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Tsitsanis and the birth of the "new" laiko and the birth of the "new" laiko tragoudi
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On January 18, '84, Vasilis Tsitsanis died. What always intrigued me when I saw Tsitsanis, beyond his incredible music and songs that dominated the musical firmament of Greek folk song,
On January 18, '84,
Vasilis Tsitsanis died.
What always intrigued me when I saw Tsitsanis, beyond his incredible music and songs that dominated the musical firmament of Greek folk song,
was his somewhat unfocused gaze when he played music and even when he sang.
He seemed to coexist simultaneously in two worlds:
in a world of what was happening around him at that moment and of which he was also a member, and in another distant, mysterious and somewhat inexplicable world where his spirit was wandering at that moment.
I used to say and still say today that the mysterious and transcendental that you felt that Tsitsanis carried in his soul and in his mind is what makes him stand out from the other great composers and musicians of our folk song.
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Vasilis Tsitsanis was the greatest Greek composer of laika songs in Greek music.
The songs of Tsitsanis have remained as his legacy to the world of music, and are still considered masterpieces of the Greek music, sung by the most known Greek singers.
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Biography of Vasilis Tsitsanis
On January 18, 1915, Vassilis Tsitsanis was born in Trikala of parents from Epirus. He had two brothers and a sister.
His father constructed shoes and had a mandolin with which he played almost exclusively kleftika songs of his homeland. These sounds and songs were the first musical influences for Tsitsanis along with the Byzantine chants he was hearing in church. These chants seem to have played an important role, since many musicologists suggest that laika songs and the människor music have common characteristics with the byzantine music.
At 11 years of age, he lost his father and then the mandolin fell into his hands. His father’s mandolin was transformed to a bouzouki b