Thanasis Papakonstantinou

Thanasis Papakonstantinou

Thanasis Papakonstantinou, performing live in Berlin, 12 February 2012
Background information
Native name Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου
Birth name Athanasios Papakonstantinou
Born April 26, 1959
Tyrnavos, Greece
Genres Experimental, folk, rembetiko
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, bouzouki
Years active 1982–present

Athanasios "Thanasis" Papakonstantinou (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Θανάσης" Παπακωνσταντίνου; born April 26, 1959) is a Greek singer-songwriter.

Short biography

He is married, with two children. Papakonstantinou studied mechanical engineering in Thessaloniki, which he practices as well as being a musician. After military service (all males are conscripted in Greece), he had a spell of handcrafting traditional Greek musical instruments.

Now a Larissa resident, Papakonstantinou has established himself as one of the most original and prolific people in the Greek music scene. He writes music in the Greek folk idiom, stemming from his own recollections of traditional songs his parents sang while working in the field. He usually writes his own lyrics or uses poems. He has collaborated with numerous notable artists from the Greek music scene, such as Giannis Aggelakas, Melina Kana, Sokratis Malamas, Lizeta Kalimeri, Nikos Papazoglou.

In 2002, his song Nanourisma was featured in the film by Nikos Grammatikos O Vasilias (The King).[1] The 2007 documentary The Horns of the Bull is dedicated to Papakonstantinou's work.[2]

Discography

Sample of lyrics

Rhyme from Agripnia, 2002: "Sleeplessness, ungroped animal!"; "Without a spit of affection / In those who thirst for chimeras, you tilt / Your mug that’s always empty."

Band members

References

  1. ↑ "The King (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "On the Horns of the Bull (2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

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