Bouzouki Essentials

Online shops for strings & picks etc:

• Bouzouki World by Pavlos (USA)
• D'Addario Strings
• Just Strings (USA)
• Karellas, George (Athens, Greece)
• Matsikas (Greece)
• Music Station (Patra, Greece)
• Prodigy Audio Systems (UK)
• Stasinopoulos (Australia)
• Xordes (Greece)

Bouzouki Amplification

• Archodis
• BVoice
• Core Amps
• EBS Audio Solutions
• EMG
• FISHMAN
• Matsikas
• Prodigy Audio Systems (UK)
• Prodigy Strings
• Solitaire Group
• TAP / Pickups.gr
• TAP

Bouzouki Music Stores

Resellers of bouzoukis and accessories.

• Adagio (Greece)
• Bouzouki Shop by John (Sydney, Australia)
• The Bouzouki Shop by Polydorou (Athens, Greece)
• Elite Music (Toronto, Canada)
• Marina Music Center (LA, USA)
• Matsikas (Greece)
• Musicorama (Greece)
• Nakas Music Store (Greece)
• Spourdoulakis Reseller (UK)
• Volaris Music Centre (Melbourne, Australia)

Learn Bouzouki

Online Lessons for Purchase

• Bouzouki Greek
• Bouzouki Space Online Video Lessons
• Bouzouki Song Lessons by OUSAK

Bouzouki Books, CDs, DVDs

• Bouzouki DVD (DVDs in English)
• Bouzouki Course (Books in English)
• FagottoBooks (Greece)
• Michalakis, Manolis (Greece)
• Trigas, Vangelis (Greece)

Online Bouzouki Resources

Portals

• Bouzouki Portal by OUSAK
• Bouzouki Learning Portal

Message Boards

• Bouzouki Forum by OUSAK
• Bouzouki-Musik (German)
• Rembetiko (Greek)

Our Popular Facebook Groups

• Bouzouki on Fire 🔥
• Bouzouki Sparks 🔥
• Sell and Buy Greek Bouzouki
• Bouzouki Preamps & Pickups
• Stolen Bouzouki Register

Our Popular Facebook Pages

• Bouzouki on Fire
• Sell and Buy Greek Bouzouki
• Laikoi Dromoi

Blogs

• Bouzouki Place Blog
• Free Bouzouki Greece
• Mediterranean Palimpsest
• Mpouzouki & Mpouzouksides
• Rebet Cafe

Laikoi Dromoi Reference

Minor Scales

• Armoniko: D E F G A B♭C♯ D
  Basic Chords: Dm Gm A/A7 Bb
  Other Chords: C#dim Edim Faug
• Diatoniko: D E F G A B♭C D
  Basic Chords: Dm Gm C F Bb Am
• Kartziyar: D E F G A♭B C D
• Kiourdi: D E F G A B C D
• Melodiko (Asc): D E F G A BC♯ D
• Melodiko (Desc): D E F G A B♭C D
• Niavent: D E F G♯ A B♭C♯ D
• Ousak: D E♭F G A B♭C D
  Basic Chords: Dm Gm Cm Eb F Bb
• Poimeniko: D E F G♯ A B C D
• Sambah: D E F G♭A B♭C D
  Basic Chords: Dm F Gb C
  Other Chords: C7 Am Bbm Edim

• Hitzaz: D E♭F♯ G A B♭C D
  Basic Chords: D Gm Cm Eb
• Hitzazkiar: D E♭F♯ G A B♭C♯ D
• Houzam: D F F♯ G A B C♯ D
• Matzore: D E F♯ G A B C♯ D
  Basic Chords: D G A/A7 Em
  Other Chords: F#m Bm C#dim
• Peiraiotikos: D E♭F♯ G♯ A B♭C♯ D
• Rast (Asc): D E F♯ G A B C♯ D
• Rast (Desc): D E F♯ G A B C D
• Segiah: D F F♯ G A B♭C♯ D
• Tabahaniotikos: D E F♯ G A B♭C♯ D

