voc, g, *1892 GR, Istanbul
Singer / Musician of World
A.k.a. Αντώνης Διαμαντίδης
Antonis Diamantidis (Greek: Αντώνης Διαμαντίδης)(1892, Istanbul-1945, Athens) was born in 1892 in the Arnavutköy suburb of Istanbul. He took up music from an early age, learning to play both the guitar and the oud, and by 1910 he began to work professionally as a singer. Because of the unusual and stirring "waves" in his voice, he was given the nickname Dalgas ("Νταλγκάς" which means "passion" in Greek, and "ripple" in Turkish), by which he would be known for the rest of his professional career. In 1919, he married Argyro Nikolaou in Istanbul, with whom he had one daughter, Anna. From 1920 to 1922, he and his band entertained Greek immigrants to America on the ocean liner "King Alexandros." It was during one of these voyages that he learned of the Catastrophe in Asia Minor, and he afterwar
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 2012 | Compil. |
Μήλο Μου Και Μανταρίνι - Το Ελληνικό Τραγούδι Από Την Σμύρνη Στην Αμερική | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1998 | Compil. |
Andonios Dhiamandidhis 1928-1933 | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1997 | Compil. |
Μήλο μου και μανταρίνι | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1995 | Compil. |
II | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1995 | Compil. |
I | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1995 | Compil. |
Αϊσέ | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1994 | Compil. |
Το Παράνομο Ρεμπέτικο | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1992 | Compil. |
Μες Του Συγγρού Τη Φυλακή | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1932 | Album |
Κακούργα Πεθερά / Οι Μάγκες | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1931 | Album |
Λούλιος | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1929 | Album |
Σμυρνιά Καμωματού / Μάγκας = Smyrnia Kamomatou / Mangas | Αντώνης Νταλγκάς | 1928 | Album |