Ancient Lyre — Odysseus' Wine-Dark Sea — Theodore Koumartzis, Eleni Siniari & Manolis Koutsounanos

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χθιζὸς ἐεικοστῷ φύγον ἤματι οἴνοπα πόντον
On the twentieth day, I escaped from the wine-dark sea.
— Odysseus (Homer, Odyssey, 6.170)

In Greek mythology, the sea is a goddess of many faces. An enemy of humankind when rough and gentler than the dry land when she is calm, Homer's description is epic, painting her wine-dark.
This is an original composition inspired by Homer's verses. It is performed by Theodore Koumartzis on a LUTHEROS Lyre of Olympus, Eljona Eleni Sinjari on piano & vocals, and Manolis Koutsounanos on drums.
Theodore's ancient lyre was masterfully handcrafted with love in Greece by the Koumartzis family.

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????️ About Eleni Eljona Sinjari
Eljona – Eleni Sinjari is a versatile artist with studies on piano and vocals. With participation in many festivals, recordings and activities from classical music orchestras and chamber music ensembles (as pianist), book presentations (as composer and singer), children & mixed choirs (as conductor, accompanist, and choral arranger), vocal ensembles (as a vocalist and acapella arranger), theatrical performance (as actor and singer) as well as large jazz and rock's scenes (as singer and keyboard player).
She collaborates with the Contemporary Conservatory of Music in Thessaloniki, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, and the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamaria, where she teaches piano, choir lessons, acapella groups, and chamber music.

????️ About Theodore Koumartzis
Theodore is the youngest brother of the Koumartzis family. Being part of the family's endeavor since its early stage, he soon came to be an inspiring top-notch lyre player, constantly learning and experimenting with musicians around the world.
He is the founder of the PAUSIS Project, a curator at the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music in Greece (Thessaloniki), and an integral part of LUTHIEROS Music Instruments.
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????️ About Manolis Koutsounanos
He was born in Kozani in 1959. He is active in the jazz scene and has collaborated with renowned musicians Danny Hayes, Milcho Leviev, Wayne Brasel, Kyriako, Sfetsa, and others.
Manolis used to live in New York where he attended lessons from great drummers such as Marvin Bugalu Smith, Emanuel Harrold, Ludwig Afonso, Obed Kalvaire, Mark Guliana, and Donald Edwards. Returning to Greece, he reapproached his musical roots; he was gradually drawn to traditional Greek music. He composed and released two personal music albums (titled “A Journey from Tradition to Jazz” & “Thimises”), combining jazz and tradition.
He has performed at the Jazz Festival of Thessaloniki, Mexico Euro Jazz San Luis Potosi, Sani Festival, Servia XXIII International Nisville Jazz Festival, JFK 1st Zappeio Concert Hall, Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, Keep on Jazz & Beyond Festival, and Heraclion Jazz Festival, among others.

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