Chords for the popular Greek Music Scales

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Bouzouki Maker Websites

• Broufas, Elias (Boston, USA)
• Dekavalas, Kostas (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Gkouliaras, Yiannis (Larissa, Greece)
• Hatzimilousis, Yiannis (Arizona, USA)
• Kacoyannakis, Christ (Virginia, USA)
• Kalis & Co (Ontario, Canada)
• Kampana (Greece)
• Karellas, George (Athens, Greece)
• Katohianos, Panagiotis (Savalia, Greece)
• Katsifis, Tasos (Athens, Greece)
• Karvounis, Yiannis (Nikaia, Greece)
• Kioulos, Babis (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
• Kotses, Marios - Taximi (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Matolo(v), Kyril (Bulgaria)
• Miltiadous, Savvas (Nicosia, Cyprus)
• Paisios, Nikos (Greece)
• Paisios, Nikos (Greece)
• Pantazelos, Chris (Belmont, MA, USA)
• Papadamou, Isidoros (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Pras, Theofilos (Kamateron, Greece)
• Prokos, Nikos (Peristeri, Athens, Greece)
• Rapakousios, Dimitris (Pagrati, Athens, Greece)
• Remoundos (Aigaleo, Greece)
• Rotskos, Alexios (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Spourdoulakis, Christos (Peiraias, Greece)
• Spourdoulakis, Christos - NeoRion (Greece)
• Stamkos (Niavent), Panagiotis (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Stasinopoulos, George (Adelaide, Australia)
• Theodorakis, Tasos - Xilofonia (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Toutalas, Stavros (Unna, Germany)
• Tsakirian, Karolos (Athens, Greece)
• Tsolis, Christos (Athens, Greece)
• Vagenas, Yiannis (Patra, Greece)
• Vamvakas, Fotis (Athens, Greece)
• Varlas, Panagiotis (Athens, Greece)
   

Note: Many luthiers don't have websites.
Refer to the Greek Luthier Catalog for more.
Including Greek Luthiers of other stringed instruments.
 

Bouzouki Construction Resources

Where luthiers buy parts and material

• Andreou, Dimitris (Korynthos, Greece)
• Fronimopoulos, Nikos (Greece)
• Greek Luthiers Community
• Kacoyannakis Links
• Karellas, George (Athens, Greece)
• Klika (Online Magazine)
• Luthier Supply DePaule (USA)
• Memories of the innocent age Blog (USA)
• Memories of the innocent age Art Book
• Old Bouzoukia Blog by David Murray
• Organopoioi Blog
• Sofianos (Thessaloniki, Greece)
• Vamvakas, Fotis (Athens, Greece)
   

Bouzouki Teachers

• Asvestas, Christos (Greece)
• Bogris, Dimitrios (Toronto, Canada)
• Dalagiorgos, Con (Adelaide, Australia)
• Daldavanis, Nikos (Athens, Greece)
• Dimitrakopoulos, Yiannis (Athens, Greece)
• Elite Music (Toronto, Canada)
• Nikolidis, Evripidis (Neo Faliro, Greece)
• Michalakis, Manolis (Greece)
• Pylarinos, Thanasis (Sydney, Australia)
• Romanos, Alexandros (Greece)
• Sdrolias, Tasos (Greece)
• Szidiropoulosz, Damian (USA)
• Teo, Michael (Melbourne, Australia)
• Tomer LearnBuzuki (Israel)
• Trigas, Vangelis (Greece)


• Bouzouki Music Teachers (Australia)

Most teachers offer lessons via Skype too

Bouzouki Players & Soloists

• Avramakis, Vangelis (Melbourne, Australia)
• Chalvatzis, Themis (Melbourne, Australia)
• Dakis, Nikos (Pourpourakis) (LA, USA) † 2015
• Dalagiorgos, Con (Adelaide, Australia)
• Galas, Alekos (California, USA)
• Gardounis, Sam (Adelaide, Australia) † 2018
• Kapoulas, Yiannis (Canada)
• Karantinis, Manolis (Greece)
• Keramida, Argyro (Greece)
• Laftsis, Lakis (Greece)
• Nikolopoulos, Christos (Athens, Greece)
• Paouris, Michael (Athens, Greece)
• Paraskevadakis, Nikos (Brisbane, Australia)
• Polykandriotis, Thanasis (Greece)
• Pylarinos, Thanasis (Sydney, Australia)
• Stoupakis, Mike (New York, USA)
• Tassos Bouzouki (Sydney, Australia)
• Theodorou, Tim (Sydney, Australia)
• Trigas, Vangelis (Greece)
• Tsepetzis, Perry (Sydney, Australia)
• Tsonis, Tommy (Sydney, Australia)

