Nikos Xilouris THE LEGEND  OF CRETAN MUSIC The most famous singer and lyra player of Crete. He was born in Anoghia, Crete, on 7th of July 1936. His first record of 'rizitika' songs was released in 1958. During the Colonels' regime his songs became signs of resistance for all of Greece. His unity of songs re-examine the relationship between tradition and the present. Many songs were also about the tense political climate in former Greece. He died in 1980 after a long illness.

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Nikos Xylouris CD's and tapes:

• Classical Songs and Melodies of Crete with Kounalis, Xylouris,Gonianakis,Avissinos

• The years on the island of Crete

• Cretan Songs by Nikos Xilouris

• Perifani Ratsa - Proud Race

• O arhaggelos tis Kritis

• San erthoun mana i fili mou  Live recording at Lycabettus Theatre in memory of the the Great Cretan musician Nikos Androulakis, Anichti Thalassa, Christos Thiveos, Manolis Lidakis, Giannis Xilouris, Giorgis Xilouris, Eleftheria Xilouri, Niki Xilouri, Miltos Pashalidis, Vasilis Stavrakakis, Hainides, Yannis Haroulis, Psarantonis

Special thanks to Mr Niko Papoutsakis, presidents of the Cretan Association of British Columbia and great lover of Crete, for sending us this article

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