Ancient Lyre & Vocals - 'Medusa Lament' by Aliki Markantonatou

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Aliki Markantonatou plays "Medusa Lament", a short improvisation for a lyre and a voice. She plays on a LUTHIEROS Lyre of Sarcophagus.

Greek mythology tells the story of Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom (known as Minerva in Roman mythology), who had given Perseus the tools he needed to kill Medusa. What most of the stories don't tell though is what came after.
When Medusa died, her sisters wept. And keened. And sang. So, according to a lesser-known part of Greek mythology, Athena began to play music to transform all the sorrow and grief of the world into laments and dirges that broke and healed the hearts that heard them.
In many senses, this is a very early reference to the use of healing music.

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// Who is Aliki?
Aliki is an artist and music teacher who lives in Athens. She accomplished her musical studies on the Piano, Counterpoint, and Opera at the National Music Academy. She came across the ancient Greek lyre in 2004, while she was exploring the string instruments.
Aliki studied ancient musical fragments, and she developed a personal way of playing. Techniques borrowed from the Harp, the Krar or the Kanun are woven into her style. She combines the Lyre with many different instruments such as the wooden flutes, the Sitar, the Lyre from the Black Sea, Cretan Lyre, Dub Music, etc.
Aliki summons the lyrical Sapphic spirit with her melodies, and she also takes inspiration from the Asia Minor, Byzantine music, Indian music, etc.
She has performed with the ensemble Ghi & Thalassa (2007-2012), she recorded a music album with the world-awarded Byzantine singer Nektaria Karantzi, she wrote the music for Acropolis Museum reconstruction documentary (2014), and many more.

// The Lyre of Sarcophagus (LUTHIEROS)
This is a premium Collector Edition replica of the Lyre of Sarcophagus, based on some of the oldest lyre depictions that were found. One is part of the decoration of the Hagia Triada Sarcophagus in Crete (dated between 1420-1380 B.C.). A similar depiction was found on a wall at the Nestor Palace (1300-1200 B.C.), located at the kingdom of “sandy Pylos” in Greece (as described in Homer’s Odyssey), an important center in Mycenaean times. Both depictions present an Aegean portable symmetrical lyre, with a U-shaped soundbox and two equal arms decorated with the neck and head of water birds.
LUTHIEROS Lyre of Sarcophagus has 9 strings and an impressive bright sound. It is ideal for anyone willing to awe his audience, as it is a marvelous artifact both in terms of appearance and music. Due to its 9 strings, it gives more than a full octave, making an ideal instrument for anyone willing to focus on the ancient musical heritage. Whatsmore, with the use of harmonics and other advanced playing techniques, the Lyre of Sarcophagus can produce three to four full octaves, including sharps!

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[OracleechoAutumn]

I need to buy and learn my ancestral instrument- the lyre. I am so grateful you created this channel and are selling this instrument.

[alexandrusimo]

this is like the metal of the ancient world. amazing

[feleslucis-emanuel]

Beautiful! *-* You guys are amazing, as always!