Folk Bands and Artists
Con´tylia
The voices of Con’tylia, accompanied by the strings of a Cretan laouto, guitars and hand drums, aim to explore the wonders of Greek Rebetiko and Trad, ranging from ambient and passionate ballads to Greek island dances, delving into decades of Greek folk, Minor Asian scales and unique rhythms.
Originating from Turkish “rebet” meaning rebellious, wonderer, blind or misguided, Rebetiko music is the hairy, uncouth, underground sound of ouzo-soaked Greek nights, “the Greek-blues” equivalent.
Meanwhile, Con’tylia explore the many and wonderful rhythms of Greek folk, while merging them with our touch of jazz vocals and improvisations.
Con’tylia is a four member piece, singing solos, duets and quartets, to create polyphonic melodies and vocal interactions, with rhythms and melodies that resemble no others.
