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.
Discover...The Rebetiko: Greece’s ‘Blues’ Recognised by UNESCO
UNESCO recognises Greece’s rebetiko, a music genre once associated with the outcasts and laymen of Greek society, as an expression of cultural and historical significance that must be safeguarded for the collective interests of humanity.
Discover...Kostas Virvos Leaves Behind 2,000-song ‘Laiko’ Legacy
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 of the laiko genre, Virvos’ songs have been sung by many of Greece’s greats: Stelios Kazantzidis, George Dalaras, Grigoris Bithikotsis. Here Yiannis Poulopoulos in ‘Thalassa, Pikrothalassa’ to the music of […]
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