…In Memory of Nikos Saragoudas: Friends, Collaborators and Students Gather in Tribute

The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments “Fivos Anoyanakis” – Centre for Ethnomusicology honours the memory of Nikos Saragoudas through a musical gathering bringing together friends, collaborators and loved ones.

Approximately one year after the passing of the distinguished musician, friends, students, relatives, admirers of his work, and both long-standing and younger collaborators will gather in the Museum courtyard for an event dedicated to his memory and artistic legacy. This tribute concert seeks to convey to the audience the spirit and atmosphere that characterised the musical gatherings held in his welcoming home.

Marking this commemorative evening, his beloved oud will henceforth be displayed in the Museum’s permanent exhibition, a space of great significance for the preservation of our musical heritage, as a shared treasure for all those who love music and his music in particular. This was the instrument with which Nikos Saragoudas made most of his recordings. The oud was donated to the Museum last December by his wife and companion in both life and art, Yasemi Saragouda.

The event forms part of the two-year programme series Musical Villages in the City (2024–2025), which seeks to highlight aspects of everyday musical life in the city and explore the ways in which musical heritage evolves and is transmitted within the urban environment through the activities of musical communities – the city’s “musical villages”.

Speakers

Lambros Liavas and Kyriakos Kalaitzidis will speak about Nikos Saragoudas.

Tribute Performance

Performing in tribute as friends, collaborators and students of Nikos Saragoudas:

Oud
Haig Yazdjian
Kyriakos Kalaitzidis
Vangelis Merkouris
Taxiarchis Georgoulis
Violin
Stathis Koukoularis
Giorgos Psaltis
Nikos Brempos
Politiki Lyra (Constantinopolitan Lyra)
Sokratis Sinopoulos
Stratis Psaradellis
Kanun
Tolis Tsardakas
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Tasos Poulios
Clarinet
Manos Achalinotopoulos
Saz
Periklis Papapetropoulos
Percussion
Vangelis Karipis
Kostas Meretakis
Lute and Violin
Spyros Balios
Vocals
Spyros Brempos
Emmeleia Damanaki

Advance registration is required.

Contact: +30 210 3254129
(Monday–Friday, 09:00–15:00)

Alternatively, reservations may be made through the more.com platform by obtaining a free admission voucher.

The event is supported by Bodossaki Lectures on Demand (BLOD), the Bodossaki Foundation’s online lecture library.