Domna Samiou

Domna Samiou (October 12, 1928 - March 10, 2012) was a Greek singer and musicologist who contributed to the dissemination of the traditional song. Born in Kaisariani Athens. Her parents were refugees from Asia Minor, lived in a village outside Izmir, the Baintiri. H mother came to the disaster in Greece, her father four years later, "he was a prisoner there." Since there is the first sounds of Greek traditional music, as she confesses in an interview. So growing up and loves Folk Song. At the age of 13 has the first contact with teaching music. In 1954 begins a long association with the National Radio Foundation (EIR) that terminates in 1971. At the same time cooperate with the Greek Television (ERT) for a series of musical documentaries with the title "Musical Journey" . This preparation will help to gain a rich musical material, which proved important, with a view to preserving the Greek traditional music. In 1971, a milestone for the future course, presented beside Dionysis Savvopoulos synerminefontas traditional songs on stage. That same year its version of the song "Galani Galaziani" with musician George KONTOGIORGOU for the album "Hitchhiking" Thanassis Gkaifyllias while frequent were instances in music hall era. But already in 1960 they released discs in Greece, France and Sweden, marking the impact of its work in mainly Greeks and the Greek Diaspora. The project goes beyond the Greek borders and the Greek language. Presented in many countries of Europe, the Americas and in cities of Australia, where he gave concerts. At Herod Atticus sang for four consecutive years (1995-1998). Great recognition given by the Concert Hall, which delivers concerts Acritic Songs (May 1995) and Greek traditional carols (Christmas 1996), and the tribute made of the same entity in October 1998 for 70 years.The 1981 created the Cultural Association Folk music "Domna Samiou", he continued to charge the same qualitative and valuable record of production. At the same time, from 1994 to 2001, delivers primary singing lessons at the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments. She surrendered in 2006, the Arion award for his overall contribution to the preservation of the folk song. Domna Samiou continued as the death investigation and recording of Greek traditional music. The in-depth knowledge on the subject of municipal tradition of Greek song, the forefront of the agenda, the long experience and accuracy in the performance of verbal peculiarities and the singing style of each area, made it unique in its field.