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Under the 'mouriá'-tree
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Michiel Koperdraat:
vocals,
bouzouki, ud, laouto and sandouri
Being in love with
Greek music from childhood on, Michiel started playing the bouzouki and
closely related Greek lutes in 1987. Before that, he was a bass-player/composer
in, among others, musictheatres. From 1994 on he took over the vocals in
Ano Kato. He is a dedicated scholar of Greek music, including all of its
theoretical and practical aspects. For many years now he has been teaching
Greek music as well. Being the spokesman of Ano Kato, you can contact him
regarding all your questions about the group.
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Jur Eilers:
guitar
and vocals
When
in 1986 his Greek neighbour Andonis Moraïtis asked him if he would like
to join him to play in restaurants, Jurrie didn't need to think for long:
first of all, working conditions included free meals and smokes. Second
and most important, Jurrie discovered he enjoyed playing Greek music very
much so within weeks he delved into what was for him the essence of Greek
guitar accompaniment: tight chords and inciting basslines.
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Theo van Halen:
clarinet
During
the past years Theo has focused his attention solely on the clarinet in
relation to Greek music. Before that, he also used to play and teach
different kinds of saxophones, but now those instruments have all gone.
After playing in many bands, including Greek bands, being a member of Ano
Kato Theo now occupies himself fulltime with the Greek sound of the
clarinet. Theo feels great passion for clarinet improvisations from the
Epirus region which is clearly detectable in his music. You can hear his
‘soul’ in his music.
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Michiel van der Meulen:
violin
Michiel
grew up listnening the sounds of Greek music so you could say he was
breastfed on it. His father plays Greek music on the accordion so it’s
only natural that Michiel joins in very regularly. For some years now,
Michiel knows how to make the music from the islands sound just right. His
sonorous sounding violin gives color to the music from the Epirus region
and he prefers the ancient and modal musical inheritance from Asia Minor.
Once, at an auction, his mother bought him a very old violin for a mere 60 euro.
Nevertheless, the sound of this violin is great.
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Andy Leeming:
baglamas, bouzouki, and percussion
Turn
to Andy if you are looking for Greek instruments in the
Netherlands. Playing bouzouki
and baglamas, he grew more and more interested in how those
instruments were built. Now he has already built several beautiful
bouzoukis, small baglamases and tzourases, as well as the dèfi (tambourine)
shown in the picture alongside. For Ano Kato it is of course a major
benefit that Andy plays percussion as well. He plays the baglamas in
rebettica and percussion in dhemotika and Eastern music.
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