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"POSEIDON" is one of the top Greek musical groups in North America. This critically acclaimed band, based in Ottawa, Canada, consists of five members: Chris Pezoulas (lead singer, clarinet, flute & saxophone), Nick Pantieras (keyboards, bass), Tony Pantieras (bouzouki, baglama, Tzoura), Nick Nikolakakos (guitar) and George Missios (drums).
They play both contemporary and traditional Greek music from a wide variety of popular Greek singers, and most recently has focused its attention on composing and recording original music. They have performed at hundreds of dances, festivals, televisions shows and concerts from coast to coast in Canada, and in parts of the United States, such as West Palm Beach (Florida), San Francisco, New York City and New Orleans.
The band has recorded three albums; "Laikes Stigmes" (1992) and "OPA!" (1994, re-released 1998)" , and “TORA” (2001) have enjoyed tremendous success.
Check out their web site at: www.poseidonband.com.
They will be performing Aug. 14th and 15th.
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"MELODIA" has entertained audiences at our festival for many years now. They play more traditional greek music and you can always find people singing along with them to some more memorable tunes. They know how to get the crowd up and dancing! We are extremely happy to have Melodia back this year.
They will be performing on Aug. 16th & 17th.
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"ALEXANDROS" gave the crowd some great shows at last year’s festival and we are thrilled to have him back for 2005! The group is from Montreal and will be accompanied by Foula, a young female singer from Montreal. Alexandros & Foula have lots of experience in the Greek Music Scene and we look forward to having them entertain us at Greekfest this year
They will be performing August 18th, 19th & 20th.
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We welcome for the first time to GreekFest, “Yiannis Kapoulas”. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he moved to Europe in 1989 to launch his music career where he spent 13 years recording, producing and performing with many of the top artists in some of the most prestigious concert halls and venues.
His music incorporates sounds and instruments from all over the world. Raised in the multicultural Greater Toronto Area and performing extensively in Europe, Yiannis was influenced early on by the beauty and richness of world cultures. Check out the web site at http://www.yianniskapoulas.com/
Yiannis will be performing August 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th.
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