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Nikos Stefanidis
Biographical Note

A renowned kanun virtuoso, he also played the oud and the Constantinopolitan lyra. Born in 1890 in Aksehir (Akşehir), Konya Province, Turkey, and died in 1983 in Nea Ionia, Athens.
He came to Greece after the Asia Minor catastrophe. During the German occupation, in 1941, he met Simon Karas; when the war ended, they started a long collaboration on radio shows and appearances with the choir of the ‘Association for the Dissemination of National Music’. He is considered to be the last great kanun virtuoso and a preserver of the original music tradition of Asia Minor Greeks.
In 1986 his personal album Nikos Stefanidis – kanonaki was released, part of the series Ellines dexiotechnes (Greek Virtuosos).
In Domna Samiou's Archive there is a discussion between Domna and Nikos Stefanidis, which took place on 19/12/1977.
Songs




Constantinople Instrumental | Processional Tune Wedding Song
Constantinopolitan Wedding Procession

Constantinople Couplets Love Song
Farewell Holy One








Albums

Ethnologie Vivante: Grèce

Farewell Holy One

Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

Recordings in 45 RPM

Souravli - Greek Flutes and Pipes
Concerts

1971-1973 Athens, Clubs Rodeo, Kyttaro and Rizes
The First Concerts
