RIALAS Bouzouki Quarter Tones 004

[mcFifo2007]

so you placed an extra fret between each the first and second, then the third and fourth fret. i've been interested in that for a long time. can this modification be done to an already build instrument, or is it advised to get a bouzouki build like this only? could a luthier just do it? another question costa, this would work well on trixordo, wouldn't it? i thank you for your time, keep up the great playing and ideas!

[jessehaley615]

This video is a favorite on Maseru

[coupedriver]

This is great..Greetings from Turkiye.

[Lambros010]

Ta spas re costa ,wraios!

[apolia01]

WRAIO ANATOLITIKO PAIKSIMO...ALLA NOMIZW PWS AN STO BOUZOUKI VALEIS MORIA,TO XALAS POLI RE GAMWTO....PARE ENA SAZI KAI KANE TI DOULEIA SOU!!BY THE WAY,POLI KALOS!!

[orfeas040619]

@apolia01 gia ti to xalas aplos exei 2 3 notes pio poli kai mporeis na pezeis kai byzantinikous ixous

[wallakyuval]

veryy nice!!!!

can you tell me what song is this???

[dante4d]

Shredding it up in quarter tone? Never heard that before :)

[integeo]

Geia sou re Riala......Me eftiakses,,,,,,,,,

[GreekGadgetGuru]

You're not human.

[TheMeatandPotatoes]

Brilliant! You make it look so easy.

[sefardito]

Excelent playing Rialas!!!great bravo!!all best!!Martin Bies

[artaismy]

nice

[TRAHIOTIS]

Costa .......your style of play and quality are simply superb...delightful to listen to and very unique.....Bravo !!!!!!

[agelopapakostas]

8elw na se akousw na pezeis ''outi''....opws kai dipote!!!

[nikjonjay]

Rakaab!.......Oh no!.... When did Buddy Guy die? (are you sure you don't mean Stevie Ray Vaughan?????)

[rakaab]

@nikjonjay

easy, mon. buddy is alive :-)

I was referring to some of the people who could be part of Satan's list (Jimi used to record Buddy and practice the licks).

SRV was an angel. Can't be on that list.

[nikjonjay]

Wow! Costas......but when does Satan come to collect his due??

[rakaab]

@nikjonjay

by the time he figures the mortgage securities of django reinhardt, jimi hendrix, buddy guy and pre-approval of john mclaughlin, and provided he is done with Robert Johnson's solvancy already. ;-)

[averof1]

Mpravo, Mpravo, file mou. Exeis xrysa daktyla!!!

[Rialas]

@averof1

Thanks file. 

[stylkan]

BRAVO FILE MOU,EHIS KE KATAPLIKTIKO DAKTILISMO,NASE KALA !!EXETIAS SOU EVGALA TO MPOUZOUKI APO TI NAFTALINI :-)

[MrSikiotis]

poli dalkadiariko re gardasi sa goustaro san mousiko kai anthropo xeretismata apo tin oikogenia mou fitakas salonika.

[nandakiplayer]

AMAZING INSTRUMENT & SUPERB PLAYING!!! u've gr8 talent- with love from india

[rakaab]

@nandakiplayer

Glad to find a fellow countryman who enjoys bouzouki.

search for "rialas bouzouki solo", that one is pretty cool synthesis

and also try :"rialas funky tsitsanis" which is out of this world.

what brings you to the world of bouzouki and rebetiko?

[MRcypriot93]

Can any one tell me what this song is called

thanks

[AllTheGoodNamzWerTkn]

subscribed.

[Rialas]

@AllTheGoodNamzWerTkn Thanks!!!

[windowsforvista]

holy shit

[Rialas]

@windowsforvista Lol. 

[voas321]

riala, eisai megalos re file! oso gia ta moria k to solo...sigxaritiria!!!

[oathanasios]

Purely Excellent..You are a master , It has been a pleasure to have discovered your site on you tube you. listening to you play is like a breath of fresh air for an Australian Born Greek like myself. Yiasou re Merakli...Cheers Athanasios

[svendbang]

Interesting sound

[rania191]

love itttttttttttt

zhto h ellas <3 <3

[HARDROCKRAMMSTEINFAN]

What are the rules of taximi? In rock music, I simply take a key and a scale and I do what I want. Is it in the Greek music the same?

