming accompanied by flute [watch the video in Multimedia section and the song I see ships a-coming in our list of songs].

In the village of Metaxades, locals dancing the Karsilamas dance [watch the video in Multimedia section], accompanied by Gaida (bag-pipe).

In the village of Karoti, Yiorgos Demerdjis, plaing the Gaida (bag-pipe) and singing the song At the casement of the house [watch the video in Multimedia section and the song At the casement of the house, in our list of songs], danced by locals.

The old woman Vagia with two more women (Aphrodite and Dimitra) singing the song Alexander and the king [watch the video in Multimedia section and the song Alexander and the king in our list of songs].