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 Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis's Profile |
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Maeandros: eastern western older newer music |
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| Location: | JERSEY CITY, New Jersey |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 7, 2008 (398 days back) |
About Me |
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Two Debut Albums Now Available:
Buy CD's The group Maeandros was created in 2006 by musician and songwriter Mavrothis Kontanis to fill two needs: to show traditional representations of Greek and Near Eastern Music, and also more modern, broadly influenced sounds and lyrics. Combined, these elements are a true picture of his upbringing as a Greek living in the United States. Maeandros (MEnu - nu + andros = Maeandros) includes traditional folk/classical music of Greece and the Near East, along with original music by Mavrothis Kontanis with lyrics in both Greek and English. These pieces are not simply trying to translate poetry or writing styles from one language to another, but instead meld together simple melodies and lyrics that invite the listener into the reality and closeness of what is often artificially characterized as "East" or "West". Just as Mavrothis cannot completely characterize himself as only Greek or only American, these songs show the combination and sometimes confusion of being neither one or the other. Two Debut Albums Now Available: Buy CD's Check out Mavrothis' myspace personal page: outistas Websites: mavrothi t. kontanis music oudcafe Recent projects: music of the stones new adventures in folklore aman saki trio w/ münir n. beken at yale |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 8/22/2006Band Website: mtkontanis-music.com Band Members: The members of Maeandros often change and/or overlap. Here is a list of some of the musicians: Mavrothis Kontanis - oud, violin and voice Timothy Quigley - percussion Megan Gould - violin Phaedon Sinis - politiki lyra (kemence) and kanun Antonis Tsimounis - bouzouki, baglama and voice Lefteris Bournias - clarinet Anastassia Zachariadou - kanun John Themelis - laouto, santouri and voice Pangiotis Andreou - guitar and electric bass April Centrone - percussion Ozan Aksoy - saz, ney, percussion and voice Influences: Older influences include: Traditional Greek, Turkish, and Armenian Music; Byzantine Music; Classical Ottoman Music... More modern influences include: Ara Dinkjian; Orfeas Peridis; Nikos Papazoglou; Alkinoos Ioannidis; Jimi Hendrix; The Beatles; Radiohead; Beck... Sounds Like: Sounds something like Orfeas Peridis, Nikos Papazoglou, Alkinoos Ioannidis, En Chordais, Ara Dinkjian, and Nikos and Yiasemi Saragouda...but not exactly... Record Label: Mavrothi T. Kontanis Music Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Classical / Folk) |
My Blog |
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Two Debut Albums Now Available! |
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| Hi everyone,The CD release party this past Friday was very fun, and the performance is still fresh in my mind. I'm so lucky to have such great musicians with me on these wonderful songs. Well, the p... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:32:00 PST |
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Two album CD release party!! - June 13, 2008 |
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| Hi everyone,It is my great pleasure to announce that our two album CD release party will be at Alwan for the Arts on June 13, 2008. The show should start at 9 pm at 16 Beaver Street on the 4th Floor,... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:26:00 PST |
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Lots of updates at the Oudcafe.com |
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| Hi Everyone,If you are interested in learning more about the oud and Ottoman music theory, please take a look here: http://www.oudcafe.comI have recently been working on updating the Oud Cafe with le... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST |
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Mixing & Mastering Completed for Both Albums |
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| Great news! Mixing and mastering have been completed for both of my albums. Just waiting for some finishing touches on the cover art, and then they will be sent off to be printed.This is very exciti... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:06:00 PST |
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Double album recording project - Updates! |
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| Hi everyone!Well, it has been a very busy time, with rehearsals, changing song arrangements, and long hours in the studio. But, I am very happy to say that all the tracks (now 26) for my two albums h... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:54:00 PST |
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Now Offering Online Oud Lessons via Skype and iChat |
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| Hello everyone,I just want to announce that I am now offering live online lessons for those of you who would like oud instruction but aren't in the New York City area.Lessons will last up to 90 minute... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:28:00 PST |
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First 2 Recording Sessions @ Kaleidoscope Sound Studios |
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| Hi everyone,I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and any build-up to the big ones. Today it snowed quite a bit here in New York which is pretty to look at, though not practical for traveling.Well... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:42:00 PST |
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Double album project: December 2007-January 2008 |
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| Hi,In December and January I will begin recording a two album project at Kaleidoscope Studios in NJ. The first album, "Ksylini Kardia" (Wooden Heart), will feature a mix of instrumental pieces (mostl... Posted by Maeandros - Mavrothi T. Kontanis on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:16:00 PST |
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