Kostis Maraveyas (Κωστής Μαραβέγιας), also known as Kostis Maravegias and Maraveyas ilegál, is a versatile Mediterranean music artist. He is a composer, arranger, singer, and instrumentalist. Maraveryas is a skilled guitarist, pianist and& accordionist.
Kostis Maravegias was born in Greece, in 1974. He has a degree in harmony, counterpoint and fugue from the National Music Academy. He also studied Economics and Statistic at Bari University, Italy. His musical experience includes participation in the student workshop Music for films with teacher Ennio Morricone, at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena, Italy.
Kostis was a founding member of the band X Darawish consisting of Greek, Algerian & Italian musicians (Bari 1996). His role in the group was important as composer, author, arranger, singer, guitarist and piano player. X Darawish recorded two albums in the 1990s.
Radiopirate is his debut album, rooted in his experience of living and musically acting both in Italy and Greece. On Radiopirate, Kostis communicates his view for love, dreaming, traveling and comments on the vanity of moneymaking, racism, and imperialism.
Musically wise, Kostis merges Greek music forms with Italian, Spanish and the so-called Mediterranean temperament. The record primarily sounds like a radio program with a soundtrack: a journey into life. The ingredients are love, passion, and agony for peace.
Kostis Maraveyas has performed numerous concerts throughout Greece, Italy and the rest of Europe.
Discography:
Bootleg, with X Darawish (1997)
Una ratsa mia fatsa (FM Records, 1998)
Radiopirate (FM Records, 2003)
Ilegal (Cantini, 2007)
Welcome to Greece (ilegál productions, 2009)
Lola (ilegál productions, 2012)
Ston Kipo tou Megarou, live (ilegál productions, 2013)
Katastroma (ilegál productions, 2016)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
