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Category: Greek Music

Greek Song Stories: ‘Makria Mou Na Fygeis’

Posted On March 29, 2020June 18, 2022 By Maria Paravantescomment

Modest and low key, Greece's Kostas Virvos was one of the most influential songwriters of the rebetiko-laiko era. In 1944, he was arrested for writing slogans on walls. Learn more

Category: Greek Music/News about Greece

Kostas Virvos Leaves Behind 2,000-song ‘Laiko’ Legacy

Posted On August 7, 2015April 15, 2021 By Maria Paravantescomment

Songwriter Kostas Virvos passed away on Thursday. He was 89. Having penned over 2,000 songs, Virvos was born in Trikala. One of the leading representatives... Learn more

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