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The Weekend Neos Kosmos : 19 March 2016
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14 THE WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer Takis Zacharatos promise to take Sydney and Melbourne audiences by surprise PANOS APOSTOLOU Every single summer for a decade we would listen to Marinella and Kostas Chatzis' Recital on my father’s red 1976 Audi80 on our way to one of the beaches perched across Larissa or Katerini. We knew all the lyrics by heart. The first time I saw Marinella live was in May 2010 in Athens. She was then staging Marinella, the Musical at the iconic Pallas Theatre. A Greek Australian friend visiting at the time asked me to join him. I remember not wanting to go. Marinella had taken her place in my childhood summer memories box. Thankfully, I did go. Within a few minutes I was overtaken by a sense of awe and WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer T E WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer Takis Zacharatos promise to take Sydney and Melbourne audiences by surprise PANOS APOSTOLOU Every single summer for a decade we would listen to Marinella and Kostas Chatzis' Recital on my father’s red 1976 Audi80 on our way to one of the beaches perched across Larissa or Katerini. We knew all the lyrics by heart. The first time I saw Marinella live was in May 2010 in Athens. She was then staging Marinella, the Musical at the iconic Pallas Theatre. A Greek Australian friend visiting at the time asked me to join him. I remember not wanting to go. Marinella had taken her place in my childhood summer memories box. Thankfully, I did go. Within a few minutes I was overtaken by a sense of awe and time, time, whether she was singing laika, traditional folk or legendary jazz and blues songs. A few days before her Australian tour, we managed to get a hold of 'The Grand Dame of the Greek Song', who was happy to answer our questions. Do you feel that younger generations of Greeks prefer to listen more to commercial artists and have lowered their standards of quality? There is no rule dictating that children today prefer commercial to quality songs. I think young people these days listen to everything from ballads to folk songs. I find it quite reasonable that their taste has evolved an easonable that their taste has evolved and nd they have moved on from what their parents were listening to. This happens to all young people across the globe. However, some artists are timeless and even younger generations can relate to their body of work. For example I don't see how younger generations wouldn't listen to Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. You have said in the past that record labels no longer empathise with the artist's agonies. The record labels are businesses and as a result they certainly cannot empathise or share the anguish, the passion and concerns of an artist. Anyway, record companies no longer have the same amount of power they did in the past, since the sales of CDs have dropped significantly. Nowadays, almost everything is available online as there are many platforms for an artist to distribute their work. Which do you think are the greatest anxieties and fears of a new artist/performer today? A new artist's biggest concern would be to maintain their popularity, especially if they were quickly shot to stardom. THE WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 4 THE WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer Takis Zacharatos promise to take Sydney and Melbourne audiences by surprise PANOS APOSTOLOU Every single summer for a decade we would listen to Marinella and Kostas Chatzis' Recital on my father’s red 1976 Audi80 on our way to one of the beaches perched across Larissa or Katerini. We knew all the lyrics by heart. The first time I saw Marinella live was in May 2010 in Athens. She was then staging Marinella, the Musical at the iconic Pallas Theatre. A Greek Australian friend visiting at the time asked me to join him. I remember not wanting to go. Marinella had taken her place in my childhood summer memories box. Thankfully, I did go. Within a few minutes I was overtaken by a sense of awe and time, whether she was singing laika, traditional folk or legendary jazz and blues songs. A few days before her Australian tour, we managed to get a hold of 'The Grand Dame of the Greek Song', who was happy to answer our questions. Do you feel that younger generations of Greeks prefer to listen more to commercial artists and have lowered their standards of quality? There is no rule dictating that children today prefer commercial to quality songs. I think young people these days listen to everything from ballads to folk songs. I find it quite reasonable that their taste has evolved an easonable that their taste has evolved and nd they have moved on from what their parents were listening to. This happens to all young people across the globe. However, some artists are timeless and even younger generations can relate to their body of work. For example I don't see how younger generations wouldn't listen to Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. You have said in the past that record labels no longer empathise with the artist's agonies. The record labels are businesses and as a result they certainly cannot empathise or share the anguish, the passion and concerns of an artist. Anyway, record companies no longer have the same amount of power they did in the past, since the sales of CDs have dropped significantly. Nowadays, almost everything is available online as there are many platforms for an artist to distribute their work. Which do you think are the greatest anxieties and fears of a new artist/performer today? A new artist's biggest concern would be to maintain their popularity, especially if they were quickly shot to stardom. A A new a maintain EEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and p THE WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer Takis Zacharatos promise to take Sydney and Melbourne audiences by surprise PANOS APOSTOLOU Every single summer for a decade we would listen to Marinella and Kostas Chatzis' Recital on my father’s red 1976 Audi80 on our way to one of the beaches perched across Larissa or Katerini. We knew all the lyrics by heart. The first time I saw Marinella live was in May 2010 in Athens. She was then staging Marinella, the Musical at the iconic Pallas Theatre. A Greek Australian friend visiting at the time asked me to join him. I remember not wanting