'The folk songs and the clarinet speak to every Greek-Australians' heart'

Dimitris Varnas.

Dimitris Varnas. Source: Dimitris Varnas

Greek-Australian clarinetist Dimitris Varnas talks to SBS Greek about the Greek traditional music and folk songs, his migration journey, and who and why he started to play the clarinet.


The village of Armata, near the town of Konitsa, in Epirus, Northwestern Greece.
The village of Armata, near the town of Konitsa, in Epirus, Northwestern Greece. Source: Municipality of Konitsa
Γλέντι στα Άρματα: Διακρίνεται τρίτος από αριστερά ο Δημήτρης Βάρνας.
Γλέντι στα Άρματα: Διακρίνεται τρίτος από αριστερά ο Δημήτρης Βάρνας. Source: Dimitris Varnas
Clarinet.
Clarinet. Source: Getty Images
Από εκδήλωση της Πανηπειρωτικής Ένωσης Μελβούρνης και Βικτώριας.
Από εκδήλωση της Πανηπειρωτικής Ένωσης Μελβούρνης και Βικτώριας. Source: Dimitris Varnas

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