Giorgos Kotsikas (GR)

Giorgos Kotsikas grew up in a musical family where he played, like Marifenia, from an early age, traditional Greek music in the family band. As these bands would sometimes be a musician short, it is common practice to borrow each others violinists, klarino players etc - so Giorgos and Marifenia hung out in the same scene. After many years of playing traditional music, Giorgos decided to take his chances and went to study the classical violin, from which he has recently graduated. Giorgos is an excellent player with a broad musical taste, including mambo and other Latin styles. He is currently teaching the violin as a private teacher in Athens, and plays whatever he can, wherever he can.

Giorgos Kotsikas (GR) – violin on track 3

Kostas Klagos (GR)

Kostas Klagos is a steady and skillful bassplayer from Athens, with roots in the Pindos mountains close to Kranies. Kostas joined Kranides with great enthousiasm, focus, and professionality. He is mainly active in Athen's jazz scene, playing with something like 8 to 10 different ensembles at a time, for each of which he is always well prepared, bringing his relaxed and focused energy to rehearsals and performances. In Kranides, Kostas is also helping with bookings, planning and promoting.

Kostas Klagos (GR) – contrabass on track 2, 5, 6, 7, 10

Giorgos Floudas (GR)

Giorgos Floudas played many instruments from a young age, and worked most of his life as a professional violinist, guitarist, teacher (he wrote a series of educational books for the violin which are highly appreciated) Apart of Greek traditional styles, Giorgos studied also classical violin, which allowed him to perfect his technical skills and broaden his musical horizons. A sensitive soul and a life of hard work have made him a very special musician, known through all of Greece,  By now, he leads a more quiet life, but is still highly sought after for his unique touch at weddings and panigiria (festivals), where his haunting sounds dance around the equally mesmerising tones of the klarino, on the beat of the laouto's and drums.

Giorgos Floudas (GR) – violin on track 1, 5

Gerwil Kusters (NL)

Gerwil Kusters is one of Holland's most respected Balkan - and - Beyond - reedplayers. He was for many years a core member of Balkan crossover band Parne Gadje. He is an excellent and much sought-after teacher, with his own teaching practice. On his site you can read about his other projects Yabani and Zor. As a player, Gerwil stands out through his sensitive and supportive playing interchanged with energetic solo's, his thoughtful choice of instrument and color in each song, and his playful interaction on stage with both bandmembers and audience.

Gerwil Kusters (NL) – baritone sax on track 3, 8

Brice Soniano (FR)

Brice Soniano is a virtuoso contrabass player, from the region of Narbonne in the south of France. He currently lives in Danmark, and travels a lot with his bass, through all of Europe and outside. He is an incredible improviser, and has done many projects with equally gifted improvisors, creating new and exciting music which exists only 'in the now'.

Brice Soniano (FR) – contrabass on track 1, 4

Marc Constandse (NL)

Marc Constandse is an artist of extremes. He performed music and theatre in various ways before he started playing the bandoneon. On stage, Marc is charismatic and inspiring, incorporating many styles into his own. Through the years he has worked with various projects ranging from Industrial Punk to the Holland Baroque Society to alternative singer-songwriter projects such as Big Low to his own renowned Balkan-band Parne Gadje, which made 5 CD's and did shows throughout Europe.

Marc Constandse (NL) – bandoneon on track 6, 9