Ilias Diatsidis

Biographical Note

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Sandur player from Karlovasi, Samos island.

Domna Samiou recorded him playing the sandur and singing tunes and songs in 1969.

One of those recordings, Santur Solo, included in the LP Ethnologie Vivante: Grèce (1970).

Epiphany carol (Samos)
Sandur: Ilias Diatsidis, song: Kyranio Diatsidis, Keti Diatsidis. Karlovasi, Samos 1969 © Domna Samiou Archive

Tonight Is the Wedding Feast
Sandur: Ilias Diatsidis, song Kyranio Diatsidis, Keti Diatsidis, Georgia Spandou, Despina Spandou. Kalovasi, Samos 1969 © Domna Samiou Archive

Uncle Mathios
Ilias Diatsidis, santur and song. Karlovasi, Samos 1969 © Domna Samiou Archive

Songs

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Eastern Aegean Samos, Karlovasi Carol Epiphany Carol, Wish Well
Epiphany Carol (Samos)
Ας τον (ε) καλαντρίσομε
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Eastern Aegean Samos, Karlovasi Instrumental | Improvisation
Santur Solo
Σόλο σαντούρι
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Eastern Aegean Samos, Karlovasi Processional Tune | Couplets Wedding Song
Tonight Is the Wedding Feast
Απόψε γάμος γίνεται
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Eastern Aegean Samos, Karlovasi Lampoon, Carnival Song | Local Song
Uncle Mathios
Ο μπάρμπα-Μαθιός

Albums

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Wedding Songs
Informant (source of the song) Unreleased collection