Christos Athanassopoulos-Mortakis
Biographical Note
Born in Agrinio, he is the younger brother of Petros Athanasopoulos-Kalyvas. He plays the clarinet, the lute and the guitar with various bands in Athens and elsewhere in Greece.
Songs
Peloponnese Processional tune Love song, Wedding song
Let my eyes wander far
Ας πα να δουν τα μάτια μου
Epirus Pogoni Foreign lands' song
My emigrated bird
My love-bird far away from home, my love who's broken-hearted,
...
Central Greece Euboea Distichs Sea and sailors chanty, Lampoon
Our poor broken fishing boat
Η τράτα μας η κουρελού
Macedonia Distichs Love song, Carnival song
Why did I fall in love with you? (Enteka (Eleven))
Why did I fall in love with you? Why did I not sit at my ease?
I got a spin in the head and two knives in the heart.
It was...
Albums
My emigrated bird
Lute
LP