Hamezi Festival

"Hamezi your alleys are full of mandiniades,
from the violinists and the many serenades"
The Hamezi Festival is being organized for the second year, initiated by the the village's association "Morfotiki Stegi of Hamezi. Hamezi", will host music classes, dance workshops, weaving and natural dyeing workshops, and mosaic workshops in its narrow streets and courtyards.

See you there!

SEMINARS 2024

Kostis Avyssinos

The Mandolin in Crete

Haris Panagiotakis

Cretan Lyra: Approaching Original Recordings (1920-1960)

Irini Derebei

Traditional Singing

Karolos Kouklakis

Bulgari through the repertoire of the urban song of Crete

Yannis Linardakis

Cretan Lute: Roles and Adaptability

Manolis Moshakis

Sitia's kontylies and their particularities

Haris Bakas

The traditional percussions in the music of Crete and the Aegean

Andreas Arvanitis

Ascomandoura and Thiamboli in Crete

Nikos Rousakis

Dances of Eastern Crete

Venetia Galanaki, Malamatenia Ploumi & Antonia Dretaki

Textile & Natural Dyeing Workshop

Antonia Dretaki & Venetia Galanaki

Natural Dyeing Workshop

Stefania Chlouveraki & Theoharis Katrakazis

Mosaic: Style and manufacturing techniques

events

Thursday 11/07

21:00 - 00:00
CONCERT
Location: Church of Christ the Master

Concert with: Irini Derebei (voice. lute) Karolos Kouklakis (bulgari) Andreas Arvanitis (lute)

Friday 12/07

19:00 - 20:30
PRESENTATION OF WORKSHOPS
Location: alleys of Hamezio

Starting from Kamara, you will be able to watch in the village presentations from collaborations of the music seminars that were implemented within the framework of the Festival.

21:00
SPREE
Location: Hamezi's School

The musicians will play: Kostis Avyssinos (mandolin) Yiannis Linardakis (lute) Haris Panagiotakis (lyre) Giorgos Psarakis (lute) Manolis Moshakis (violin) Haris Bakas (percussion)

Contact

  • Hamezi, Greece

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