Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης

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Vassílis Tsitsanis was one of the leading Greek songwriters and bouzouki players of his time and one of the founders of modern Rebetika. Born January 18, 1915 in Tríkala, Greece - Died January 18, 1984 in London, England, UK.

In early 1936, [a=Δημήτρης Περδικόπουλος] introduced Vassilis Tsitsanis to [a=Μίνως Μάτσας] and [a=Σπύρος Περιστέρης (2)], who were impressed by his performing virtuosity. The next day, Tsitsanis entered the studio, initially playing bouzouki on songs by other composers, while a little later, he began recording his own compositions, the first being [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7393295-%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%9F-%CE%91%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%82-%CE%A3-%CE%88%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%AD-%CE%A3%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BC]Σ' Ένα Ντεκέ Σκαρώσαμε[/url]. Luck brought it about that his last recording, [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4740906-%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%97-%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B7-%CE%A3%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%97%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%AE%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82]a 1983 live album[/url], was released by the label founded by Minos Matsas.

Tsitsanis wrote more than 500 songs.