Meybahar was born at the meeting point of different cultures, Greek and Hungarian, from the moments when Marilia and Marton met each other and shared their music. The vibe of the santouri - the ravishing dulcimer of Greece-, and the violin sounds perfectly matched together. Our music is a deep shot through the islands of the Aegean Sea, Asia Minor, and the Middle East inspired by the ancient heritage of modal music, and the music of our time.
Since 2022 the band’s music focused more on the singing repertoire which is developed by a new formation, with the voice of Afroditi Radis and oud by János Gerzson. We released a new single online, called Afousis (Fonó-2023) with a musical video clip. A beautiful melody and deep story from Kassos Island of Greece.
New single is based on a traditional song from Greece. The hard story of Afousis, about a man who lived in Kasos Island can drives us trough the difficult times. Released online by Fonó in 2023.
Our first album, Meybahar (Abyss, Fonó-2019) delivers a multi-cultural fusion of melodies from these different traditions. The sound features original compositions and tunes directly inspired by our Greek and Turkish music heritage. Meybahar have an up-lifting eastern spiritual ecstatic quality.The album was one of the most popular albums of Balkan World Music Charts 2019 and was featured on international radio playlists, like Global Village, Melbourne - Australia, the Mondophone radio in Luxembourg.
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