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Greg Georgiades is a music director/arranger and a self employed musician composer and performer.
Greg Hadjiyorki Georgiades, born and raised in Pretoria, is an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist, playing the north African fretless lute (oud), guitar and bouzouki. He composes an intoxicating hybrid of north and South African ethno-grooves that cook under vibrant melodies. Over the years, Greg has collaborated, performed and recorded with significant artists in the South African music scene, such as Jeff Maluleke (on Jeff_s award-winning album Juliana), London-based percussionist Julian Bahula, renowned producer and keyboardist Thapelo Khomo and singer/songwriter Simphiwe Dana (on her album Zandisile). Greg is also known and recognised for his work with the Mutant Harmony Trio (with Marc Duby on bass and Wynand van der Walt on drums) the Jazz Hounds Afro-jazz project the Avaaz eastern and north African world music group (with Ashish Joshi on tabla and Priyesh Bhana on bansuri) and the acclaimed Aquarian Quartet (with Steve Newman, Syd Kitchen and Tony Cox).
Georgiades holds a BA(hons)Psychology and MA Clin Psychology from the University of Pretoria.
Greg Hadjiyorki Georgiades, born and raised in Pretoria, is an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist, playing the north African fretless lute (oud), guitar and bouzouki. He composes an intoxicating hybrid of north and South African ethno-grooves that cook under vibrant melodies. Over the years, Greg has collaborated, performed and recorded with significant artists in the South African music scene, such as Jeff Maluleke (on Jeff_s award-winning album Juliana), London-based percussionist Julian Bahula, renowned producer and keyboardist Thapelo Khomo and singer/songwriter Simphiwe Dana (on her album Zandisile). Greg is also known and recognised for his work with the Mutant Harmony Trio (with Marc Duby on bass and Wynand van der Walt on drums) the Jazz Hounds Afro-jazz project the Avaaz eastern and north African world music group (with Ashish Joshi on tabla and Priyesh Bhana on bansuri) and the acclaimed Aquarian Quartet (with Steve Newman, Syd Kitchen and Tony Cox).
Georgiades holds a BA(hons)Psychology and MA Clin Psychology from the University of Pretoria.