Vassilis Tsitsanis
Although Vassilis Tsitsanis cut his first record shortly before the onset of World War II, it is to the postwar period that he truly belongs, and to the Greek postwar mindset that he owes his strongest allegiances.
Tsitsanis was born the son of a craftsman who played bouzouki but forbade his son to touch the instrument. After his father's death, however, Tsitsanis was unable to resist and rapidly became a skilled performer. Although he intended to pursue a career in law, he was unwittingly drawn into a musical lifestyle. Unlike earlier rembetika performers, however, he did not sing tales of debauched hashish consumption, but instead melancholy songs of love. His first recording, in 1937, was entitled "This is Why I Wander the Streets of Athens," and his compositions during the occupation of Greece were widely acknowledged, although they were not recorded until after the War. At that time, Tsitsanis enjoyed fruitful collaborations with female singers Sotiria Bellou and Marika 'Ninou' Nikolaidou and recorded until the 1970s.
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Greece - Grèce: Homage to Tsitsanis (Collection Ocora Radio-France)
World - Released by Ocora Radio-France on 3 Jan 1996
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O Manos Hadjidakis Paizei Sto Piano Ti Sinefiasmeni Kiriaki Tou Vassili Tsitsani
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To Karavi (Live)
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Sinnefiasmeni Kiriaki (Remastered 2014)
Pop - Released by Minos - EMI SA on 10 Jan 2014
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The Postwar Years- CD C: 1947-1950
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O Stelios Kazantzidis Erminevei Vassilis Tsitsanis
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Athanata Rebetika
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I Synantisi
Vassilis Tsitsanis, Hristos Nikolopoulos
World - Released by Melody Maker on 30 Dec 2010
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Orhistriko (Live)
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World - Released by Seed Point on 4 Jun 2022
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Live with Vasilis Tsitsanis
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Ime Kokoras Kefatos (Live)
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Istorikes Ihografisis
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Litania
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I Parea Tou Tsitsani
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Greek Classics Of The '30s & '40s
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The Postwar Years- CD D: 1950-1954
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