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Zoe Tiganouria
Composer & Accordion virtuoso

Zoe Tiganouria is a composer & accordion virtuoso from Greece (Hellas).
She was born and raised at the Island of Samothrace in a family of Τraditional musicians. She has collaborated with most of the famous singers in Greece, and also with international artists such us James Brown, Al Di-Meola, Goran Bregović, Chico Freeman, Jason Mcoy, In-Grid, Zülfü Livaneli, Roozbeh Nematollahi, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
During her year musical career, she has managed to form her own personal aesthetic identity with compositions of characteristic sensitivity and subversive inspiration.

Zoe has composed the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie “Tango Shalom”, the soundtrack of the successful TV series of ΑΝΤ1 TV channel “Deligianneio Parthenagogeio”, music themes for the soundtrack of the historical documentary &#; I epanastasi ton Ellinon&#; broadcasted by MEGA CHANNEL TV, and the soundtrack of the successful theatrical performances &#;The Treasure of Vaghia&#; by the renowned Greek author George Sari and &#;Golden Paddles&#; by Maria Papagiannis.

She was congratulated by the former President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos for her composition “Genocide” (written for the genocide of the Greek population in Pontos at the early s), during the Presidency events in the Presidental Palace. Also she has beencongratulated for her Cultural contribution by the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew, the Ambassador of Japan in Greece Mr. Ito Koichi and the Ambassador of Argentina in Greece Mr. Luis Alfredo Azpiazu.

During the lock-down, she participated in the international song &#;We Are 1 World&#; together with many artists from around the world, donating the proceeds to the Red Cross to fight the Covid pandemic, and also participated in the GNTO campaign (Greek National Tourism Organization) &#;Greece From Home” for the promotion of Greek tourism.
She has performed live at the AIMS Best Marathon Runner

Ethnic group

This article is about the ethnic group. For their native language, see Pontic Greek.

Ethnic group

The Pontic Greeks (Pontic: Ρωμαίοι, Ρωμιοί;Turkish: Pontus Rumları or Karadeniz Rumları; Greek: Πόντιοι, Ελληνοπόντιοι), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greek group indigenous to the region of Pontus, in northeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). They share a common Pontic Greek culture that is distinguished by its music, dances, cuisine, and clothing. Folk dances, such as the Serra (also known as Pyrrhichios), and traditional musical instruments, like the Pontic lyra, remain important to Pontian diaspora communities. Pontians traditionally speak Pontic Greek, a modern Greek variety, that has developed remotely in the region of Pontus. Commonly known as Pontiaka, it is traditionally called Romeika by its native speakers.

The earliest Greek colonies in the region of Pontus begin in BC, including Sinope, Trapezus, and Amisos. Greek colonies continued to expand on the coast of the Black Sea (Euxeinos Pontos) between the Archaic

By Penny Zalalas

It was obvious from a young age that talented brothers Matthaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis would take the musical world by storm, as from the age of 9 both had already made their mark as perceptive performers.

Born in Veria, they embarked on a harmonic journey that has turned them into award winning global musicians. Having performed at Buckingham Palace in front of royalty and to celebrities worldwide, they have played at an array of high profile events, orchestras and symphonies.

Individually, Konstantinos&#; has a unique and mesmerising voice that belts out opera, traditional and contemporary genres in a variety of languages including Greek, English, Italian and Spanish. He is known to blow his audiences away with his vocal range and dynamic voice quality.

His brother Matthaios&#; plays the Pontic lyra and has been called the world&#;s best performer of this unique and powerful Greek instrument, which he uses to express his utmost respect for the music he adores. He has also been widely praised for playing the violin, laghouto (Greek lute), Turkish oud, bouzouki, guitar, Persian kamancheh, Lorestan kamancheh (Iran), Afghan rubab, as well as the Afghan and the Uzbek ghichaks.

Together, since they have been performing ‘Body and Soul’ (Psihi kai Soma) which is a musical project conceived, arranged and produced by Konstantinos and blends Greek music with eastern and western influences. The magical sound of the Pontic lyra is the major influence of the show, which has achieved sold out concerts in almost all major Greek musical venues and cities throughout Germany, Russia, the U.S,  Canada, Cyprus and Sweden- to name a few.

Next month they are bringing this astonishing musical event to Australia and all proceeds will go towards The Hellenic Initiative&#; a program providing crisis relief to those in need throughout Greece.

Along with an eight- piece orchestra, the boys will be performing traditional songs and music from Pontos and

Pontic Greek music includes both the folk music traditionally performed by Pontic Greeks and modern Pontic music. Song and dance have a long history in the Pontos, ranging from ancient dances to the Acritic songs to folk songs. Certain dances, accompanied by music, date to ancient times, such as the pyrrhichios. Pontic music evolved alongside Pontic dance.

Acritic songs, which are epic songs describing folk heroes who lived and fought on the borders of the empire in Byzantine times, date back hundreds of years. Versions of these songs exist today, accompanied by modern Pontic instruments and singing techniques. More recent folk songs include love songs, mourning songs, and war songs. These date to the late s or earlier during Ottoman times. Some songs appeared after the creation of the Pontic diaspora with the population exchange; many of these speak to the hardships of the exchange and longing for home.

Traditional instruments used today include the lyra, daouli, zurna, dankiyo, tulum, and oud. Pontic music often incorporates polyphony. Instrumental music may be accompanied by vocals. Singing in Pontic music often incorporates heavy use of vibrato. Some songs are set up in a call-and-response style, with a lead singer and a chorus. Pontic music is structured in hexachords with a rapid tempo. Parallel 4ths and 2nds are common. Asymmetrical rhythms are common, and sometimes, the accompanying dance does not follow the rhythm. The 5/8 rhythm is typical of modern Pontic music.

Because the Black Sea region has a rich cultural history, Pontic Greek music has been influenced by the various cultures present in the area throughout history, especially Laz music.

Cultural role

When Pontian refugees came from the Pontos to Greece in the s, they brought traditions of music and folklore with them. Between the s and the s, Pontian clubs used music, dance, and folklore to portray themselves as both patriot