The “Laika” or “songs of the people” genre is best described as the transition period of music that drew on the traditional elements of folk music which were then interpreted in a contemporary way. In this seminar we will delve into Palia Laika and focus on songs of the 50’s and 60’s that best represent this genre and era. We will focus on the performers, composers, lyricists and pay special attention to the women who interpreted these songs in a unique way.

 

Bio: Eva Xenou was born in Athens, where she still lives and works. She started learning music at an early age and went on to study classical guitar with Lisa Zoe and folk guitar with Noe Zafeiridis. She studied the oud with Haig Yazdjian and Alexandos Papadimitrakis and she has had vocal training with Filio Epiphaniou and Mary Esper. She has been singing professionally since 2003 and has worked with Haig Yazdjian, Yiannis Papavasiliou, Nikos Tatasopoulos, Manolis Pappos, Agathonas Iakovidis, Babis Goles among other distinguished musicians.

 

Pre-requisites:
– Lessons will take place via zoom. You will need access to zoom in order to participate. You can sign up free of charge, here: https://zoom.us/
– No prior assumed knowledge of Greek or Greek songs is necessary as the lesson can be conducted in English with transliterated lyrics.

Cost: $50 (AUD) includes x4 one-hour sessions throughout the month of July.

 

Workshop dates and times:
The workshop will take place the first four Tuesdays in July from 7:00-8:00pm (AEST)/ 12:00pm-1:00pm (Greece time)
6 July, 7:00-8:00pm (AEST)/ 12:00pm-1:00pm (Greece time)
13 July, 7:00-8:00pm (AEST)/ 12:00pm-1:00pm (Greece time)
20 July, 7:00-8:00pm (AEST)/ 12:00pm-1:00pm (Greece time)
27 July, 7:00-8:00pm (AEST)/ 12:00pm-1:00pm (Greece time)