(née Bekou) who was a Corsican Greek and an Italian citizen. Peristeris

learned to play the mandolin from a young age. Around 1914, his family moved to Constantinople where Peristeris graduated from the Italian school, managing to learn Italian and German. He also

completed his music studies and was already an acclaimed musician at the age of 18. 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.