Greek Folk choir of Brussels
Greece has a remarkably rich popular music tradition that is either still vivid in the villages all over the country or is studied via the folk music recordings and field searches of the past (for example, the 1930’s recordings of the displaced Asia Minor Greek refugees). The choir course will focus on repertoire from different regions of Greece and their musical idioms. We’ll emphasize on the folklore and historical elements associated with each song, like Christmas carols, wedding songs, songs of migration, etc. The songs will be approached
mainly monophonically, based on the Greek tradition. We will also study songs that come from polyphonic Greek traditions (Epirus, Drama, etc.).

The course will take place every Thursday from 19.00 to 20.30
The cost of the courses is 140€/semester; 70€ for students and artists under the “statut d’artist”. Payments on October and February.
For any questions about the choir, don’t hesitate to contact karamperopoulou@gmail.com

About the instructor:
Born in Athens and Brussels based, Asimina Karamperopoulou sings in Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and English but her passion is Greek music. Traditional, rembetiko, “laïkó”, contemporary songs and Greek operetta. She combines lyrical voice studies with the eastern music traditions and folk repertoire. She performed at festivals like Balkan Trafik, Zomer van Antwerpen and Lunalia Mechelen as lead singer in various projects and groups.