"LOUSTRI" IN GREEK MEANS "SHOESHINE BOYS"
The name is inspired from a music piece which was written by the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis for the soundtrack of the Elia Kazan's movie "America America".
The second reason was that such a name represents simple, hard, honest polishing work. No fancy things here. Just honest music from a colorful and rich (in terms of culture) region. The region around the Aegean Sea and even more, the region around the east Mediterranean sea i.e. Greece (as epicenter), Turkey, Cyprus, Libanon e.o.
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Loustri Radio Show @ Acik Radyo Season 56, No 04 Today, Sunday, November the 6th, 2022 the THIRD radio show of the music ensemble LOUSTRI (of the 56th...
Loustri Radio Show @ Acik Radyo Season 56, No 03 Today, Sunday, November the 6th, 2022 the THIRD radio show of the music ensemble LOUSTRI (of the 56th...
Loustri Music Ensemble celebrating the 28th “birthday” of Acik Radyo during the Istanbul Bienalle. Loustri live Radyo Show Acik Radyo 28 Years...
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Bouzoukis, Baglama, Guitars, Kanun, Upright Bass, Percussion, Accordion – Bayan, Kemence – Kemane. 5 members are signing (the most of the time),…
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Let the audience fly with the ensemble “LOUSTROI” in different times and spaces around the Aegean sea and beyond.
From Athens’s…
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Greek (Rebetiko, Traditional, art music of Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Xarhakos, Rebetiko and the ensemble’s own music), Turkish…
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Music which shines after polishing…