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She wrote the lyrics to many popular Greek songs, collaborating with composers like Vassilis Tsitsanis, Apostolos Kaldaras and Manos Hadjidakis; however, she didn't achieve major fame famous until her death in 1972. Her great contribution to Greek music through her exceptional ability in lyricism wasn't broadly known and recognized, although ...
Classic laïkó, as it is known today, was the mainstream popular music of Greece during mainly the 1960s and 1970s. Laïkó evolved from the traditional Greek music of the ancient and the medieval Greek era and was established until the present day. [1] [2] Laïkó was dominated by singers such as Nikos Xanthopoulos and composers such as Mimis ...
"Soy" (Spanish pronunciation:; English: "I Am") is a song recorded by Argentine singer Lali serving as the lead single for her second studio album Soy and was released on May 5, 2016. The song was written by Espósito along with music producers Pablo Akselrad, Luis Burgio and Gustavo Novello, and was produc
In 1977, popular Greek singer Anna Vissi competed at the festival and won first place. [1] 1980 saw the retirement of the festival's original host since 1962, Alkis Steas, and the participation of Cypriot Greek composer Manos Loizos in the contest. [1] In 1981 and 1982 Manos Hatzidakis organised also a song contest festival in Corfu (city).
The lyre is the dominant folk instrument along with the laouto, violin, tsampouna, and souravli with widely varying Greek characteristics. Representative musicians and performers of Nisiotika include: Mariza Koch , credited with reviving the field in the 1970s, Yiannis Parios , Domna Samiou and the Konitopoulos family (Giorgos and Vangelis ...
A Greek of the 18th century playing tambouras.. Greek folk music originally, predominantly contained one genre, known as Greek Demotiko (or Demotic/Paradosiako). This refers to the traditional Greek popular songs and music of mainland Greece and islands, which date back to the Byzantine times. [1]
Dionysiakos (Greek: Διονυσιακός Χορός) is a form of Greek dance and customs from ancient Greece.Dionysiakos and its forms are revived today in many areas of Greece like Peloponnese, central Greece and Crete with the best-known being the Phallus festival in the area of Tyrnavos, Larissa.
Koftos is a Greek dance that is danced in the regions of Thessaly, Epirus and central Greece. The name of the dance comes from the cut in tune/music. It is a faster syrto sta dyo style dance. When the music stops the dancers yell "Hey". When the music stops one also can put their arms up, down, or clap.