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Kostas Skarvelis
Kostas Skarvelis ( el, Κώστας Σκαρβέλης, 1880 – 8 April 1942) was a Greek composer of popular music, of the '' rembetiko'' (''ρεμπέτικο'') genre. He also wrote the lyrics for his songs and was an excellent guitar player, having participated in many recordings. Life Skarvelis was born and grew up in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, which at the time still had a significant Greek population. Due to unspecified adversities, during his childhood he was unable to attend a Greek school, hence lacked basic writing skills. He was nevertheless able to pursue his interest in music and had, by the age of 17, become a very good guitar player. Early in his adulthood he fled the country, never again to return, in order to avoid being drafted into the Turkish Army. He first settled in Alexandria in Egypt and eventually in Athens, Greece some time between 1915 and 1920. Before starting his career as a professional musician, Skarvelis worked as a specialist craftsman in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anestis Delias
Anestis Delias ( el, Ανέστης Δελιάς ''c''. 1912 – 31 July 1944) was a Greek bouzouki player, composer and singer of '' rebetiko''. Delias was from a musical family of Smyrna in Anatolia, who arrived on the Greek mainland as a young refugee during the Greco-Turkish war. He became an accomplished player of the bouzouki and joined with other musicians in the refugee suburbs of Athens and Piraeus, creating music in the 1930s that exemplifies the genre known as Piraeus ''rebetiko''. Delias played on early ''rebetiko'' recordings, including songs of his own composition released under his name. He became addicted to heroin and tragically died of starvation, aggravated by his drug dependency, during the Nazi occupation of Greece. Despite his short life, Anestis Delias was an important figure and an influential exponent of the Piraeus-style of ''rebetiko''. Biography Early life Delias was born Anastasios Delios (Αναστάσιος Δέλιoς) in about 1912 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta Nea
''Ta Nea'' ( el, Τα Νέα, italic=yes; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by Alter Ego Media S.A. The newspaper began publishing in 1931 under the title (''Athinaika Nea'', ''Athens News''), with the first issue being released on May 28. After the Axis occupation of Greece, it changed its name simply to "Ta Nea". ''Ta Nea'' has been Greek's best-selling newspaper for decades, although the internet and the financial crisis have affected its circulation. The circulation peaked at around 200,000 copies in the 1990s, but by 2008, circulation had declined by more than half of its peak. It is a traditional center-left friendly newspaper, in the 1980s and 1990s strongly supporting the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Since 2017, it has adopted more centrist and right-wing views. Some of its prominent column ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panos Geramanis
Panos may refer to: People with the given name Panos is the diminutive of Panagiotis (Panayiotis), a Christian name. * Panos Antsaklis, American engineer *Panos Aravantinos (1886–1930), Greek and German opera scenery and costume designer and decorator *Panos Armenakas (born 1998), American-born Australian footballer *Panos Bardis (1924–1996), Greek American sociologist *Panos Constantinou (born 1985), Cypriot footballer *Panos Cosmatos (born 1974), Italian-Canadian film director and screenwriter *Panos Gavalas (1926–1988), Greek singer * Panos Ioannides, Cypriot novelist and playwright * Panos Ioannou (1951–2005), Cypriot biologist and neuroscientist *Panos Ipeirotis (born 1976), Greek professor * Panos Kalaitzakis (born 1999), Greek basketball player * Panos Kallitsis (born 1974), Greek hairstylist and make-up artist * Panos Kammenos (born 1965), Greek politician *Panos Karan (born 1982), British classical pianist, conductor and composer of Greek origin * Panos Kiamos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasapiko
The hasapiko ( el, χασάπικο, , meaning “the butcher's [dance]”) is a Greek dances, Greek folk dance from Constantinople. The dance originated in the Middle Ages as a battle mime with swords performed by the Greeks, Greek butchers' guild, which adopted it from the military of the Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine era.''Sword dance'in Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 April 2022, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online In Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine times, it was called in Greek μακελλάρικος χορός (''makellárikos horós, ''"butcher's dance", from μακελλάριος “butcher”). Some Greeks, however, reserve the latter term only for the fast version of the dance. The slow version of the dance is called χασάπικο βαρύ / χασάπικος βαρύς (''hasapiko vary ''or ''hasapikos varys, ''"heavy ''hasapiko''") and generally employs a meter. The fast version of the dance uses a meter. It is variously called γ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Chatzichristos
