Singer, lyricist and fiction writer Kristi Stassinopoulou was born January 20, 1956, in Athens, Greece. She’s been involved in Greece’s underground music scene for many…
Artist Profiles: Kristi Stassinopoulou
Tag: Greece
Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas
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…
Artist Profiles: Eleftheria Arvanitaki
Eleftheria Arvanitaki has been one of the most important figures of contemporary Greek music for the past years. The clarity and emotional depth of her…
Artist Profiles: Kostas Theodorou
Bassist, guitarist and composer Kostas Theodorou has been an active member of the Greek music scene since 1983. That year he moved to Thessaloniki from…
Artist Profiles: George Dalaras
George Dalaras was born on September 29, 1949 in Piraeus, the main port of Athens, Greece. George Dalaras comes from a tradition of folk and…
Artist Profiles: Christos Tsiamoulis
Christos Tsiamoulis (Χρήστος Τσιαμούλης) was born in Athens, Greece in 1961. He studied guitar and theory at the National Conservatory of Athens. From 1980 he…
Artist Profiles: Haris Alexiou
Haris Alexiou appeared in the Greek musical scene in the early 1970s. Her charismatic voice, combined with a unique way of performing and a strong…
Artist Profiles: Haig Yazdjian
Haig Yazdjian was born of Armenian parents in Syria and has been living in Greece for the last 20 years. In Syria he discovered the…
Artist Profiles: Giorgos Maglaras
Giorgos Maglaras was born in Nafpaktos in 1953. All the members of his family had a musical background. He studied at the Athens Conservatory. For…
Artist Profiles: George Maggas
George Maggas (Yorgos Maggas) is one of the last great clarinet masters in Greece. He considers himself the product of rural town fairs and traditional…