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Lisboa, Cherbourg, Bordeuax, Yorkshire, Leeds, Paris and looking forward to a London gig

Dear friends and colleagues this is an update of a verrrry (Sean Connery or Ewan Mc Gregor pretending to be the former) hectic schedule during the end of February and the whole of March. Sometimes it is easy to whinge, I know: hem, not enough time, i am tired,...

Time in Chennai

Well, that was a great trip ! A lot of studying and practising, playing music with some amazing musicians and attending very inspiring concerts (Srinivas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!) The presentantion at the Chennai Music Academy went down a storm as well as the concert on the 25th of December, which was...

Chennai (and beyond) in December and January

In mid December I will be travelling to Chennai in South India to study with the renowned master percussionist Ghatam Suresh. And as if that wasn’t enough, Suresh arranged for me to participate in a number of musical workshops demonstrating the application of konnakol on frame drums along side...

Natacha Atlas Swedish Tour

Just returned from a tour of Sweden with Natacha Atlas and her super band: Samy Bishai on musical direction, violin and electronics, Loaui Al Henawi on nay and vocals, Alcyona Mick on piano, Ivan Hussey on cello, Andy Hamill on bass, melodica, harmonica and of course the citizen of the...

Trip to India finalised !

After many misfortunes( I cant believe I went all the way to Victoria to pick up my visa and the centre was closed cause if an Indian bank holiday !) my trip to Chennai is finalised. I will be studying, performing and participating in workshops with Ghatam Suresh, one of...

Natacha Atlas in Mulhouse

Really nice gig at Mulhouse, France with Natacha Atlas and her fantastic band on the 17 of September. Lots of fun !

Kosmos at Potton Hall Studios

Had lots of fun recording with Kosmos at Potton Hall Studios, one of the most famous recording studios for classical music, hidden in the lovely Suffolk countryside. Cant wait for the finished version !

Attab Haddad Quintet in Kore Studios

At the start of July the Attab Haddad Quintet reconvened at the Kore Studios in order to finish their much anticipated first album, Days Distintive released by Weave Records in September.

Morocco and Spain with Natacha Atlas July 2011

I just got back from touring in Morocco and Spain with Natacha Atlas and her fantastic musicians and crew. We performed in Tangiers in front of at least 3,000 people and two days later we performed for the festival Le Mar Da Musicas in Cartagena, Spain. I really had...

With Natacha Atlas, Arcachon, France 2011

Recording at Kore Studios, West London

Charity concert with John Williams, Richard Harvey and the YMM percussion ensemble

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Hello, my name is Vasilis Sarikis. Welcome to my website. Here you can find information about the different percussion instruments that I play, the projects I am involved with and my educational activities. You can also find links to artists, colleagues and friends that make this life a better one with their creativity, skills and...

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