Psarantonis
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Ψαραντώνης {Psarantonis} (b. 1939) is a Cretan musician. Born in the village of Anogia in Rethimnon, Crete, he started learning to play the lyre when he was nine years old. At the age of thirteen, he played at his first wedding reception in Sisarha. In 1964, he recorded his first album, Eskeftika na s’arnitho”, consisting of his own compositions and lyrics inspired by his childhood. This was followed by many other albums. From 1980 and on, Psarantonis continues to record albums while performin
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- Musical artist.name
- Psarantonis
- Musical artist.image
- Psarantonis in 2006 8254325.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Psarantonis in 2006
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Antonios Xylouris
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Anogeia, Crete, Greece
- Musical artist.instrument
- Cretan lyra, mandolin, mandola
- Musical artist.genre
- Greek folk
- Musical artist.occupation
- Composer, singer
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1961–present
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Nikos Xylouris, Daemonia Nymphe
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thumb|Psarantonis at the "All Tomorrow's Parties festival", curated by Dirty Three (Butlins, Minehead, UK, 27-April-2007)
Antonios "Antonis" Xylouris (; born September 6, 1937), nicknamed Psarantonis (), is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra.