Zacharias Karounis

Born in 1977 in Pakia, in the Prefecture of Lakonia, Peloponnese. He studied Theology at the University of Athens and is a candidate doctor of Byzantine Musicology. He also studied Byzantine Music and European Music at the Athens Conservatory, where he also took classical singing classes.

As a singer, he has participated in performances with the National Theatre, and has also collaborated with Manos Hadjidakis’ 'Orchistra Chromaton' (Orchestra of Colours), singing songs of Asia Minor.

He has taken part in various artists’ concerts and musical events throughout Greece. He has also been active in the recording and singing of songs from the East (Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Pontus, Turkey).

Source: Zacharias Karounis

Peloponnese Klephtic Song

A Maid Decided

A maid decided to join the klephts and set fire, vr’ amán och amán, she set fire to her loom. She set fire to her loom, to...

Dodecanese Rhodes Wedding Song

Bless the Couple Holy Mary

Νέβα κατέβα Παναγιά

Peloponnese Love Song

Come Out, My Sun, Come Out

Έβγα ήλιε μ' έβγα Come out, my sun, come out, come out, my sun, come out just a little. Come out, my sun, come out just a little so we can t...

Propontis Couplets Love Song

Giannoula

Γιαννούλα Life is sweet, despite all its torments, And only a madman seeks death. Giannoula,1 Giannoula, there’s nothing you don’t kn...

Macedonia Klephtic Song

Hey Mountains of Grevená

Hey mountains of Grevená, hey mountain pine of Métsovo, can’t you dip a little lower. Dip two rifle shots so we can see Gr...

Peloponnese Love Song

If I Had an Bitter Orange

If I had an bitter orange, moré, I’d throw it at the window opposite. Sweet Rhodo1, I’d send that vase a-crashing. I’d sma...

Constantinople Couplets Love Song

In the workshops of Constantinople

Μέσ' της Πόλης τ' αργαστήρια In the workshops of Constantinople, In the gold and silver smiths’, I first laid eyes on your likeness, And my heart was y...

Thrace Acritic Song

Kostantis the Only Son

Μοναχογιός ο Κωσταντής Kostantis the only son, young and cosseted, his mother's only son, her precious darling. She'd scrub him, comb his hair and...

Constantinople Fable Song (Ballad)

Little Apple Tree Perched on the Brink

Μηλίτσα που ’σαι στο γκρεμό Little apple tree perched there on the brink, perched on the brink weighed down with apples, how I want your apples but fea...