Nikos
Manias
I
taught the lute to Greek children at Hawaii
I
was born in 1931 in Episkopi of Rethimnon and I was the last child of
a family of seven, a family with with a rich musical tradition. When I
was sixteen my bought me my first lyre. However I abandoned it shortly
after to
deal with the lute, an instrument that I serve piously up to today.
My
first public appearance was in a marriage in 1947 in Episkopi. This
was the beginning of an important, I believe, professional career. I
collaborated with artists as Thanasis Skordalos, G.Markogjannis, G.
Stamatogjannakis and more....
My
first personal recording was in 1954 and from there on I have recorded
30 more disks of 45 and albums. Certain of them like "Pes to mou
gianta me htipas", have become milestones in the history of
Cretan music....
Full
text (in Greek)
of
the authentic narrations
of the Great Masters of Cretan music in STIGMES magazine no 68
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