Tribute to singer/songwritter Grigoris Bithikotsis
Grigoris Bithikotsis, also known as Sir of the Greek pentagram, was one among the greatest Greek songwriters and folk singers of the 20th century.
Bithikotsis was born on 11 December 1922, in the Athenian suburb Peristeri and he was the youngest child of an eight-member family. He decided to follow the folk music and rebetiko at the age of fifteen, he made his debut on the Greek stage in 1949 as a songwriter and master of the bouzouki. He composed more than 200 songs, many of which met great success and the love of the audience. His collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis, whom he met when he was in exile in Makronissos, and with Manos Hadjidakis marked his career. Listen to the podcast and find out everything about this legendary artist whose voice has become the sound of Greece:
