Domna Samiou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Domna Samiou

Greek musician

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1928

Place of Birth: Kaisariani, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 10-Mar-2012

Profession: singer, musicologist

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Domna Samiou (Greek: ??µ?a Saµ???; 12 October 1928 – 10 March 2012) was a prominent Greek researcher and performer of Greek folk music.
She received her first formal musical training from Simon Karas.
For over half a century she collected, recorded, and performed traditional songs of Greece (demotika), around the world, appealing not only to the Greek diaspora, but also introducing non-Greek audiences to traditional Greek folk music.