About this user
Bouzouki, Recording Artist, Orchestrator and Music Director of Kalos Diskos records in 1950's. Entertainer for over 55 years in the United States.
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I am happy to share my life so that the younger musicians can see that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I have played the 3 chord (trichordo) bouzouki my entire career. I am self-taught. I learned to play instruments when I was 9 years old on my island of Oinousses. I began with the violin, mandolino, oud and laouto.
I came to the United States in the early 1950s and brought a bouzouki with me. One day I put the bouzouki in a paper sack because I did not have a case for it and I went over to a club in New York and I boldly announced that I play bouzouki. In those days there were not very many in USA that played bouzouki so they hired me and put me in the back row. One week later I was brought to the front row and a year after that I was producing records. I directed the music and played bouzouki on 40-45 songs on the record label Kalos Diskos. These records were sold all over the United States and I began traveling.
On this You Tube channel you can hear some of the records I performed on and you can also hear the live shows that I also recorded back in those days. Many are from the Zappion Pavilion in New York from 1965. The music is from the 1950s all the way through to today. I still play the bouzouki and I enjoy entertaining people.
I have learned that when you are performing, you have to do your best to make sure that you acknowledge your audience. They are your biggest critic.
Hometown
Oinousses, Chios, Greece
Country
United States
Occupation
Musician - Trichordo Bouzouki
Companies
All over the United States. Most recent is Great Greek Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California
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