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Markos Vamvakaris
Sign in to saveAlso known as Markos, "Double bass", "Frangos"
Greek rebetiko musician and singer (1905–1972)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- I megali tou rembetikou
- Markos Vamvakaris
- Markos Vamvakaris 40 hronia
- Saranta chronia
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Greece
- Active from
- 1905-05-10
- Active to
- 1972-02-08
greek
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 15,691
- Total plays
- 163,185
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Markos Vamvakaris (10 May 1905 in Ano Chora in Syros – 8 February 1972) (Greek: Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης), was a rebetiko musician. He is universally referred to by rebetiko writers and fans simply by his first name, Markos. The great significance of Vamvakaris for the rebetiko is also reflected by his nickname; the "patriarch of rebetiko". Vamvakaris was born on May 10, 1905 in Ano Chora, Syros, Greece. His family belonged to the sizeable Roman Catholic community of the island <a href="https://www.las
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Ano Syros
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Genre
- Rebetiko
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Markos Vamvakaris rebetiko musician as a young man.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Commons category
- Markos Vamvakaris
- date of birth
- 1905-05-10
- date of death
- 1972-02-08
- ethnic group
- Greeks
- name in native language
- Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης
Sources (2)
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