Psarantonis
Psarantonis | |
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Psarantonis in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Antonios Xylouris Αντώνιος Ξυλούρης September 6, 1937 |
| Genres | Greek folk |
| Occupations | Composer, singer |
| Instruments | Cretan lyra, mandolin, mandola |
| Years active | 1961–present |
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Antonios "Antonis" Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνιος "Αντώνης" Ξυλούρης; born September 6, 1937), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης), is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra.