Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921 – March 21, 1970) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player. [1] He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time.

May 31, 2022 · Manolis Chiotis is considered to be one of the greatest bouzouki players of all time. The musician, composer, and singer revolutionized Greek music with his four-course bouzouki and made music from Greece popular across the world, even in the White House.

Manolis Chiotis, one of the legends of Bouzouki and the laical song, started his career in Greece a little before the ʽ40s started. He travelled to the U.S. for the first time in...

Oct 8, 2023 · Musician, composer, and singer, in 1950, he revolutionized Greek music with his invention of a four-double string Bouzouki when the usual bouzouki had three strings. Born March 21, 1921 in Thessaloniki, his family was financially well off.

Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1920, Thessaloniki – March 21, 1970, Athens) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer and bouzouki player.[1] He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time.

Ο Μανώλης Χιώτης (Θεσσαλονίκη, 21 Μαρτίου 1921 - Αθήνα, 21 Μαρτίου 1970) ήταν Έλληνας συνθέτης, από τους σημαντικότερους του λαϊκού τραγουδιού και σπουδαίος δεξιοτέχνης του μπουζουκιού. [3][4] Επηρέασε το λαϊκό τραγούδι και την ελληνική μουσική γενικότερα, επινοώντας την τετράχορδη παραλλαγή του μπουζουκιού [5], αλλά και δημιουργώντας το πρώτο "...

Manolis Chiotis was a Greek Folk music composer and bouzouki master, who introduced the fourth -double- string in the bouzouki. He was born on March 21, 1920 in Thessaloniki, where his family had moved from Nafplio.

Sep 15, 2017 · It was Chiotis who added a fourth (double) string to the instruments three strings, changing its tuning and allowing it to play the ‘Western’ scales, along with the ‘Eastern’...

Aug 11, 2020 · Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921, Thessaloniki – March 20, 1970, Athens) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player. He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time.

Manolis Chiotis was a Greek Rebetiko composer, singer and musician. Chiotis is known as a virtuoso on both the Bouzouki and the Guitar and popularized the four-course bouzouki after 1959. Chiotis was accompanied in his songs by his second wife Μαίρη Λίντα.