Stelios Petrakis, Efrén López, Bijan Chemirani | en

Stelios Vassiloudis is a musician, producer and DJ specialising in electronic house music. He has released music under various other monikers and aliases over the last 5 years, racking up an impressive discography and collaborating with an exciting and diverse number of labels such as Bedrock, Audiomatique and Moodmusic. His coveted studio skills have earned him a formidable reputation as a versatile and consistent artist capable of producing music that transcends genres and spans electronic music's spectrum-from delicate ambient sonic structures to driving dance floor techno. Stelios’ original and remix production work can often be found in many a DJ's...

Chemirani ensemble is a notable Persian classical music ensemble. The group is made of Chemirani family: * Bijan Chemirani * Djamchid Chemirani * Keyvan Chemirani * Maryam Chemirani In 1988, the Chemirani Trio (Bijan, Keyvan and Jamshid) was born and their special chemistry and peerless virtuosity has firmly established the zarb as one of the world’s foremost percussion instruments. Jamsid Chemirani was born in Tehran in 1942. he has studied the tombak since the age of eight. His teacher was Hossein Tehrani. Under his demanding tutelage, Chemirani made rapid progress and soon became a brilliant player. Since his arrival in...

The eldest son of the renowned Chemirani family, Keyvan has also become the spokesman for these Iranian percussionists exiled in the south of France. Over the years, he distinguished himself by participating in far-reaching exchanges with the likes of Titi Robin, Erik Marchand, Françoise Atlan and Carlo Rizzo. These “conversations” gave rise to an album series called Les Rythmes de la Parole, “The rhythm of speech”, involving dialogues between musical cultures from Iran, India and Mali. In 2008, Keyvan released Battements au Coeur de l’Orient, or “Beats in the Oriental Heart”, a dazzling exchange with Indian tabla player Anindo Chatterjee....

Stelios Kazantzidis (August 29, 1931–September 14, 2001) (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης) was a prominent Greek singer. Between the 1950s and 1990s he was considered the voice of the Greek diaspora. But even so, he remained little known outside of Greece, with the possible exception of Israel. His death was an emotional event for both Greece and its diaspora; the obituaries gave full appreciations of his life and his importance. His death saw Greece and its millions of migrants scattered all over the world, with whom Kazantzidis had formed an amazing bond through his words, shed tears, for in Stelios they had...