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Μανώλης Χιώτης

Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921 – March 21, 1970) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player. He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time. He popularised the four-course bouzouki (tetrachordo) and introduced the guitar-like tuning, who found it better suited to the kind of virtuoso playing he was famous for.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Greece
Born
1921
Died
1970
Genres
Labels
Odeon EMI
Last updated: December 16th, 2018

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