[isven2010]

mbravo re riala no 1

[tonesoti]

It seems that Yiannis Palaiologou has had a massive impact on most bouzouki players, you have this at the core of your style .When Palaiologou did it ,it was not a new style of playing bouzouki ,but maybe a remachined one, which made it unique.Its also a sad thing to see so many bouzouki players try to reinvent the Palaiologou method, with more speed ,rather than find a new perspective, or has this method of playing been so over expanded, that it all just sounds the same.

[rakaab]

@tonesoti

Perhaps you found your perspective with Palaiologou.

We found our perspectives with Rialas.

If it still all just sounds the same, I admire your search for the new perspective to the truth.

For some of us, this is the truth.

Wishing you good luck.

[drummerkidder]

holy crap you can shred

[KostasDontis]

paizeis panta kalos, ala, afto to tragoudi paizeis san tourkos...

[arabtarab]

M'aresei polu auto to organo (kai h idea na ginei), opws kai to peximo sou! Egw paizw kanonaki kai violi (arabikh mousikh) kai qa creiazomoun polu ena tetoio organo, kai mousiko fisika! Ta sevh mou!

[mamoaxper]

Rialas The BEST.

Very nicee,very pro.

[itamarerez]

Beautiful... love your playing!

I have added 2 (partial) frets on my flamenco guitar (!)  so that I can use these middle eastern modes in my music.

[Rialas]

Thank you Itamar. Your guitar playing is amazing. Respect.

[CicadaKillerMan]

Nice extra frets. I was thinking of having two extra frets put onto my bouzouki in this same way. I actually normally tune in GDAD or GDGD, which you said you do to this instrument. What gauge strings do you use on it?  I was thinking of getting thicker strings because it sounds to loose with standard greek strings.

[Rialas]

Unfortunatley I can't remember the gauge I used to use. As I sometimes tune to stantard tuning now, I just stick to standard gauge strings even though the tension is to low. A good luthier should be able to calculate the correct gauge for you.

[CicadaKillerMan]

Hey thanks for replying. I've been trying to ask around a lot and you're the only one who answered.

I was actually thinking of using standard Greek strings on the upper two courses. And then for the lower two courses I would use a set of Irish bouzouki strings, because they are thicker. However, the Irish tend to use unisons on the lower two courses, so I would use the upper Irish strings for the octaves. To me, this would make sense since tuning down to Gg-Dd-gg-dd is a lot of lost tension.

[Kamil3434]

makowog musun nesin amcık herif senin ırkçılıktan sulanmış beynini eşşekler yesin emi klavye faresi.

salute from Turkey, brilliant, keep up the good job my friend

[ozevlat]

turkish music, greek music, so what, we are neighbours, and our music are so similiar. importan part is playing it nice which rialas does it very well.

[agelopapakostas]

that is what I believe too my friend....there is no diference....play what ever u want , whoever u are...just play it well!!

[nikolapanter]

rialas u are.......

[mikigrecu]

o protos iesai

[imenanilimili]

Thank you for sharing! The music you are playing is from your heart! I love your playing and I watched all your videos. Keep on! Keep the music alive!

[NicksJam]

Did you make this up?

[makowog]

this is turkish music

[bouzoukikid63]

It's a Greek song.

[hizzogg]

Awesome!

[Rialas]

Thanks.

[Cardossian]

Very impressive! Wonderful!

[smartti1970]

Absolutely Fabulous!!!

I adore you playing style. I'm looking into buying a bouzouki and I love the sound of quarter notes..

Would you suggest me adding only one fret for learning?

Where are you from? Is your instrument a luthier made?

[crankyanker157]

where do i buy one?

or something close to it

[arsene737]

I guess you need to have someone custom make it!

[moutatas]

paizeis kai sazi kai outi?

[Rialas]

Nase kala file. Poli ligo. Parapano meletaw violi.

Thanks.

[moutatas]

Kostara eisai trela kai sto bouzouki kai sto violi bravo sou aisthimatia talentara.Me trelanes me to taximi ...poli goustaro ki etsi opos to girizeis xitzaz...goustaro sou leo...opoios sou pei kati to arnitiko gamietai kai ton pairnei agrios kai se zilevoun oloi BRAVO SOU!

[CBBPhoenix]

Omg middle eastern music is so much more fit for quater notes than western. Totally awesome ;D

[celion666]

oti na'nai leei o ka8e ksexordos edw!

