Chainides

Hainides () is a Cretan folk music group who are inspired by the vast legacy of traditional Cretan music and whose lyrics borrow words from the Cretan Greek dialect. The group's name is the plural of the word haÃÂnis (), meaning a fugitive rebel.

History

The group was formed in March 1990 by a group of friends, namely Dimitris Apostolakis, Dimitris Zaharioudakis, Giorgos Laodikis, Miltos Pashalidis and Kallia Spyridaki. Most of them were then students at the University of Crete. Their discographical debut was in 1991 with the album Hainides that was warmly received by the public. Hainides rapidly grew to seven members and released three more albums before being temporarily dissolved in 1997. One year later, Dimitris Apostolakis and Dimitris Zaharioudakis reinstated the group that was joined by the new members Maria Koti, Alexis Nonis, Periklis Tsoukalas and Antonis Skamnakis.

Over the years, Hainides have collaborated with several well-known musicians and singers. They have performed in several locations both in Greece and abroad and have recorded seven studio albums.

Group Members

Dimitris Apostolakis - Cretan lyra, vocals

Dimitris Zaharioudakis - acoustic guitar, vocals

Angeliki Syrkou - vocals

Mihalis Nikopoulos - mandolin, bouzouki, laouto

Peter Jaques - trumpet, clarinet, ney

Mihalis Galanis - drums

Giorgos Konstantinou - bass

Discography

1991 - ÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂ·ÃÂ´ÃÂµÃÂ (Chainides)
1993 - ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ¿ÃÂ ÃÂºÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂµÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ¿ ÃÂµÃÂ¯ÃÂ½ÃÂ±ÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂ± (Kosmos ki oniro ine ena)
1994 - ÃÂÃÂµ ÃÂºÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ½ ÃÂºÃÂ±ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ (Me kontra ton kero)
1997 - ÃÂ¤ÃÂ¿ ÃÂ¼ÃÂµÃÂ³ÃÂ¬ÃÂ»ÃÂ¿ ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ¾ÃÂ¯ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ (To megalo taxidi)
2000 - ÃÂ ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ³ÃÂºÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ (O xipolitos prigipas), double album
2002 - ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ»ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ¿ ÃÂµÃÂ¹ÃÂ´ÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ½ (Deltio idiseon), 3 songs
2005 - ÃÂ ÃÂ³ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂÃÂ®ÃÂ ÃÂºÃÂ±ÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂ¿ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂºÃÂ¿ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂÃÂ¹ (O giteftis kai to drakodonti), double album
2007 - ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ³ÃÂºÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ¶ÃÂ·ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ· ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ²ÃÂ¯ÃÂ¶ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¿ÃÂ½ (O Karagiozis stin Eurovision)
2008 - ÃÂ ÃÂºÃÂ¬ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¿ÃÂ´ÃÂ¿ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ½ ÃÂ£ÃÂ±ÃÂ»ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ³ÃÂºÃÂÃÂ½ (I kathodos ton Saltimpagon)
2011 - ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂºÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂ½ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂºÃÂ¬ ÃÂºÃÂ±ÃÂ¹ ÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ»ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂºÃÂ¬ (Agroktinotrofika & Mitropolitika), double album

Impact

Hainides have treated the Cretan music tradition with love and respect, considering it as something very much alive rather than a thing of a gone past. The group's success is considered to have paved the road for other young artists to embrace the Cretan music tradition and attempt to enrich it with new elements.

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