Other Soloists

• Hatzopoulos, Nicos - Violin (Greece)

Sheet Music, Tabs & Lyrics

• Bouzouksis - Tabs & Chords
• Greek Sheet Music
• Kithara.to
• Maestro
• Partitoura
• Partitoures Bouzouki
• Stixoi kai Akornta

Laikoi Dromoi (Music Scales)

Apps / Software

• Laikoi Dromoi for Windows
• Bouzouki Scales (Android/iOS)
• Maqam Mode App (Android/iOS)

Pages

• Bouzouki.it - Laikoi Dromoi (Italian)
• Bouzouksis - Scale/Chord Generator
• Doctor Dark Rebetiko - Dromoi
• Greek Rebetika
• MusicHeaven - Laikoi Dromoi

Backing Tracks & Midi Files

• Pro Midi Files by fstelios5

Arabic Scales

• Arabic Maqam World
• Kelfar World Scales for iPad (iTunes)

Annotation & Midi Editors

• Chordify
• Neuratron AudioScore etc
• ScoreCloud

Korg PA Arranger

• Korg PA Arranger Keyboards
• Korg PA Manager
• Midi Chord Pedal
• Musicorama (Greek Arranger Sets)
• Sokratis Styles (Greek PA Sets)
• Studio R (Greek PA Sets)

Greek Music Resources

• Greek Folk Music and Dance
• Klarino Greek (Lessons)
• Music Heaven GR - Music Lessons
• Violin Greek (Lessons)
• Virtual Bouzouki VST

YouTube Bouzouki Channels

Bouzouki Recordings

• Aggelakis, Manolis
• Anastopoulos, Stathis
• AussieBouzouki
• Avramakis, bouzoukifever
• Bogris, Dimitrios
• Bournis, Babbis
• Ithikon Akmeotaton
• Koliais, Apostolos
• Manthos1951
• Nanos, Tasos
• Nikolidis, Evripidis
• Nikos Galatianos
• OUSAK
• Paouris, Michael
• romario3646
• Themistoklis1990
• Themistoklis94
• Tsepetzis, Perry
• Xristos, Rebetis
• YannisChil

Note: in my attempt to be more descriptive, the titles
above may not reflect the actual YouYube channel names

YouTube Bouzouki Channels

Live Recordings

• BouzoukiProdigy
• Loucas1956
• N3rv0us1 (Palaiologou)
• Neveser1983 (Dramalis)
• Niavent (Palaiologou)
• Pourpourakis † 2015
• SferaNYC (Stathis)
• Trigkas, Vangelis
• Tsivxios

Bouzouki Makers

• Broufas, Elias
• Karellas, Giorgos
• Katsifis, Tasos
• Kioulos, Babis
• Paisios, Nikos
• Rapakousios, Dimitris
• Rotskos, xiloihos
• Stasinopoulos, George
• Toutalas, Stavros
• Varlas, Panagiotis

YouTube Bouzouki Channels

Bouzouki Lessons

• Angelina (Germany)
• Bouzouki Land
• Daldavanis, Nikos
• Elite Music Academy
• Folk Creations
• Georgopoulos, enxordo
• Kampana
• Kardamitsis, Vasilis
• Kotsari, Giorgos
• Kouvariotis Partitoures
• MasteringGR
• Mouratidis, Teo
• Nikolopoulos, Simos
• Playbouzouki
• Rialas, Costas
• Stefanakis, Andreas
• Tomer, Learnbuzuki (Israel)
• Vasileios Greek Music Theory

TV Shows

• Ellinon Dromena
• Greg Cosmo (misc)
• melanos2k (misc)
• Thymios Kollaras (misc)

Also search for the shows:

• ΚΟΙΤΑ ΤΙ ΕΚΑΝΕΣ
• ΣΤΗΝ ΥΓΕΙΑ ΜΑΣ
• ΟΛΟΙ ΟΙ ΚΑΛΟΙ ΧΩΡΑΝΕ