MP3 Nasia Trachonitou - Yiasemi mou

Traditional folk from Cyprus featuring lute, mandolin, violin, accordeon, various percussion, flute and beautiful vocals. Compelling and inspired.

11 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Traditional Folk, FOLK: Folk Blues



Details:
NASIA TRACHONITOU
BIOGRAPHY

Nasia Trachonitou is a singer with a personal style who has over the years progressed very steadily and successfully in the Cyprus music environment.

Nasia was born in Nicosia and since she was very young she felt the need to be involved with music and especially with singing.

At the age of 15, being a high school student, she started her first vocal lessons with conductor Andros Natar. She then joined the choir of the Cyprus National Music school and continued her studies with other music lessons. After her graduation from the high school, she joined the Cyprus Police Band as a flute performer and as a vocalist. She continued her music lessons and obtained a degree on flute performance. She participated in many song competitions in Cyprus winning prizes and awards.

Nasia took part in many concerts organised by well known and reputable Cypriot composers, such as Nasos Panayiotou, Marios Meletiou, Doros Georgiades, Savvas Savva and others. She participated as a guest singer in various other CD releases including Yiannakis Varnava, Marios Meletiou, George Kallis, George Rodosthenous, George Adamou, Niki Menelaou and Demetris Constantinou.

She is an active member of the folkloric dancing group "VRAKA Laographicos Omilos". She participated in many folkloric festivals both in Cyprus and abroad promoting the Cypriot traditional songs and culture. Nasia took part in a lot of concerts with traditional music in co-operation with the ANERADA ensemble.

Address
Nasia Trachonitou
52, Smirnis
2401 Engomi
Cyprus
Website : www.nasiatrachonitou.com
Email : info@nasiatrachonitou.com
Telephone : + 357 99 628281
fax : +357 22 439500



DISCOGRAPHY

FILACTO

Nasia's first personal CD was released on December 1998, and includes ten songs composed by Savvas Savva and Andreas Yerolemou with lyrics by Vasos Venizelos and Andreas Yerolemou.


GI MOU KIPROS

The second CD was released on December 1999 and is titled "Gi mou Kipros" (My land Cyprus).
The CD includes eight of the best songs composed by Achilleas Limbouridis with lyrics by famous Cypriot poets like Demetris Lipertis and Costas Montis, in a new production by Doros Georgiades. The CD also includes the song "Gi mou Kipros" by George Serdaris, two new songs by Doros Georgiades and the very popular song by Michalis Violaris "Oulla chalali tou".

YIASEMI MOU

Nasia's new personal Cd consist of ten traditional songs from Cyprus and one traditional melody, the traditional wedding march.

Arranging, Production : Efthimios Papadopoulos

Mucisians
Efthimios Papadopoulos : Lute, mandolin
Savvas Stefanou : Violin
Takis Pisias : Accordeon
Stelios Petrides : Tumberlec, Percussion
Costas Challoumas : Bass
Nasia Trachonitou : Flute

Backing vocals :
Nasia Trachonitou, Efthimios Papadopoulos

Recording : Music Works Recording Studios
Sound engineers : Jim Demetri, Pantelis Gavriel
Mastering : Áthens Mastering
Graphic design : Elena Eliadou
Photography: Michalis Theocharides
Production : Anerada Musical Productions