Manolis Angelopoulos
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Manolis Angelopoulos was a Greek
singer of Gypsy origins.
From his childhood Manolis travelled the length of Greece with the family caravan
selling a variety of goods from carpets to watermelons. The caravan trucks had a microphone and he began to sell these items through the use of his singing voice over the loadspeakers. His talent was noticed very early on and he fortunately recorded his first song in 1957.
He gained popularity during the 1960s singing about love but also topics like Greek refugees
and exotic places. He also brought a mix of Greek-Gypsy-Arabian influences into the Greek music scene.
His song "Ta mavra matia sou", is considered an anthem of the Greek gypsies and one of the most favorite songs in Greece in respect of the Tsifteteli
.
Greeks
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singer of Gypsy origins.
From his childhood Manolis travelled the length of Greece with the family caravan
Caravan (travellers)
A caravan is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups aided in defence against bandits as well as helped to improve economies of scale in trade.In historical times, caravans...
selling a variety of goods from carpets to watermelons. The caravan trucks had a microphone and he began to sell these items through the use of his singing voice over the loadspeakers. His talent was noticed very early on and he fortunately recorded his first song in 1957.
He gained popularity during the 1960s singing about love but also topics like Greek refugees
Greek refugees
Greek refugees is a collective term used to refer to the Greeks from Asia Minor who were evacuated or relocated in Greece following the Treaty of Lausanne and the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey...
and exotic places. He also brought a mix of Greek-Gypsy-Arabian influences into the Greek music scene.
His song "Ta mavra matia sou", is considered an anthem of the Greek gypsies and one of the most favorite songs in Greece in respect of the Tsifteteli
Tsifteteli
The Tsifteteli , is a rhythm and dance of Anatolia and the Balkans with a rhythmic pattern of 2/4. The dance is probably of Turkish origin and in the Turkish language it means "double stringed", taken from the violin playing style that is practiced in this kind of music...
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