Bonnendis

Bonnendis is a London-based trio featuring the raw sounds of the Greek islands with the iconic askamandoura (bagpipes), lyra and laouto. Bonnendis navigates from island to island, playing traditional tunes as you would hear them back home: genuine, powerful and uplifting.

Their melodies and rhythms were almost 'faerie' like taking the audience into a mythical land of imagination and possibility
                                        Celebrate Life Events, Rich Mix 10 Sept 2016

A set of raw, earthy beats and old folk melodies.... They brought the first half to a close with a housing-rousing set of tunes, with everyone in the audience clapping!
                                        Celebrate Life Events, Rich Mix 10 Sept 2016

Thodoris Ziarkas: Lyra
Nikos Ziarkas: Laouto
Cassandre Balosso-Bardin: Recorders and Tsambouna

Guest artists
Pavlos Mavromatakis: Vocals and davoul

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​Left: Watch Bonnendis play during the 'Amal-Hope' evening organised by Celebrate Life Events at Rich Mix in London on 10 September 2016.