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Mikis Theodorakis
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Mikis Theodorakis, the composer of Zorba the Greek
No one who has heard the wonderful bouzouki melodies written by
the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis for Zorba the Greek will ever
forget them.
Mikis Theodorakis has infused the soul and spirit of the
Greek people into all his musical works.
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He is also a militant who today, as a member of his country's
parliament, continues a struggle for freedom and justice which
began when he joined the wartime resistance as a teenager and has
taken him more than once to prison or into exile.
Mikis Theodorakis was born on July 29th 1925 on the Greek island
of Chios. Fascinated by music already as a child, he taught himself
to write his first songs without access to musical instruments.
In Pyrgos and Patras he took his first music lessons, and in Tripolis,
he formed a choir and gave his first concert at 17.
Mikis Theodorakis has written more than 1000 songs and song-cycles,
unforgettable melodies that have become part of the immortal heritage
of Greek music.
Mikis Theodorakis UNESCO Honours
UNESCO honoured acclaimed Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis with
the International Music Price, for his work and commitment to peace
and understanding among nations.
Theodorakis
is one of the most loved and respected artists in Greece, both
for his activities in the resistance against the dictatorship,
as well as his work in popular Greek music.
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