In the garden of the museum
Summer 2011

September

Tuesday, 20

Chantal Câlin sings Edith Piaf & Jacques Brel

Co-organised with the Embassy of Belgium in Athens

Friday, 30

Carousel ensemble performing music from the Mediterranean

 

June - July

Thursday, 16 June

Rebetiko (kind of urban greek folk music)

A tribute to Stella Haskil

Thursday, 23 June

Al Mahabba ensemble, classic Arabic music

Tuesday, 28 June

Traditional fados by fadistas from Portugal & Paula Colasso

Tuesday, 5 July

Marta Moreleon & Cara Latino quintet

Thursday, 7 July

Traditional songs from Minor Asia

Friday, 8 July

Flamenco with the Spanish singer Carmen Molina

and the Ronda al Alba dance company

Monday, 11 July

Arabic folk music by Omani artists

and Greek Folk Trio (kanun, lute and lyra)

Tuesday, 12 July

Portugal meets Greece, Andre Maia ensemble

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Past concerts

> Turkish singer Fide Koksal performs Greek - Turkish folk and traditional songs with Antonis Apergis (guitar), Odysseas Zafiropoulos (violin), Michalis Sotirakis (lute, tzoura) and Giannis Papagiannoulis (percussions)

> Andalusian flamenco singer Antonia Nogaredo & the Ronda al Alba Greek-Spanish ensemble

> Atropon Ensemble performs songs of the Anatolian music as well as traditional music dances of the Mediterranean

(Greece, Aegean Islands, South Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain-Andalousia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jewish Sephardic music...)

> Sofia Joons and Maarja Nuut, are a duo performing Estonian and Swedish folk songs with a violin and a bowed lyre (hiiu kannel)

Co-organised with the Embassy of Estonia in Athens

> Human Touch

David Lynch, saxophones, flutes, whistles, voice, percussion, spontaneous combustion

Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, basses, percussion, facial effects

Stavros Lantsias, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, guitar, melodica, curve balls

More info

Dates:Summer 2011

Venue:Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments

Address:1-3, Diogenous str., Plaka

Tel:+30 210 7234567

Info/Tickets:10 euros

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