Agapios Tomboulis Explained

Agapios Tomboulis
Years Active:1900s-1965
Birth Date:1891
Birth Place:Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:1965 (73-74)
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Genre:Rebetiko (Smyrneiko)
Occupation:Oudist
Past Member Of:Smyrna Trio

Agapios Tomboulis (Hagop Stambulyan) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγάπιος Τομπούλης; 1891–1965) was a famous Armenian and Greek oud player of rebetiko and Greek folk music, Armenian folk music, Turkish folk music, Jewish folk music born in Constantinople, he is known for being a well known associate of Roza Eskenazi.

Life and career

Early life

Hagop Stambulyan was born in 1891 in the Pera district of İstanbul to an Armenian father and a Greek mother.[1]

Smyrna Trio

See main article: Smyrna Trio.

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com.tr:Greek Rebetiko from a Psychocultural Perspective: Same Songs Changing Minds. 9781472465733. 18 February 2017. Koglin. Dr Daniel. 28 January 2016. Ashgate Publishing .