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	Christos Govetas vocals, oud Christos Govetas was born in the village of Proti in the province of Serres in Greek Macedonia. He is a well-known singer and an accomplished bouzouki, laouto, oud, clarinet and zourna player. After immigrating to Boston in 1978 he joined the Greek Rebetiko band Taximi as a bouzouki player and their main vocalist. He has performed extensively in the U.S., Canada and Greece and has for the last ten years taught and performed Greek regional music in Balkan and Middle-Eastern Music and Dance Camps on both coasts of the U.S. Currently he is a member of the nationally known bi-coastal band Ziyiá and performs regularly with Pangéo in the Seattle area. Christos has been recruited by legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell to play in Frisell's Intercontinental Quartet, and has toured internationally with that group. Christos is the 1999 recipient of the prestigious Northwest Folklife Fellowship Award honoring his cultural contribution to the Greek-American and folk-dance communities. When he is not playing music Christos works in the architectural design and construction business.