Paikse Kosta! Mou aresei pou den meneis sta klassika! O kosmos ths Mousikhs einai poly megalos kai prepei kaneis na dokhmazei kai na akouei ta panta!

Malakes opws panta! Auto einai Tourkiko kai auto eiani germaniko kai auto Ellhniko kai oxi, tipota den einai arabikooo klp.! Fate t'arxidia mou!

[Nicempouzk]

ela re riala!mpravo exeis eksilihthi vlepo!mpravo!!!

[mangas2006]

apisteuto re kosta. bravo sou

[fretless23]

bağlama gibi çalmışın baba kusra bakma,you re playin' it like playin baglama(turkish instrument) ı dont like this

[sly9393]

seems very rushed and obnoxious.

[rakaab]

those adjectives apply a lot more to your observation than Costa's playling.

If you were a musician you would know better than make a comment like that.

This is the best bouzouki solo I have ever heard. Keep playing Costas.

[Rialas]

Thank you.

[Rialas]

8-(

[GRKRONOS]

file kosta eisai megalos kallitexnis -krima pou yparxoun kai polloi kalamportzades pou den mporoun na katalavoun tin aksia sou kai to styl aytou tou paiximatos-na sai kala-dwse ki alla moria!!!!

[giannisfanis]

kai gamo....(sorru file gia tin ekfrasi alla auto mou vgainei authormita gia auto pou vlepo edo...)....polu kalo....kai ta moria einai polu feugata....

[Kourkoumpilis]

oreos file mou kai propanton orea malli !!!xaxa!!!!plaka kano skijeis bravo oreos!!!!

[yalakakamil]

OOOooooooooo this real good, man

gerçekten güzel

greets from Kusadasi / Turkey

[legendaryRose]

giasou paixtoyra megalh!!!!!!!

[yonikisar91]

hay...

i like your playing style but it to complicated and fast to understand the music you wanna make.. i believe that if you play more slowly it will be much better...:)

[erenicos]

costas tebrikler. müthiş yorum.

congrats costas. excellent performance.

[Kourkoumpilis]

happy new year for the good children!!!!kai pali bravo κωστα!!!!

[darnal77]

Wonderful !!!

I love the sound of bouzouki

Best Regards from Paris

[scaleshort]

Very good, I love quartertones music - because I play microtonal music too (fretless guitar)... Happy New Year 2009!

[Rialas]

Thank you. Happy new year.

[hydos06]

verry good realy ...taksim ooooooo perfect.

[Rialas]

Thank you.

[globule200]

awsome music and great player !!!

plz help me to find the good tune with my bouzouki ... !!!=D

[klvht]

φιλε μου εισαι απιστευτος!εχω παθει πλακα!που βρισκεις τα backing tracks και παιζεις απο πανω?ειναι πολυ καλο για μελετη και δεν μπορω να βρω με τιποτα

[Violaki27]

People underestimate the difficulty behind this instrument and quarter notes at that..bravo Riala..excellent playing. You have anything on saz?? If so, post..im sure you rock that thing too haha

[Nupharluteum]

Geia sou Riala, putting extra frets do have yielded excellent results. Bravo.

[serreos21]

ise poli megalos tsakalos mbrawo file ise ola ta lefta

[BerkNico]

giasu - ise perfeckt daskale

[Rialas]

Nase kala.

[JAYGRECO]

bravo bravo file poly kala paizeis, k egw 8elw na ma8ainw bouzouki.

wraia 3ekinise etsi

[integeo]

poli oreo re kosta,.,,,,,,anatrixiasa......­..ilikrina,,,,,oti kai na po ligo einai,,,,,ego akoma psaxno na bro tin zeta.....

[Rialas]

Nase kala Giorgo. Kai egw otan s'agouw anatrixiazw. Your a great violinist.

Tous exw ksana parei tilefono gia to zeta kai perimenw apantisi. Den se ksexasa.

Exw proseksei oti den xrisimopeis shoulder rest. Prospa8w kai egw na paiksw kai exw xoris. Elpizw na sini8isw epedidi pisteuw 8a paizw pio aneta. Tora omos mou feugi apta xeria kai 8a kanw kamia zimia.

[doozeit1]

Thank very much. Im really like arabic dance music with tabla. Can you please post me any songs to listen to. I found a some in utube but theres so many. Appreciate it.

