BIO DOCUS
This is the page where bio pics rest, mostly out of the archives of Greek state television broadcaster, ERT. It comprises illustrious composers and performeers from the golden era of laiki, rebetika and entechno.
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ ΜΠΙΘΙΚΩΤΣΗΣ - GRIGORIS BITHIKOTSIS
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ ΜΠΙΘΙΚΩΤΣΗΣ | ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ ΒΡΑΔΥΑ | ΕΡΤ | 1976. Details.
George Papastefanou talks to Grigoris Bithikotsis from his family home in Peristeri and in the neighborhood where he grew up. He talks about his first steps in music and how he started writing. Bithikotsis composed over 200 songs many of which became great hits, such as, "In this alley", "The crazy girl", song that established Bithikotsis as a performer, "To Votanikos the dude", "Tou melami the ouzeri", "A car with two horses" which are heard on the show with the voice of the great performer. He talks about his relationship with rebetiko song, the contribution of Markos Vamvakaris and other great composers of the time, like Vasilis Tsitsanis.
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ΘΑΝΟΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΥΤΣΙΚΟΣ - THANOS MIKROUTSIKOS
ΘΑΝΟΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΥΤΣΙΚΟΣ | ΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ | ΕΡΤ | 2001. (Thanos Mikroutsikos). Details.
Journalist Sofia Tsiligianni hosts Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947-2019) (Wikipedia), a composer with more than 30 years of creative work and great successes both in Greece and abroad. The composer himself talks about his life and his rich compositional work, about the musical works - reference points, his discography, international successes, symphonic works, opera, music for the Theater, all of which made him renowned as one of the leading Greek creators.
Mikroutsikos does not fail to comment on his personal contribution to the cultural and political affairs of the country. He remembers his first contact with music, explains his devotion to mathematics and music and analyzes the concept of military service as an artist, as well as his multifaceted involvement with different genres of music.
At the same time, he talks about the field of artistic Greek song where he offered hundreds of songs to lyrics by Greek and foreign poets. He places particular emphasis on the album "Cross of the South" (link), set to poetry by Nikos Kavvadias, while he then talks about his involvement with a broader singing theme.
He also refers to the appeal of his music to the younger generations, but also abroad and the identification of his music with Kavvadias' poetry. He shares his personal "weaknesses", refers to his family and origins and the principles instilled in him by his father, while sharing moments from his childhood to his recent adulthood, indicative of his origins as a person and artist.
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ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΖΑΜΠΕΤΑΣ | ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑΤΑ | ΕΡΤ | 1983. (Giorgos Zambetas). Details.
The bio presents the artistic path of bouzouki's master, singer and music composer George Zambetas (1925-1922) (Wikipedia). He talks about the bouzouki, that he loved as much as anything else in his life. He refers to his first steps. In the morning he worked at the factory and in the evenings he was playing in various shops to "get the paycheck", as he typically says. He also remembers the time he was playing in camps, the broadcast he made at the Armed Forces radio station, and his first trip to America in 1957 to replace Manolis Chiotis and Mary Linda. He stayed for three months and returned to Greece with Stratos Paioumtzis.
Zambetas makes special reference to his acquaintance with Manos Hadjidakis and their collaboration with the film "Never on Sunday" with Gilles Dassen and Melina Mercouri, on their journey to Cannes, the reactions of the public there. He also talks about his collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis in Jacob Campanellis' work "The Neighborhood of Angels", while recalling moments from his appearances in the Palcos and refers to the changes that took place in the song and the role played by the record companies. At the same time, Vicky Moscholiou, Mary Marantis, Dimitris Kontolazos, Anthi Alifragis, Mandalena, but also interpret some of his most famous songs, including: "What to blame", "the student", " During the broadcast, photographic material from his artistic journey is displayed.
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ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΖΑΜΠΕΤΑΣ - YORGOS ZABETTAS
ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΖΑΜΠΕΤΑΣ | ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑΤΑ | ΕΡΤ | 1983. (Giorgos Zambetas). Details.
The bio presents the artistic path of bouzouki's master, singer and music composer George Zambetas (1925-1922) (Wikipedia). He talks about the bouzouki, that he loved as much as anything else in his life. He refers to his first steps. In the morning he worked at the factory and in the evenings he was playing in various shops to "get the paycheck", as he typically says. He also remembers the time he was playing in camps, the broadcast he made at the Armed Forces radio station, and his first trip to America in 1957 to replace Manolis Chiotis and Mary Linda. He stayed for three months and returned to Greece with Stratos Paioumtzis.
Zambetas makes special reference to his acquaintance with Manos Hadjidakis and their collaboration with the film "Never on Sunday" with Gilles Dassen and Melina Mercouri, on their journey to Cannes, the reactions of the public there. He also talks about his collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis in Jacob Campanellis' work "The Neighborhood of Angels", while recalling moments from his appearances in the Palcos and refers to the changes that took place in the song and the role played by the record companies. At the same time, Vicky Moscholiou, Mary Marantis, Dimitris Kontolazos, Anthi Alifragis, Mandalena, but also interpret some of his most famous songs, including: "What to blame", "the student", " During the broadcast, photographic material from his artistic journey is displayed.
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