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Apostolos may refer to: * The Apostolos (Eastern Orthodox liturgy), a book containing texts traditionally believed to be authored by one of the twelve apostles (disciples) – various epistles and the ''Acts of the Apostles'' – from which one is selected to be read during service * Apostolos (given name) * The Greek for apostle * Apostolos (surname) Apostolos may refer to: * The Apostolos (Eastern Orthodox liturgy), a book containing texts traditionally believed to be authored by one of the twelve apostles (disciples) – various epistles and the ''Acts of the Apostles'' – from which one is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Tsanakos
Kostas or Costas ( el, Κώστας) is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name it is the hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine). Given name * Costas Andreou, Greek musician * Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), a Greek basketball player * Costas Azariadis (born 1943), Greek economist * Kostas Biris (1899–1980), Greek architect * Costas Georgiou (1951–1976), Greek Cypriot mercenary * Kostas Lazarides (born 1949), aka Kostas (songwriter), Greek-American country music songwriter * Costas Mandylor (born 1965), Greek Australian actor * Kostas Papanikolaou (born 1990), Greek basketball player * Costas Rigas (born 1944), Greek basketball player * Costas Simitis (born 1936), former Prime Minister of Greece * Kostas Hatzichristos (1921–2001), Greek actor * Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956), former Prime Minister of Greece * Kostas Koufogiorgos (born 1972), Greek-German cartoonist Surname * Bob Costas (born 1952), American sportscaster and talk show host * John P. Costas (eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marika Frantzeskopoulou
Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or its Silesian diminutive "Maryjka". Marieke is the Dutch and Flemish equivalent. Marika is also a Fijian given name. Marika is also a surname of the Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land known as the Yolngu. __TOC__ People with the given name *Marika Eensalu (born 1947), Estonian opera singer and music pedagogue *Marika Gombitová (born 1956), Slovak pop singer * Marika Green (born 1943), Swedish/French actress * Marika Hackman (born 1992), English nu-folk singer/songwriter *, Japanese actress and voice actress * Marta "Marika" Kosakowska (born 1980), Polish singer * Marika Kōno (born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer * Marika Kotopouli (1887-1954), Greek actress *Marika Krevata (1910-1994), Greek actress * Marika Krook (born 1972), Finnish singer and actress * Marika Matsumoto (born 1984), Japanese actress * Marika Mitsotakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelios Perpiniadis
Stelios Perpiniadis (; 14 May 1899 – 4 September 1977), better known as Stellakis (Greek: Στελλάκης), was a Greek folk musician who wrote, sang, and played guitar in the ''rebetiko'' style. He was the father of Greek folk musician, Vangelis Perpiniadis. Perpiniadis was born in Tinos, the youngest of eleven children, of whom only three survived. As a child his family moved to Alexandria in 1900 and then Constantinople in 1906. He served in the Greek army in 1919, which had landed in Smyrna at the time. He and his family left for Greece as part of the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922. In 1923 he moved to Piraeus, where he came into contact with ''rebetiko'' musicians from Asia Minor. At the encouragement of musician Manolis Margaronis, he began performing in 1925. He worked together with other well-known rebetiko musicians such as Vassilis Tsitsanis, and recorded duets with well-known singers such as Rosa Eskenazi, Marika Ninou, Ioanna Georgakopoulou, and Dimitris Perdikopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Roukounas
Konstantinos (Kostas) Roukounas ( el, Κώστας Ρούκουνας) (Principality of Samos, 1903 – Athens, 11 March 1984) was a Greek singer. His repertoire included both "traditional" (''δημοτικά'') and "popular" songs (''λαϊκά''). Most notable is his contribution to the genre of ''rebetiko'' (ρεμπέτικο). Roukounas is generally known as a singer, however he was also a songwriter. Life Roukounas came from a poor family and thus had to start working from the age of eight, initially at a cigarette manufacturing business and later as a carpenter. He began his artistic career in the mid-1920s as a singer at a taverna. Young Roukounas soon became famous among his fellow islanders of Samos for his fine voice, specialising in ''Smyrneika'' (songs originating from the nearby coast of Asia Minor). Shortly thereafter he moved to Athens (in 1927 or 1928). There he sang professionally on various festive occasions until he was discovered by Panagiotis Toundas, a lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Kavouras
Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos ( el, Γιώργος) is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Giorgos Anatolakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Angelopoulos, Greek businessman and billionaire * Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Arvanitis (born 1941), Greek cinematographer * Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Bartzokas, Greek basketball coach * Giorgos Batis, Greek rebetiko musician * Giorgos Dedes, Greek footballer * Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament * Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Economides, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager * Giorgos Fotakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Gavriilidis (1906–1982), Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