[doozeit1]

Great, great, great. fantastic music. Any idea on how to string a bouzouki professionally? Ive just bought one and the strings on the tuner side are twisted on the string itself. And what cds do you recommend with this style of music. I love it.

[Rialas]

Thanks. 1st four strings of a guitar EBGD but one tone lower DAFC and doubled up like as 12 string guitar.

[bouzoukiwonderlol]

thanks for the advice wen i got my bouzouki it was because of watching you (and because of going back to my roots) but your the player i look up too! do you know any teachers in birmingham? i cant seem to find any...

[georgealex338]

amazing file mou!

[bouzoukleri]

xrisimopoieis kia effect etsi?

[Rialas]

Ligo reverb, kai phaser apto logic sto taksimi.

[PandabeerMEISTER]

Great! Join with a famous Dutch DJ and you'll hit the charts.

[pontos4life]

o kaliteros bouzuksis pou iparxi re manga to eferes se allo epipedo to bouzuki !!! TALENTO

[Rialas]

Nase kala file

[KostasDontis]

Katerina Stanisi

[bouzoukiwonderlol]

you are such a wonderful bouzouki player you are just amazing! how did you get so amazing?! i am a learner and very very very keen to learn and to play half as good as you would be amazing what can i do?

[bdrums777]

beautiful!!!! i had a quick question, where would i get information on the scales that you use for this instrument? i am very interested by the sound and would love to better understand the notes.

[Rialas]

There are a lot of websites and bouzouki forums that can help and give you information on the many greek scales.

[modestorigas]

Polu wraios hxos kai peksimo! den kserw ti provlhma exoun orismenoi me tous peiramatismous, to mpouzouki pote den htan kati "klassiko" kai peperasmeno!exei perasei polla stadia mexri shmera! dhladh o monos stoxos einai na paizoume tetraxordo se d,a,f,c kai na aradiazoume oses pio polles notes/sec mporoume?

[greekpoutsos]

San saz akougete!

[PAPADOPOYLOS1937]

MORTIS

[bohemiangrove]

This is going into my favorites

[ppapapoli]

Mono bouzouki den einai afto pou paizei... me ta extra frets ginetai sazi.. .kai den exei ton klassiko ixo bouzoukiou.. krima...gia mena einai o ixos gyftilex......xixiixixixixi...­.

[TreliKapsoura]

bravo giabrim, dosta ola :-)))

telio bouzouki!!! dostaaaaaaaa ola :-)

[kolokoroni]

mate that is out of this world got me to pick up my bouzouki that i havent played for 15 years thanks

[maxtoad]

Just Brilliant... Awsome, well done.

[tornmask]

As a musician bass player i've always injoyed hollow body instruments. i owen a Brownville bass guitar made for Sam Ash Music NYC. My instrument is simular to the Paul McCartney Hofner bass, the only difference my BASS is a bit thinner & a little wide /w a thin neck. When i viewed your video, i liftted my arms in the air & said WOW! Ur amazing. thank U.

[savvasmichael]

the technique is out of this world

the backround harmonies wow!

you're hot man!

[kosta224]

sounds great!!

[co2master]

wow!

[2stream]

MAN, YOU REALLY BURNIN!!!! I'm curious as for your influences and If you're the one who did the sequencing/programming the backround tracks. CHEERS!!!

[Rialas]

Thank you. I enjoy listening to many styles of music. I sequence/perform the backing tracks for my performances and lessons. Best wishes. Costa.

[zouzounitsa2603]

apo pou eisai nomizw se xero

[LoLoManolis]

Bravo Kosta,

I like your playing very much even though i think that this not bouzouki. This is something like bouzouki but anyway I liked very much its sound. Continue to experiment, you are very good.

Na'sai kala,

Manos

[paradisou]

ja ich mag es ist gut. poli kala mou aressi

[goodkady]

Please continue the experimental phase

[zitohellas]

very nice, well done. sounds a lot like a tsazi

[Johnyway85]

piase re filos kana sazi kana laouto h tipota tetoio..ti to xenizeis to kakomoiro to bouzoukaki!!

[pouloskk]

orea pezis!

-Demetris

[aleko666]

Bravo maestore poli kala ine....

[thanaskins]

bravo kosta to paizis poli oraia

[mrnicolaides]

kosta mou wots this song called i really want it please message back thanks

Giorgios

[mrnicolaides]

bravo re koumbare

[Cumbulu]

bouzouki music is boring...