to go. Marinella had taken her place in my childhood summer memories box. Thankfully, I did go. Within a few minutes I was overtaken by a sense of awe and time, whether she was singing laika, traditional folk or legendary jazz and blues songs. A few days before her Australian tour, we managed to get a hold of 'The Grand Dame of the Greek Song', who was happy to answer our questions. Do you feel that younger generations of Greeks prefer to listen more to commercial artists and have lowered their standards of quality? There is no rule dictating that children today prefer commercial to quality songs. I think young people these days listen to everything from ballads to folk songs. I find it quite reasonable that their taste has evolved an easonable that their taste has evolved and nd they have moved on from what their parents were listening to. This happens to all young people across the globe. However, some artists are timeless and even younger generations can relate to their body of work. For example I don't see how younger generations wouldn't listen to Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. You have said in the past that record labels no longer empathise with the artist's agonies. The record labels are businesses and as a result they certainly cannot empathise or share the anguish, the passion and concerns of an artist. Anyway, record companies no longer have the same amount of power they did in the past, since the sales of CDs have dropped significantly. Nowadays, almost everything is available online as there are many platforms for an artist to distribute their work. Which do you think are the greatest anxieties and fears of a new artist/performer today? A new artist's biggest concern would be to maintain their popularity, especially if they were quickly shot to stardom. A new a maintain one one day to the other, success will depend entirely on their choices and the career path they chose to follow in the music industry. Young artists should take cautious and wellthought steps calculating their next move in order to build a notable trajectory. Should Greek laiko song be recognised as a form of art and a main component of modern Greek culture? Could you see it enter the school curriculum as a subject? Of course laiko, like every other kind of song, is a form of art and culture. Throughout Greek history our people expressed all of their problems, their feelings and values with songs. The history and analysis of this genre could most certainly be a subject in our schools. How did your collaboration with Takis Zacharatos come about? Our collaboration came completely effortlessly. I have been watching Takis for many years and I can see an artist who is constantly evolving, learning, listening to what happens around him and carries it to the scene in a unique wa unique way. I strongly believe tha believe that Takis is a eat talen THE WEEKEND NEOS KOSMOS | SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016 DIGITAL.NEOSKOSMOS.COM Greece’s ‘Grand D comes to Austral Marinella and performer Takis Zacharatos promise to take Sydney and Melbourne audiences by surprise PANOS APOSTOLOU Every single summer for a decade we would listen to Marinella and Kostas Chatzis' Recital on my father’s red 1976 Audi80 on our way to one of the beaches perched across Larissa or Katerini. We knew all the lyrics by heart. The first time I saw Marinella live was in May 2010 in Athens. She was then staging Marinella, the Musical at the iconic Pallas Theatre. A Greek Australian friend visiting at the time asked me to join him. I remember not wanting to go. Marinella had taken her place in my childhood summer memories box. Thankfully, I did go. Within a few minutes I was overtaken by a sense of awe and time, whether she was singing laika, traditional folk or legendary jazz and blues songs. A few days before her Australian tour, we managed to get a hold of 'The Grand Dame of the Greek Song', who was happy to answer our questions. Do you feel that younger generations of Greeks prefer to listen more to commercial artists and have lowered their standards of quality? There is no rule dictating that children today prefer commercial to quality songs. I think young people these days listen to everything from ballads to folk songs. I find it quite reasonable that their taste has evolved an easonable that their taste has evolved and nd they have moved on from what their parents were listening to. This happens to all young people across the globe. However, some artists are timeless and even younger generations can relate to their body of work. For example I don't see how younger generations wouldn't listen to Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. You have said in the past that record labels no longer empathise with the artist's agonies. The record labels are businesses and as a result they certainly cannot empathise or share the anguish, the passion and concerns of an artist. Anyway, record companies no longer have the same amount of power they did in the past, since the sales of CDs have dropped significantly. Nowadays, almost everything is available online as there are many platforms for an artist to distribute their work. Which do you think are the greatest anxieties and fears of a new artist/performer today? A new artist's biggest concern would be to maintain their popularity, especially if they were quickly shot to stardom. A new a maintain one day to the other, success will depend entirely on their choices and the career path they chose to follow in the music industry. Young artists should take cautious and well- thought steps calculating their next move in order to build a notable trajectory. Should Greek laiko song be recognised as a form of art and a main component of modern Greek culture? Could you see it enter the school curriculum as a subject? Of course laiko, like every other kind of song, is a form of art and culture. Throughout Greek history our people expressed all of their problems, their feelings and values with songs. The history and analysis of this genre could most certainly be a subject in our schools. How did your collaboration with Takis Zacharatos come about? Our collaboration came completely effortlessly. I have been watching Takis for many years and I can see an artist who is constantly evolving, learning, listening to what happens around him and carries it to the scene in a unique wa unique way. I strongly believe tha believe that Takis is a eat talen eat eat talent in
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