Socratis Sinopoulos

Socratis Sinopoulos
Sokratis Sinopoulos

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Nihavent Saz Semai composed by Sokratis Sinopoulos
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  • country:Greece
  • region:Athens
  • style(s):World, Ethno
  • label:not signed
  • type:Solo, Composer/Songwriter
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental
  • artist posted by:Audiowave

He was born in Athens. He studied classic guitar and at the same time Byzantine music and folk song initially in the faculty of S.Kara and afterwards in the faculty of I. Tsiamiouli school. In 1988 he began to attend courses Constantinopolitan lyra and lute with Ross Daly and a year later he became member of his group "Labyrinth".

The last 20 years he plays with musicians, composers and singers from Greece and other foreign countries through various musical groups, participating in recordings and concerts. Among other things he has collaborated with: Domna Samiou, Chronis Aidonidis, Ara Dinkjian, Loreena Mckennitt, Eyanthia Rempoutsika, Derya Turkan etc. He has taken care of the production of enough digital disks of mainly traditional music, like all the productions of the Association of Folk Music D.Samiou in the last ten years as well as two discs of the Center for Asia Minor Studies (Songs from Cappadocia, Songs from Samothrace)

His personal discography includes the CDs: "Lyre" FM records - 1996, "Letter from the City" Goldenhorn productions - 2003, "As a swallow" Cantini - 2007 and "Constantinopolitan zygia" MBI - 2010.

In 2000 he was honoured by the Ministry of Culture with the State Prize for Young Artists: "Melina Merkouri".

Has has been scholar of the public benefit foundation Alexander S. Onassis and he is a Lecturer of the Department of Musical Science and Art of the University of Macedonia.