ArtistInfo

Αθανάσιος Σκορδαλός

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Singer / Composer of World and Folk

(1920-1998) Cretan artist [Singer, Cretan Lyre, Composer] he was born at Spili St. Vasiliou, Rethemnos, Crete, Greece. First cousin of Γεώργιος Μαρκογιαννάκης Along with Kostas Mountakis they are considered two of the best lyra players who contributed the most to Cretan Music. He was a self-tought Cretan Lyre player beggining at the early age of 9. He gave live performances in Crete, Athens and in most of the countries where one could find Cretan immigrants like the United States, Australia, Canada, Africa. He made his first recording in 1946 with Ιωάννης Μαρκογιαννάκης in Lute. He died on 23 April 1998 at the age of 78 years old.

Genres

• World
• Folk
• Spoken Word

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