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Michalis Zographidis
Biographical Note
Born in Olympos in the island of Karpathos, Dodecanese. He plays the karpathian lyra and sings songs from his homeland, as well as mantinades (rhyming couplets, typically improvised during dance music). He makes frequent appearances in Karpathos, but only a few in Athens. He has participated in numerous albums.
Songs
Dodecanese Karpathos, Olympos Sea and Sailors Song, Lament
A Sailor-Lads A-Dying
I heard the shouting and the cries, they filled the Cyprus straits.
I thought they must be slaughtering bulls or taming some...
Albums
Songs of Dame Sea
Singer,
Dodecanesian lyra
CD