Alexandros Kapsokavadis was born in 1981 in Athens. At the age of ten he started classical guitar and theory lessons. As a student of the Music School of West Attica, he came into contact with the night folk instruments, next to important teachers such as Christos Tsiamoulis and Nikos Grapsas. After high school, he became close to Ross Daly and devoted himself to the Polish lute and “eastern music”.

She is a graduate of the Athens Department of Music Studies and holds a Master’s degree in Music Culture & Communication, while in 2015 she was awarded a PhD in Ethnomusicology by the National Academy of Music. He taught at the music schools of Alimos, Ilion and Pallini, and from 2009 to 2021 he worked as a music teacher in primary public schools.

He has collaborated as a music performer with some of the most important people in Greek music (Stavros Xarchakos, Nikos Mamagakis, Nikos Xydakis, Haris Alexiou, Dimitra Galani, Glykeria, Alkistis Protopsaltis, Savina Giannatou, Haig Yazdjian, etc.). As a composer, he appears in the Greek discography with the bands Mat in 2 Flats and Polis Ensemble, having participated with his songs and music in numerous productions.

Alexandros Kapsokavadis

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