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BIO
Under the sounds of seagulls and fishing boats, amidst the paved alleys of the Old Town and Mohammed Ali’s Imaret, the grandiose monument overlooking the port of his birthplace Kavala in Northern Greece, is where kanun virtuoso and composer Alkis Zopoglou composes his music. Profoundly melodic, at times rhythmical, almost Dionysian and at times lyrical and cinematic in atmosphere, his tunes exchange contraband musical cargoes with the musicians aboard the Kontrabando journey.
With qanun at the forefront (the “canon” for the maqams, the musical scales of the East), Zopoglou’s compositions are enriched with the introduction of various both eastern and western instuments (violin, guitar, accordeon, oud, clarinet, drums etc.) evoking timbre bearing Greek, Balkan, Mediterranean, jazz, classican, even rock colors.
Kontrabando is available all year with a music program that can be customized to meet the requirements of any festival or venue.
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LINE-UP
Kontrabando’s line up is variable. The usual quintet includes:
- Qanun: Alkis Zopoglou
- Acoustic bass guitar: Panos Karathanasis
- Guitars: Ioannis Tsigkas
- Violin: Makis Baklatzis
- Accordeon: Thanos Stavridis
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WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
In addition to the concert, the group can provide workshops of each of their instruments:
They can provide a lecture of about similarities and differences in the music from the region of Balkans and the Greek music view of the Balkan area. They are also open to other ideas, like a Q&A with the public after the concert. |
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VIDEOS
| Live, “Per Greco”: | Line up of trio: |
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Live, “Balkan 6”: |