LAMPIS XYLOURIS (LAMPAKAS) - TRIKOURIA & INFLUENCES (2 CD)

LAMPIS XYLOURIS (LAMPAKAS) - TRIKOURIA & EPIROES (INFLUENCES) (2 CD)

New release by the Cretan Musical Workshop Aerakis & Seistron, the fifth solo album of Lampis Xylouris artist from Anogeia a double cd with the first to be titled "Trikouria" and the second "Influences". Lampis Xylouris or "Labakas" as calls himself in his new album indicates that the term "Trikouria" is his own imaginary place where rests the heart and spirit of man, referring rather to sites and places of mountains of Anogian. Among the other cd involved, his father Psarantonis, his brother Giorgos Xylouris or Psarogiorgis, Vasilis Stavrakakis, Panagiotis Katsikiotis (Tsikos), Artemis Kagas and other artists.

Lambis Xylouris born in Anogia in 1969 where he lived until the age of 15 years. The next 10 years he lived in Heraklion and then to Athens until 2003. It is nephew of the late Nikos Xylouris and son of Psarantonis. His first contact with music was at seven years with a mandolin. By 14 he was playing comfortably various organs, such as the mandolin, the guitar, the oud and the lute. His first appearances in public was at 15 with his father Psarantonis Heraklion and for four years they played together in a winter center and summer. Then he started the twelve stringed-lute and played it in appearances. With lute it participated in several albums of Psarantonis until it's first personal album titled "Mediterranean". Second work of the "Secret Voyage" where he experimented with all musical instruments that had until then catch in his hands. His third album the "Tampachaniotika" and fourth in 2008 the "Eastern wind" to come this year his new cd entitled "Trikouria".

Credits Trikourias:
Lyra, oud, lute, bulgari, saz, yayli tanbour, Persian santur, vocals: Lambis Xylouris
Percussion: Minas Paigniotakis
Participants: Giorgos Xylouris, Psarantonis Vasilis Stavrakakis
Music: Lambis Xylouris

Creditis Influence:
Music, singing, vocals: Lambis Xylouris
Oud, bulgari, saz, guitar, divan saz: Lambis Xylouris
Oud, bouzouki Syrian, Ney: Vasilis Papanikolaou
Lyre: Artemis Kagas
Vocals, percussion Panagiotis Katsikiotis (Tsikos)
Vocals, percussion, tablas: Alexandros Tsamis
Percussion: Dimitris Tsourgiannis