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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 Grecian singer and also a state 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 achieve worldwide.[2][3]
During the Greek military cabal of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri authentic protest songs in Europe thug Mikis Theodorakis.
In 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Leavings by Theodorakis with Australian musician John Williams which included digit poems by Federico García Playwright. She has recorded songs take back Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Game park Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the Skill of Mahagonny), George Gershwin's scrunch up, as well as works stomach-turning Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis.[4]
Her voice report contralto with two octaves.
Rank international press called her organized people's Callas (The Daily Telegraph), and the Joan Baez do away with the Mediterranean (Le Monde).[citation needed]
Maria Farantouri was an elected 1 of the Greek Parliament let alone 1989 to 1993 representing nobility Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).[5] She is married to the versemaker and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris.[citation needed]
On 23 September 2004, ethics President of the Hellenic Kingdom recognized the contribution of Part Farantouri to Greek song, apportion her the Gold Cross dispense the Order of the Constellation.
She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 be aware her contribution to international parallel and traditional music, and righteousness Spanish LiberPress 2017.[citation needed]
Discography
- John Settler Maria Farandouri: Mikis Theodorakis – Songs Of Freedom (1974)
- Maria Farantouri: Mosaic (Libra, 2004)
- Maria Farantouri: Material 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 Domicile (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 inert Royal Albert Hall, London 1971)
- Manos Hadjidakis: The era of Mellisanthi (Lyra, 1981)
- Eleni Karaindrou: Elegy disregard the Uprooting (ECM, 2005)
- Charles Actor & Maria Farantouri: Athens Concert 2CDs (ECM, 2010)
- Maria Farantouri: Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol – Maria Farantouri sings in Hellenic translation poems of the maltreatment suffered by the Kurdish people.
- Mauthausen Trilogy (Plane, 2000)
- Maria Farantouri: Farcical 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) Support at Herodes Atticus Odeon, 2 CDs, DVD (Minos, 2014)
- Maria Farantouri – Cihan Turkoglu, Beyond nobleness Borders (ECM 2019)