Vagelis Vardakis, Kostas Avissinos, Nikos Mastorakis Modern conveyors of Cretan musical identity

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Vagelis Vardakis was born in Ierapetra. He holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering and is currently working at the Municipality of Ierapetra
At the age of ten he started studying the lyre and soon after the violin, under his uncle Antonis Vardakis who was a virtuoso mandolin player and had deep knowledge and understanding of the original music heritage and tradition of Ierapetra.

Kostas Avissinos was born and raised in Skalani of Iraklio Crete. He took his first music steps next to his father Giorgos Avissinos, a teacher of Cretan music and a virtuoso violin player. Kostas sang, played lute, mandolin, boulgari (a bouzouki-like instrument) and bouzouki. Together they traveled across the globe making the Cretan music known around the world before him deciding to follow his own music trail. He has published two records so far, “Libyan Sea ” and “Nostos”

Nikos Mastorakis was born in Ierapetra, Crete. After finishing high school we went on to study physical education at the Gymnastics Academy and at the same time he took classic guitar lessons at his home town music school. As a musician he is deeply involved with the traditional music of his region as well as old rempetiko.