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Two Album CD Release Party - June 13, 2008 (NY)

mavrothis - 5-29-2008 at 06:12 PM

Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I announce my upcoming Two Album CD Release Party on June 13, 2008 at Alwan for the Arts in Lower Manhattan. The party will begin at 9 PM and will include a live performance of beautiful, rare Greek and Turkish songs from the early 1900's with my wonderful group of musicians. We are very excited that it is nearly time to release these albums after all the work we put into them, especially in our efforts to preserve the character of the original recordings.

Both CD's were recorded at the same time over a two month period, but each one has its own story to tell. "Στο Καφεσλί Σοκάκι (Sto Kafesli Sokaki)" is a carefully arranged compilation of traditional urban songs from Greece and Turkey by singers such as Antonis Dalgas, Roza Eskenazi, Rita Abadzi, and many more, and shows us how closely related the cities on both sides of the Aegean have been over the years. "Ξύλινη Καρδιά (Wooden Heart)" on the other hand, while including some similar repertoire in the second half of the CD, examines how the oud has been used in various musical styles in the Aegean region, and includes some original instrumental pieces as well.

The album musicians:

Lefteris Bournias ~ clarinet
Megan Gould ~ violin
Anastassia Zachariadou ~ kanun
Phaedon Sinis ~ politiki lyra (kemence)
Timothy Quigley ~ percussion
Mavrothi T. Kontanis ~ oud & voice

I truly hope that you can join us on June 13th for this very special celebration. Both CD's will be available for sale at a discounted price of $12 each, and a portion of the sales will go towards Alwan for the Arts, a non-profit arts organization. The albums will also be available online at the following places:

www.cdbaby.com
iTunes Store
www.greekamerica.net
www.tulumba.com

Tickets will be $15 at the door ($10 for students with ID), and will include some tasty Greek treats which will be served during intermission and after the show. Alwan for the Arts is located on 16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Telephone: (212) 967-4318

For some audio samples and more information on the albums, please click here:

http://www.myspace.com/maeandros

http://www.mtkontanis-music.com/discography.html

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

--
Mavrothi T. Kontanis

Jameel - 5-29-2008 at 06:52 PM

Congratulations, Mav! Wish I could be there. Don't forget your camera. We'll be expecting a report.

veyselmaster - 5-29-2008 at 11:10 PM

good lukcy mavrothis :applause:

best regards

SamirCanada - 5-30-2008 at 06:17 AM

yes budday!
all the best for the launch party.

Καλὴ τύχη!

mavrothis - 5-30-2008 at 06:36 AM

Thank you guys! I appreciate it.

Take care,

mavrothis

MatthewW - 5-30-2008 at 09:32 AM

Congratulations Mavrothis on your CD. May you sell 100,000 copies! Wish I could be there too, but we'll all be there in spirit with you. Listened to some of the sound clips, the music is first class and recorded really well. Best Wishes, MW

JT - 6-1-2008 at 12:42 AM

Congrats Mav, wish I could be there!

Wishing you all the best success,

JT

Ararat66 - 6-1-2008 at 08:30 AM

Hi Mav

Love the music, wish I could be there

you have progressed so much you deserve all the success possible.

Leon

Amos - 6-1-2008 at 11:58 AM

hey mav,
good luck with the cd, im sure it will do well...maybe i can make it down to nyc for the release. all the best wishes,
amos

mavrothis - 6-1-2008 at 07:53 PM

Thanks guys, your support means a lot to me. I hope you know that.

Take care,

mavrothis

Amer - 6-1-2008 at 11:26 PM

Grats on the CD release! :xtreme:

I am planning to be at the party on the 13th, hope there will be copies of the new CD there

Cheers, see ya in Manhattan

mavrothis - 6-2-2008 at 08:02 AM

Thanks Amer, I look forward to seeing you. There will definitely be CD's there for sale.

Take care,

mavrothis

spyros mesogeia - 6-4-2008 at 12:43 PM

Hello Mav.
Congratulations for the cds...I love them
Keep the great work bro
:applause:

arsene - 6-4-2008 at 02:13 PM

i wish i could come... but Im stuck in Holland taking a Tax Law exam

mavrothis - 6-4-2008 at 02:16 PM

Thanks!

Good luck with your exam Arsene, I'm sure you'll do well. There will be other shows...

mavrothis - 10-6-2009 at 05:02 AM

Hello Giselle,

Thanks for your message. The good news is that we have a really big concert this Friday (Oct 9th) at Symphony Space, being presented by the World Music Institute.

I hope you can make it, it should be a very fun show.

Here are the details:

Maeandros Concert Link

Take care,

Mavrothi