Others on Domna
Selected extracts of texts published in newspapers, magazines, books, albums or elsewhere are presented, referring to Domna Samiou’s work and personality. Of particular interest in this selection is each writer’s or journalist’s different approach on Domna herself, her work, her way of interpreting traditional songs, as well as on her contribution to the preservation and dissemination of traditional music.
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Yiorgos E. Papadakis: 'Worthy of the Greatest Honour Reserved for Dedicated People'
1998
One does not need to be equipped with special powers of observation to detect in Domna Samiou’s face her passion, her unequiv...
Periklis Korovesis: 'a Phenomenon Caused by Undetermined Circumstances'
1984
Magazine Emeis sta Xena
What makes Domna Samiou a distinct and unique phenomenon, is not that she is steeped in tradition, but that she herself is cr...
Aris Fakinos: 'Rescues Hundreds of Songs from Oblivion'
1983
Magazine Telerama
A folk musician since her childhood, a singer whose vocal potential adapts to the special demands of the repertoire of almost...
Dionysis Savvopoulos: 'She Belongs to the Music of Another Era'
1977
Television Musiki Vradia
Domna Samiou is a nice person and, I am sorry to say that, be careful how you treat her, because she’s a sensitive thing and ...
Miranda Terzopoulou: 'the Known and Unknown Domna Samiou'
2000
One of the sharpest, most intense images I have of Domna: in Monemvasia under the full moon, she is singing the songs of Sop...
Nikos Dionysopoulos: 'a Uniquely Versatile Personage'
2000
Magazine Difono
In the post-war contemporary Greek society, Domna Samiou is considered as something more than a simple interpreter of traditi...
Socrates Sinopoulos: 'a Teacher-Student Relationship and Mutual Respect'
1998
Radio Aigaio FM
Before I even met Domna, when I was seventeen years old, I already had a connection with her, meaning through her numerous al...
George Papastefanou: 'Part of the Contemporary Greek Culture
1977
Television Musiki Vradia
Austere, absolute in her beliefs and actions, and warm, Domna Samiou represents a part of the contemporary Greek culture. And...
Eleni Bistika (Tilefos): 'Domna, a Nightingale and a Trumpet in One!'
1995
Newspaper Kathimerini
The voice of Domna Samiou brings down walls, penetrates cement, rises to the fourteen-day Moon, accompanies it in an amorous ...
Stavros Theodorakis: 'She Is Always Present'
2002
Television Protagonistes
I have always remembered Domna. Just as I remember the music from Agios, Geronimo Groovy, Scott (ed. former pirate radio stat...
Τea Vasileiadou: 'A Priceless Gem'
2002
Newspaper Imerisia
If traditional song was to be named, it would be given her name. Not just because she renders in such a special way the songs...
Yannis C. Lyras: 'Domna Samiou's Archetypal Voice'
2002
Magazine Difono
I knew Domna long before we met. When I was a student in England, during the Greek Junta, Domna Samiou's archetypal voice was...
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