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Pontic Greek musician and composer

Matthaios Tsahouridis (Greek: Ματθαίος Τσαχουρίδης; born 18 September 1978) is a Pontic Greekmusician and composer who plays a range of stringed musical instruments.^[1] He was born in Veria, Greece, and started performing music at age 9.

Matthaios has established himself as a prominent presence in the European music scene with his distinctive fusion of traditional Greek and Balkan rhythms.

Matthaios has established himself as a prominent presence in the European music scene with his distinctive fusion of traditional Greek and Balkan rhythms.

Matthaios Tsahouridis, born in , 18th of September, is a Greek musician who plays a range of stringed musical instruments.

He was born in Veria, Greece, and at the age of 9 made his mark as a perceptive performer and a sensitive interpreter of music.

Ο Ματθαίος με την ποντιακή λύρα αγκαλιάζει ένα παγκόσμιο μουσικό ρεπερτόριο και αναδεικνύει τις απεριόριστες μουσικές δυνατότητές της.

The year of is a landmark for the history of the Greeks of Pontos.

In both Greece and Turkey he is currently considered to be the best Pontic lyra (or Kemençe) violinist^{[citation needed]}; he is lauded for his wide range of styles, innovation and fusion with other ethnic performers from around the globe.

Matthaios is sometimes also referred to as Makos or simply Makoulis.

Tsahouridis plays string instruments such as the violin, laghouto (Greek lute), oud, the Greek bouzouki, guitar, the Persian kamancheh, the Afghan rubab, as well as the Afghan and the Uzbek ghichaks.

Education

Tsahouridis won the first prize in a Pan-Hellenic Music Competition organized by the Greek Ministry of Education at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron