Chronis Aidonidis
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Chronis Aidonidis Χρόνης Αηδονίδης | |
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Background information | |
Born | Karoti, Didymoteicho, Greece | 23 September 1928
Died | 23 October 2023 Athens, Greece | (aged 95)
Genres | Folk, Éntekhno |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Spouse(s) |
Foteini Aidonidou (m. 1960) |
Chronis Aidonidis (Greek: Χρόνης Αηδονίδης; 23 September 1928 – 23 October 2023) was a Greek singer from Karoti, a village now belonging to Didymoteicho, Greece. His parents were Fr. Christos and Chrysanthi Aidonidis. He learned his first songs in his hometown and was introduced to traditional music by his mother and the musicians who used to play at the local fairs.
Biography
Aidonidis was taught
Chronis Aidonidis released records with songs from northern, eastern and western Thrace. He participated in hundreds of musical events in Greece and abroad, in places such as the Americas, Australia, the former Soviet Union, and Europe. One step of his artistic journey was his collaboration with the Greek singer George Dalaras for the release of the CD Nightingales from the Orient in March 1990. Another was when the University of Crete released the double CD Songs and Tunes from Thrace in 1993.
Later, he collaborated with his student, Nektaria Karantzi, for the release of the double CD When the Roads Meet, in which he recorded Byzantine Ecclesiastical Hymns for the first time and the CD He was Grieved, in which he and Karantzi recorded 40 Byzantine hymns of the Holy Week and a folk lament.
In 2001, he collaborated with
Aidonidis taught traditional singing at the Zisis Foundation and the
Chronis Aidonidis died on 23 October 2023 at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ "Πέθανε ο μεγάλος δάσκαλος της παραδοσιακής μουσικής Χρόνης Αηδόνιδης". dnews.gr. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Chronis Aidonidis at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Site
- Tribute to Chronis Aidonidis
- Chronis Aidonidis discography at Discogs
- Chronis Aidonidis at IMDb