HYMN of THOUGHT -Greek NewAge Music Duet-
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Composed by Spiro Cardamis http://spirosmusic.com. "THE HYMN OF THOUGHT" was performed by the group SPIRO CARDAMIS & DREAMBAND in Manhattan june 8 2004 at the SATALLA nite club.The video was shot by Omar Faruke. The concert was given in celebration of the Hellenic Spirit (Olympic games 2004)." The HYMN of THOUGHT was inspired by a poem written by Greek American poet Dino Makropoulos.In 1997 Spiro & Dino met & this is one of the poems Spiro set music to. It is a 2/4 HASAPIKO with noble character describing the essense of thought that the Greeks so much honoured. Worth noticing the very words of the chorus: "FAITHFUL PROTECTOR OF (OUR) EXISTENCE NEITHER WILL YOU WIN NOR BE DEFEATED" Check the orchestral version of the HYMN OF THOUGHT here: http://www.spirosmusic.com/music/greekmusic.html DREAMBAND is composed of some of the most talented & established musicians & singers in the Metropolitan area.Lefteris Bournias-clarinet & nay flute, Vassilis Patrikis-violin, Dick Barsamian -oud, Chris Papadopoulos-bouzouki & vocals, Eleni Kalaitzithou- cello & vocals, Panayiotis Andreou-electric bass, Todd Isler-percussion,Richard Khuzami - dumbek & bendir, Gabe Kontos-bouzouki,baglamas & Spiro Cardamis- synths. For more info on Spiro's music please visit www.spirosmusic.com greek ethnic worldmusic newage spiro cardamis dreamband improv satalla hasapiko hymn thought duet bouzouki |
