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Artist Profiles: Matthaios Tsahourides

Angel Romero June 28, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musiclyraMatthaios Tsahourides

Award-winning musician and composer Matthaios Tsahourides (Ματθαίος Τσαχουρίδης), also known as Matthaios Tsahouridis, was born September 18, 1978 in Veria, Greece. He is a master…

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Artist Profiles: Makis Ablianitis

Angel Romero June 27, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicMakis Ablianitis

Makis Ablianitis was born January 29, 1964. He’s an acclaimed composer and one of the best guitar players in Greece. His relationship with music began…

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Artist Profiles: Kristi Stassinopoulou

Angel Romero June 27, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicKristi Stassinopoulou

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…

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Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas

Angel Romero June 27, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicItalian musicKostis Maraveyasworld fusion

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…

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Artist Profiles: Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Angel Romero June 26, 2018 No Comments Eleftheria ArvanitakiGreeceGreek music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Kostas Theodorou

Angel Romero June 24, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicKostas 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…

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Artist Profiles: George Dalaras

Angel Romero June 24, 2018 No Comments George DalarasGreeceGreek music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Christos Tsiamoulis

Angel Romero June 24, 2018 No Comments Christos TsiamoulisGreeceGreek music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Haris Alexiou

Angel Romero June 24, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicHaris 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…

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Artist Profiles: Haig Yazdjian

Angel Romero June 24, 2018 No Comments Armenian musicGreeceHaig YazdjianMiddle Eastern music

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…

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