Maria Farantouri

Maria Farantouri or Farandouri Greek Μαρία Φαραντούρη born 28 November 1947 in Athens is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis who wrote the score for Pablo Nerudas Canto General which Farantouri performed all over the world During the Greek military junta of 19671974 Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis In 1971 she recorded Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca She has recorded songs in Spanish Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara Italian and English Joe Hill and Elisabeth Hauptmanns Alabama Song from Bertolt Brechts Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny George Gershwins works as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis Her voice is contralto with two octaves The international press called her a peoples Callas The Daily Telegraph and the Joan Baez of the Mediterranean Le Monde Maria Farantouri was an elected member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 1993 representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement PASOK She is married to the poet and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris On 23 September 2004 the President of the Hellenic Republic recognized the contribution of Maria Farantouri to Greek song awarding her the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 for her contribution to international contemporary and traditional music and the Spanish LiberPress 2017 Source Article Maria Farantouri from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30