[GreekChild]

Sounds like oriental music!! Incredible!! Haayyydeeee!! ;p

[Rialas]

Thank you.

[shopwalmart699]

you put alot of feeling and emotion when you play, you are one of the best best bouzouki players out there in my opinion

[ronnie10py]

ade re well played

[Charles459]

Very Cool!

[finchisgod]

are these instruments made in india or for indain music? because it sounds a little like a sitar and nothing really like a mandolin so I am confused? what music is it mostly for?

[tomboyZ24]

it's greek bouzouki dude...it's greek instrument....

[anenik]

Greek music...

[madinchtslave101]

pay attention everyone, he's damn good.

poly wpraia Kwstas

[Rialas]

Hi Sam. Thank you for your kind words.

[sammydean6450]

You are very welcome!!! Keep posting!!

[sammydean6450]

Kataplixtiko!! I am a huge fan of the Ousak scale and quarter tones as I am half Lebanese. You make the bouzouki sound like an Oud. Fantastic!!! You are a true master and appreciate the true soul of our music!

[thanaskins]

fantastic it sounds great well done . sounds like 2 instruments in one.

[pranhu]

thank you so much . now i understand more of Quater tones.

[liggos]

Diladi me 2 extra tasta mporeis kai pezeis olous tou dromous? Auto to systima douleuei me olous tous dromous? Se poious den douleuei?

[Barbossapasa]

Nice work. But it must be said that it sounds like a Saz now :)

[carlosramirezgarcia7]

Not only an excellent technique but also great feeling, you made the bouzouki speak. Please keep postong, you've got a fan here.

[SonicBlunt]

bouzouki sounds like saz or have i got damaged ears?

[ziangalos]

the best  Oreos

[Gigs62]

It funny that there are people with criticism about space ( silence) in music, it is of great importance. I must agree but it's usually people who cannot technically execute a fast phrase and actually be saying something with it who make these comments. You would not have said the same thing to Miles Davis a master of space who plays some very fast & complexed phrases. The quarter notes are linear, that is to say the harmony structure is within the melody line.

[Rialas]

Hi Chris. Man you analyze deeply. Anyway, i'm still trying to figure out the bass line of the track you wrote for me. It's coming along. Cheers.

[Gigs62]

Did not intend to sound to deep in my comments its mainly for some people who think there are to many notes !! in your video clip ha ha lol

[Rialas]

PS. I accidently deleted the message you sent me last week whilst trying to reply. Sorry.

[kosta224]

wow, excellent

[alf2sfd]

den eisai trelos.etsi ekselisete i mousiki me peiramatismous

[Rialas]

Thank you.

[muntoidprime]

it's all great ... i like this bouzouki

[eye210]

Hi great piece.. what is it called ????? ive enjoyed it so much i want to download it!

[zolos28]

re filarako  pare ena sazi..kai bgale ta apothimena sou...min to xeftilizeis to mpouzouki

[Rialas]

File ti na kanw. Trellos eime kai piramata kanw.

[ufkadair]

bu bizim cııt cıt cedene yaw lan yunan i.... bunudamı sahiplendiniz

[Rialas]

Sorry, I dont understand. Maybe someone can translate for me. Thanks.

[P4ND407]

Hey,in all my life i havent heard such a fantastic Greek musician such as you. Keep up the great work and hope to continually hear great tracks from you. By the way, what is the name of the piece you are playing in this video?

[chris82gr]

nice

[Rialas]

Thanks my friend. I like your music too.

[oudworld]

wow so nice rialas i really like the way you play the bouzouk. as i like the greek music. i hope that you can watch my videos in which i play oud !

[vatakis1]

kai gao file paizeis fovero mpouzouki,eisai megalos magkas mpravo sinexeise

[Rialas]

Thanks.

[fadilshaker]

Your solo is like oud tones Nice in the middle east manolis agelopolos song could you play mavra matina su one day.

[Rialas]

Thank you. That is a very nice song. I shall record it for you when I get some time. I have a friend who sings this song very well.

[Rialas]

Thank you again Fadel. As you know I was looking at your favourite videos, and I did not realize this was you singing. You are a great singer and a great guy, and I am honoured for you to comment on my playing. Anyone watching my clip should check out 'fadilshaker' favourite videos. This is the man himself with the most amazing orchestra. Costa.

AWESOME!! I want a buzuki