Kalia (SOAS Concert Series)- 02/02/2017

Published: Aug. 26, 2017, 11:29 a.m.

b"Contemporary music from Crete\\n\\nSinger, songwriter and song-collector, Kalia, presents contemporary music of her Cretan homeland. Her quartet comprises of Vassilis Chatzimakris on the Cretan lyra and mandolin, Nikos Ziarkas on Cretan laouto and electric guitar, and Theodoris Ziarkas on double bass. Kalia joins them singing and playing nay flute, thiaboli, mandoura pipes and daoulaki. Fast and furious dances blend with soulful laments in original compositions and innovative arrangements from one of the most dynamic living music traditions in the Eastern Mediterranean today.\\n\\nPart of the SOAS Concert Series 2016/17 - the public face of music at SOAS\\n\\nWith an ever growing popularity and profile, our Concert Series has established itself as the place to go for some of the most interesting and varied multicultural music in London today, with consistent high quality and a great concert atmosphere guaranteed. And it's all for free too!\\n\\nOur season runs from October to May every year, and features 12 concerts. \\nThe 2016/17 season programme is now live - see our website for the full list of events:\\n\\nwww.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts\\n\\nThe SOAS Concert Series is run by the Department of Music at SOAS:\\n\\nwww.soas.ac.uk/music/programmes/"