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TRADITIONAL TIMES CALL FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC……………. MONSIEUR DOUMANI
The unusual name of Monsieur Doumani makes you wonder whether the award-winning trio are French, but I assure you they are not. Formed in Nicosia in 2012, the talented trio all grew up and have strong roots in
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Cyprus. They have been described by The Guardian as ‘one of the most entertaining, confident and inventive groups in this scene’. Their unique music is full of fresh compositions, unusual, sharp witted and savvy lyrics, with powerful messages expressed through their music. I describe their music as
Cypriot music with a twist – Cyprus Avant folk; quirky, happy, joyful but with 30 emphasis on their choice of content and lyrics. The band has released four albums to date and their music progression has led to their last album sounding more psych folk with a raw edge. Monsieur Doumani draw inspiration from contemporary Cypriot society with the base of their music being traditional Cypriot music influenced by various genres of music, including Greek Rebetiko (so called Greek blues) music of Southern Italy, west African music, jazz, and Baltic music. The result is the amalgamation of different styles around the Cypriot traditional music core. With the addition of their various musical backgrounds and Cypriot folklore influences, their ideas and inspirations of their songs are born from political issues of the island including reunification and peace, Cypriot society and problems of racism, xenophobia, environmental deprivation, corruption, and injustice, where they attempt to confront these issues through their music. The initial identity of MD is determined by the adaptation of Cyprus traditional influences using subject matter from 70 - 80 years ago. Their sound is not the traditional Cypriot music ensemble and does not belong to any genre of music but is greatly influenced by Cypriot roots. Their goal was not to revive Cypriot music, but the simplicity and originality helped them to create their music and get them where they are today.
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territory of music and with the addition of their choice of instruments; the acoustic guitar, trombone, flute and the tzouras; used purely because these are the instruments that they know how to play. Together the combination has proven successful and with the presence of the traditional instrument, the tzouras enables the artist to express feelings which reaches his soul and psych. “I was so relieved the moment I realised that I don’t need to force things…to pretend….to just be myself.” Antonis Antoniou
Their unique sound has attracted diverse audiences worldwide for the last ten years. They have performed in festivals and venues across the world, including France, Denmark, Slovenia, Belgium, Netherlands, also in London and Japan, which was a dream fulfilled for them. They have received many awards and in 2018 received the Transglobal World Music award for best album 2018, which received international interest and acclaim. Monsieur Doumani are Antonis Antoniou, Demetris Yiasemides and Andys Skordis. The trio will be performing on the 9th of December at Savino Live, Larnaca, so if you are looking for something traditional, something Cypriot and some interesting and entertaining music then this may be the concert for you. Come and see the continuing and exciting journey of Monsieur Doumani and be assured, you don’t need to understand the lyrics to appreciate the music. To brighten up this Christmas season even more, feast your eyes upon this great line up of events offered by Savino Live music venue over the festive season. From Live music to DJ events, performers from Cyprus and Greece, English and Greek Rock, Pop, Metal, Hip Hop and RNB…. Christmas is a time to celebrate and come together and this is accomplished through music!
Merry Christmas music lovers!
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Sixteen years ago the Morton Family relocated from Essex to Paphos, with four young children. Soon after arriving Peter and Debbie started PMR Cyprus. At first it was only going to be a small man with a van service but they soon asking them to ship their goods primarily back to the UK.
saw a huge gap in the removals industry. This was something Peter had done when he first left school. They employed their first couple of staff and started taking on the larger removals. Within a short timespan customers were
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