Domna Samiou

Domna Samiou archives

Koula Giazitzoglou — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:27:00 GMT

Ο Σύλλογος έχει την ευθύνη της διαχείρισης του προσωπικού αρχείου της Δόμνας Σαμίου, προϊόν της πολύχρονης ενασχόλησής της με την ελληνική παράδοση. Μουσικό Αρχείο Περιλαμβάνει 320 ταινίες ...

About us

Koula Giazitzoglou — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:39:40 GMT

The Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1981; its main aim is the preservation and dissemination of Greek traditional music. Domna Samiou was the chairpwoman of the Association from the beginning till her death, on March 2012.

Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association's releases

Koula Giazitzoglou — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 13:34:00 GMT

Sponsors and donors

Koula Giazitzoglou — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:42:00 GMT

The list of private individuals, entities, institutes, and companies that supported financially the albums’ releases as well as the activities of the Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association.

Web links

Koula Giazitzoglou — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:36:00 GMT

The Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association Choir

Koula Giazitzoglou — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT

List of songs

Koula Giazitzoglou — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:53:00 GMT

A complete list of songs from the Association’s releases, other releases edited by Domna Samiou, her collaborations, and selected songs from her field collections and recordings.

Discography

Koula Giazitzoglou — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:53:00 GMT

LPs and CDs supervised and released by Domna Samiou in Greece and abroad, by her Association or other record companies. Included also are three unreleased albums compiled by Domna Samiou.

Pronunciation notes

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:56:12 GMT

Transcription from Greek characters into Latin characters may follow a number of different conventions. However, the result as far as pronunciation is concerned often remains confusing to readers who do not speak modern Greek. Even readers who are familiar with classical Greek will find that the Erasmian pronunciation of classical Greek that is taught outside Greece, is only of limited assistance in pronouncing modern Greek. Throughout the website a combination of conventions in transcription have been followed, in the hope that this will limit the confusion in terms of pronunciation. However, some simple rules of how certain letters and diphthongs are pronounced in Greek may assist readers as they try to decipher the Latinised versions.

Vowels


Latinised	Greek	Pronunciation	Examples
e, i, y, ei, oi, yi	η, ι, υ, ει, οι, υι	beat	Samiou, Rebetiko^(*)
ou	ου	boot	Samiou, daouli
e, ai	ε, αι	bet	Kaisariani
eu	ευ	chef, ever	Eubea (pronounced Evia)
au	αυ	love (before voiced sounds), cuff

(*):
- η can be transcribed as either e as in Epirus or in current usage as i as in Kaisariani
- Confusion can arise from the letters ε and η since they are both often (and correctly in the case of classical Greek) as e. However, in modern Greek ε is pronounced as in egg whilst η is pronounced as in beat.

Consonants

Latinised	Greek	Pronunciation	Examples
d	δ	father	Stravaridis
g	γ	As in Spanish Fuego	Lykourgos
ch, h	χ	As in Scottish Loch	Chalkida

Note: For those interest in the various conventions concerning the transcription of the Greek alphabet in Latin characters, details can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteration_of_Greek_to_the_Latin_Alphabet.

Musical instruments

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:56:03 GMT

A list of musical instruments with various translations or interpretation difficulties:

Instrument	Greek name	Notes
Accordeon	Ακορντεόν
Bells	Κουδουνάκια
Bendir (frame drum)	Μπεϊντίρ
Bouzouki	Bouzouki
Bowed tambouras	Τοξωτός ταμπουράς	Also known as yağli tambur
Brass instruments	Χάλκινα πνευστά
Clarinet	Κλαρίνο
Constantinopolitan lute	Λάφτα	Also known as láfta
Constantinopolitan lyra	Πολίτικη λύρα	Classic kemance, pear-shaped fiddle
Cornet	Κορνέτα
Cretan fipple flute	Θιαμπόλι	Thiabóli
Cretan lyra	Λύρα Κρήτης	Pear-shaped fiddle
Daire	Νταϊρέ	Frame drum, dairé
Daouli	Νταούλι	Also known as davul. Double-headed drum
Dodecanesian lyra	Λύρα Δωδεκανήσου
Double bass	Κοντραμπάσο
Drum	Τύμπανο	Also known as tambour
Flute	Μαντούρα
Flute	Φλογέρα
Gaida (bagpipe)	Γκάιντα
Glasses	Ποτήρια
Goblet drum	Τουμπελέκι	Also known as toumbeléki
Guitar	Κιθάρα
Kanun	Κανονάκι	Also known as zither or psaltery
Karpathian lyra	Λύρα Καρπάθου	Pear-shaped fiddle
Kaval	Καβάλι	Open ended flute, kaváli
Kemane	Κεμανές
Lute	Λαούτο
Ney	Νέι
Oud	Ούτι
Percussion	Κρουστά
Pipiza	Πίπιζα	Shawm
Pontic bagpipe	Αγγείον	Also known as touloúm
Pontic lyra	Λύρα Πόντου	Also known as kemenje. Dottle-shaped fiddle
Santur	Σαντούρι	Also known as dulcimer
Saz	Σάζι
Small tambouras	Ταμπουράς μικρός
Spoons	Κουτάλια
Tambouras	Ταμπουράς
Tambourine	Ντέφι
Thracian gaida	Γκάιντα Θράκης
Thracian lyra	Θρακιώτικη λύρα
Tongs	Μασιά
Toumbí	Τουμπί	Double-headed drum
Trombone	Τρομπόνι
Trumpet	Τρομπέτα
Tsambouna	Τσαμπούνα	Also known as island bagpipe, tsambúna
Tsumbus	Τσουμπούς
Violin	Βιολί
Zil bells	Ζίλια
Zournas	Ζουρνάς	Shawm

The Association

Koula Giazitzoglou — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMT

The Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association is a non-profit organization, that Domna Samiou founded in 1981.

Activities

Koula Giazitzoglou — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMT

The main aims of the Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association are: traditional music album releases, the cataloguing and utilisation of Domna Samiou’s archives, the support and maintenance of this website, the running of the choir and, organising musical performances.

Search

Fotis Vatikiotis — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:46:05 GMT

Press clippings and interviews

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:36:00 GMT

Press articles from Greek and foreign media and extracts of interviews given by Domna Samiou.

A tale of a life

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:35:00 GMT

Domna Samiou remembers

A compilation of personal accounts, arranged in chronological and thematic sections. For its composition, extracts of selected radio, television and press interviews were chosen. The selection and composition was made by Miranda Terzopoulou.

Biography

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:35:00 GMT

Domna Samiou was born on October 12th 1928, in the Kaisariani1 neighborhood in Athens and died on March 10th 2012. Her parents were refugees from the village of Baindir in the Smyrna (Izmi...

Domna Samiou

Koula Giazitzoglou — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:35:00 GMT

Concerts

Koula Giazitzoglou — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:09:12 GMT

Domna Samiou gave over one thousand concerts in Greece and abroad between 1971 and 2008. A selection is presented here, including available information such as programs, posters, video, photographs, press clippings, etc.

Collaborators

Koula Giazitzoglou — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:09:00 GMT

All the people who have collaborated with Domna are presented alphabetically. The information included in their biographical notes, which have been adapted to the website’s requirements, was either provided by the collaborators themselves or by other sources. For each collaborator there is a detailed list of collaborations, including related media clippings and photographs.

"Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou"

Koula Giazitzoglou — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:09:00 GMT

“Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou” (“Musiko Odiporiko me ti Domna Samiou”) was a television series researched and presented by Domna Samiou and broadcast by Greek National Television in 1976-1977. Each episode was dedicated to the music and dance tradition of a different area of Greece.