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Agapios Tomboulis

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Agapios Tomboulis
Smyrna style trio: K. Lambros, R. Eskenazi, A. Tomboulis (Athens, 1930)
Smyrna style trio: K. Lambros, R. Eskenazi, A. Tomboulis (Athens, 1930)
Background information
Born1891
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died1965 (73-74)
Athens, Greece
GenresRebetiko (Smyrneiko)
OccupationOudist
Years active1900s-1965
Formerly ofSmyrna Trio

Agapios Tomboulis (Hagop Stambulyan) (Greek: 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

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Smyrna Trio (R-L) Dimitrios Semsis, Agapios Tomboulis, Roza Eskenazi (Athens, 1932)

Early life

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

Smyrna Trio

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References

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