- country:Greece
- style(s):Folk, World Fusion
- label:not signed
- type:Band, Big Band, Chamber Orchestra, Large Ensemble
- instrumentation:instrumental, percussion, string, singer songwriter, lute
- artist contact:CReNe - Music from Greece
Line up
- Ifigeneia Ioannou (Vocal, kanun )
- Ifigeneia Ioannou (Qanun | Singer)
- Panagiotis Loizou (Oud)
- Petros Papageorgiou (Percussion )
- Sakis Karakostas (Violin)
- Thanasis Valaskas (Vocal, percussion)
- Thodoris Maraidonis (Double bass)
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Eivala Band is the latest project of multi-instrumentalist and singer Ifigeneia Ioannou, focusing on traditional Greek and Smyrna music. Since 2022, the band has been touring around Greece.
Born in Athens, Ifigeneia began her studies in classical guitar at the age of 8 and graduated from the Experimental Music High School and Lyceum of Pallini. She continued her musical education, earning a Bachelor's degree in Harmony, a Bachelor's degree in Guitar, a Diploma in Guitar with first prize, a Bachelor's degree in Counterpoint, and a Bachelor's degree in Fugue. Additionally, she holds a degree from the Department of Folk & Traditional Music at TEI of Epirus, specializing in the Kanun instrument, as well as a Master’s degree from the Department of Music Studies at the National University of Athens (with a thesis titled “Interpretation of Instrumental & Instrumental Music”).
In 2020, she established the music orchestra “Ensemble of Smyrna and Rebetiko Music” at the Greek Music Centre “Phoebus Anogeianakis.” That same year, she conducted a masterclass in vocal performance titled “Rita Abatzi – Rosa Eskenazy: A Comparative Study of Vocal Technique and Performance.” This masterclass was delivered online in 2021 in collaboration with the Greek Fringe. In the summer of 2022, she led a workshop on “Smyrna and Rebetiko Singing” at the Music Courts in Raches, Ikaria.
Currently, in addition to her work with Eivala Band, Ifigeneia teaches Kanun at the Music School of Athens.