Famous Greek singer and political activist Maria Farantouri will perform to Istanbul fans at Harbiye Open-Air Theater on August 2 to celebrate composer Mikis Theodorakis‘ 90th birthday.
Theodorakis is known as Greece’s top living composer, famous for the 1964 classic “Zorba the Greek” and Costa Gavras’ political thriller “Z.”
Theodorakis and Farantouri met in 1963 when she was singing for a society choir in Greece. According to Farantouri’s publicist, after listening to Farantouri, the composer told the 16-year-old girl: “Do you know that you were born to sing my songs?”
Farantouri is well-known to Turkish audiences, as she has given concerts across the country with Turkish musician Zulfu Livaneli, especially at the end of the 1980s.
Another Greek musician, Alexandros Karozas, will accompany the 67-year-old singer during the event.
(source: hurriyet)
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