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Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1970)

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Manolis Chiotis

Musical artist

Manolis Chiotis 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, which he found better suited to…
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Bouzouki

Greek plucked stringed instrument

The bouzouki is a musical instrument popular in West Asia, Balkans, and Turkey. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat and a long neck with a fretted fingerboard. It has steel strings and is played with a plectrum producing a sharp metallic…
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