Arda and the Giannena

Strongly influenced by the sounds and scales of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, Arda and the Giannena combine music drawn from Middle Eastern, Turkish, Greek, Cretan and Ottoman traditions and mix it with a touch of jazz in their sound and also in the song structure, as Rock influences their music. The goal of their music is to excite listeners, draw them into the music, the sound and the stories behind the songs and put them on their toes with the irresistible urge to dance to the rhythms they play.