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Kyriakos Tapakis
Biographical Note

Born in Athens in 1977, of Cypriot origin. In 1995 he graduated from the Pallini Music High School and began his studies at the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
At the Pallini Music High School he was taught to play the oud, the tambouras, the tzouras, the bouzouki, Folk and Byzantine music, and Arabic maqam. He was also educated on Harmony and European music. In addition, at the Piraeus Conservatoire, he was taught Byzantine music, the tambouras and jazz guitar, while at the same time he continued his Byzantine music lessons at the association ‘Romanos o Melodos’.
He has collaborated with various artists and music groups, and is a member of the traditional orchestra Estoudiantina Neas Ionias. He has attended many seminars in Greece and abroad (European program ‘Medimuses’, Israel, Turkey, Palestine, Armenia, Lebanon etc.). He has also participated in numerous recording sessions as well as in musical events, festivals, and concerts, in Greece and abroad.
From 2015 he is member of the Anastatica Project by Katerina Papadopoulou.
Source: Kyriakos Tapakis & www.loxandramusic.gr
Songs

Asia Minor Erythraea, Meli Fable Song (Ballad)
A Little Shorty (Meli, Erythrae)

Propontis Peramos Fable Song (Ballad)
A Maid Would Have Her Way

Propontis Nicomedea, Katirli Fable Song (Ballad)
A Prince Is to Be Wed (Evil In-Laws)

Cappadocia / Konya Anakou Acritic Song
A Widow Bore a Child (The Song of Porfyris)

Eastern Aegean Samothrace Couplets Love Song
As I Turn and See Your Angle Face






Propontis Mudania Fable Song (Ballad)
Dawn Glowed in the East


Propontis Mudania Love Song
Early last summer

Thrace Evros, Neos Pyrgos Fable Song (Ballad), Charon's Song
Fair Evgenoula (Charon and the Maid)


Klephtic Song
Forty Klephts Are We

Propontis Couplets Love Song
Giannoula



Eastern Aegean Samothrace Wedding Song, For the Bride
Here Comes the Bride






Propontis Couplets Love Song
I gave up all I had & What’s wrong, Theonitsa?

Asia Minor Smyrna, Baindiri Couplets Love Song
I'll jump from the battlements

Asia Minor Couplets Love Song
If I want black eyes


Asia Minor Makri - Levissi Couplets Lampoon
If you want to marry

Constantinople Couplets Love Song
In the workshops of Constantinople

Thrace Acritic Song
Kostantis the Only Son


Cappadocia / Konya Sinasos
Mother, spring is here

Asia Minor Erythraea, Kato Panagia Couplets Love Song
My old torments


Eastern Thrace & Roumelia Historical Song, National Legends and Laments
Old Nun A-Cooking

Cappadocia / Konya Sinasos Love Song
On my way to the mountains of Prussa

Eastern Aegean Samothrace Couplets Love Song
One Only Heart Is Not Enough (B)


Asia Minor Smyrna Couplets Love Song
Poor sad love





Peloponnese Arcadia, Pera Melana Historical, Recent
The Captains of Trípoli




Eastern Aegean Samothrace Couplets Wedding Song
There She Comes, The Pretty Bride









Propontis Marmara Couplets For the Bride, Wedding Song
You wear white
Albums



Folk Fables in Song

In the Middle of the Sea


My Old Torments

Songs of Cappadocia

Songs of History and Heroes
Concerts

08 & 09/03/2005 The Athens Concert Hall, Hall of the Friends of Music
Songs of Asia Minor with Domna Samiou
