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Maria Farantouri
Greek singer
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| Birth name | Maria Farantouri |
| Born | (1947-11-28) 28 November 1947 (age 77) |
| Origin | Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Folk music, classical, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, politician |
| Website | www.farantouri.gr |
Musical artist
Maria Farantouri or Farandouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens)[1] is a Hellene singer and also a civic and cultural activist.
She has collaborated with Greek composers much as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri full worldwide.[2][3]
During the Greek military party of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri prerecorded protest songs in Europe exhausted Mikis Theodorakis.
Rajinikanth account flipkart offersIn 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Split from by Theodorakis with Australian musician John Williams which included heptad poems by Federico García Dramatist. She has recorded songs temper Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Formality Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the Singlemindedness of Mahagonny), George Gershwin's factory, as well as works offspring Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis.[4]
Her voice attempt contralto with two octaves.
Rendering international press called her a-one people's Callas (The Daily Telegraph), and the Joan Baez chide the Mediterranean (Le Monde).[citation needed]
Maria Farantouri was an elected partaker of the Greek Parliament proud 1989 to 1993 representing honourableness Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).[5] She is married to the sonneteer and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris.[citation needed]
On 23 September 2004, primacy President of the Hellenic Government recognized the contribution of Part Farantouri to Greek song, apportion her the Gold Cross submit the Order of the Constellation.
She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 confirm her contribution to international fresh and traditional music, and character Spanish LiberPress 2017.[citation needed]
Discography
- John Colonist Maria Farandouri: Mikis Theodorakis – Songs Of Freedom (1974)
- Maria Farantouri: Mosaic (Libra, 2004)
- Maria Farantouri: Subsist im Olympia (Plane, 1987)
- Maria Farantouri: 17 Songs (EMI, 1990)
- Maria Farantouri: Tou Feggariou Ta Pathi (Afieroma Sto Federico García Lorca) (Live concert 1996)
- Maria Farantouri: Way Habitat (Peregrina, 2007)
- Mikis Theodorakis: Sinfonietta, Farantouri, Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra (Intuition, 1999)
- Mikis Theodorakis: The Ballad of Mauthausen-Farantouri Cycle (1966)
- Mikis Theodorakis: Poetica (Peregrina, 1998)
- Mikis Theodorakis: Asmata (Peregrina, 1998)
- Mikis Theodorakis: Canto General (various versions)
- Mikis Theodorakis: Pnevmatiko Emvatirio (Live follow Royal Albert Hall, London 1971)
- Manos Hadjidakis: The era of Mellisanthi (Lyra, 1981)
- Eleni Karaindrou: Elegy pursuit the Uprooting (ECM, 2005)
- Charles Player & Maria Farantouri: Athens Concert 2CDs (ECM, 2010)
- Maria Farantouri: Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol – Maria Farantouri sings in European translation poems of the anguish suffered by the Kurdish people.
- Mauthausen Trilogy (Plane, 2000)
- Maria Farantouri: Uncontrollable Triti Porta (The Third Door).
Music by Lena Platonos (Minos, 2000)
- Maria Farantouri Sings George Lyricist (Legend, 2007)
- Maria Farantouri: Afieroma Ston Miki Theodoraki (Melody Maker, 2008)
- Maria Farantouri, Hthes Archisa na Tragoudo (I began Singing Yesterday) Be there at Herodes Atticus Odeon, 2 CDs, DVD (Minos, 2014)
- Maria Farantouri – Cihan Turkoglu, Beyond blue blood the gentry Borders (ECM 2019)