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AKTINA Productions to Present a Mediterranean Musical Odyssey

Mediterranean Musical Odyssey – Further Discover World Ethnic Music In a Most Unique Interpretation By Eleni & Souzana Vougioukli

Continuing its tradition of bringing to New York very unique and exceptional musical performances, AKTINA Productions, Inc., proudly presents its annual concert entitled, “Mediterranean Musical Odyssey” featuring the amazing singers/musicians from Greece Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli.

The concert will take place on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8:30pm at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College on East 68th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues in Manhattan, NY celebrating a wide variety of traditional songs from around the Mediterranean and other parts of the world, including the popular “Rembetika” (Greek blues).

Performing with exceptional style and in original ethnic languages, Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli are renowned for their exceptional vocal abilities and for their unique talent of applying the method of using the human voice as a principal musical instrument.  They sing in over 20 dialects and languages both “a capella” and/or accompanied by piano, guitar and percussion, instruments which they play themselves. Whether you come from Greece, Cyprus or any other country this concert is for you!

Tickets are on sale now exclusively through AKTINA and at the Greek Music and Video at 25-50 31st Street, Astoria, NY. Affordable ticket prices start as low as $25.  Other prices include: $40, $50, $60 and $75.  You can order your tickets by phone by calling AKTINA at 718-545-1151.  All major cards are accepted. A $5 credit card surcharge and processing fee applies for every ticket purchase.  The seating chart is listed online at http://www.aktina.org/upcomingevents.htm. Wheelchair seating is also available. Organizers wish to stress that tickets will not be sold at all at the theatre prior, or the day of the performance.  For more information please send an email to aktina@aktina.org.

Watch the concert video promo and also learn more about this concert at www.aktina.org. If you are on Facebook, the event is listed there as well with several performance videos of Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli.

This is the annual benefit concert for our non-profit and commercial-free media outlets AKTINA FM and AKTINA TV broadcasting on New York’s public station WNYE 91.5FM and WNYE Channel 25 respectively.  Please support it and please spread the word to others!

AKTINA Productions, Inc., is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 New York-based cultural organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the rich heritage, folklore and culture of Cyprus and Greece.  This new concert from the series, GREEK MUSIC JOURNEY is given to benefit the organization’s public service media, AKTINA FM-WNYE 91.5FM and AKTINA TV-WNYE-Channel 25.

This program is made possible in part by Arch Capital Group (U.S.), Inc., and Astoria Federal Savings Bank, Ditmars Branch in Astoria, NY.  Media Sponsor: Antenna Satellite.

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