Vassilis Saleas
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| Vassilis Saleas | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vassilis Saleas |
| Born | December 0, 1958 |
| Origin |  Mesedogi |
| Genre(s) | Greek folk |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
| Associated acts | Mikis Theodorakis |
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| clarinet | |
Vasilis Saleas is one of the best clarinetists of Greece.
A former accompanist for Mikis Theodorakis, Dionisis Savopoulas, and Stamatis Spanoudakis, Saleas has worked with Greek new age instrumentalist and composer Vangelis Papathanasiou since the early '90s. His debut solo album, Orama: The Music of Vangelis, featured interpretations of Vangelis' compositions.
[edit] Biography
Saleas moved to Athens a year after he was born. He was taught to play the clarinet at the age of nine by his father and uncle, he performed his first club concert two years later. By the age of 14 he had mastered the clarinet and recorded his first disc.
[edit] See also
- Mikis Theodorakis, famous Greek composer
- Ferus Mustafov, Famous Macedonian clarinetist
- Serkan Cagri, Famous Turkish clarinetist
