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	► Maria Farandouri a member of Artists Without Frontiers
		Maria Farantouri was born in Athens at the time when Greece was recovering from the devastation of World War II and the German Occupation and was still engaged in a devastating civil war.
		Maria Farantouri kept Theodorakis's music alive during the seven years of the military dictatorship when it was banned in Greece, playing an important role in the movement for the revival of Greek music.
		Farantouri's expressive voice as well as the high quality of her repertoire have drawn high praise from critics and music lovers everywhere.
	www.artistswithoutfrontiers.com /mfarandouri (674 words)

	Maria Farantouri - Biography
		Maria Farantouri has had huge successes with her innumerable concerts all over the world and has left an indelible impression everywhere.
		After her return to Greece in 1974, Maria Farantouri embarked on a number of projects together with some very different artists, which extended and varied her musical repertoire.
		Maria Farantouri, accompanied by Henning Schmiedt (piano), Volker Schlott (sax, flute), Jannis Zotos (guitar, bouzouki) and Thanassis Zotos (percussion), will give an unique and exceptional concert in the Conservatoire of Luxembourg, Wednesday 12 June 2002 at 8 p.m., for the 50th anniversary of "Les Amis de la Grèce".
	www.mikis-theodorakis.net /maria-e.html (524 words)

	Maryam Rajavi - Maryam Rajavi meets renowned Greek diva Maria Farantouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi met Maria Farantouri, the renowned Greek diva, who rose to fame for her opposition to the colonels' junta, and her accompanying delegation in Ouver-Sur-Oise on Saturday, February 26.
		Farantouri works closely with Mikis Theodorakis, the renowned composer and an icon of Greek resistance during the military dictatorship in Greece.
		Maria Farantouri announced her support for the Iranian resistance in a conference titled, "United against Fundamentalism, for Equality", on Friday, February 25.
	www.maryam-rajavi.com /content/view/180/65 (402 words)

	A&L Performing Arts News Release - Maria Farantouri & Maryó (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Maria Farantouri and Maryó perform urban Greek music of the 20th Century at UCSB Campbell Hall in their only U.S. appearance
		Farantouri is most often associated with éntekhno music (literally “artistic” music), an orchestral genre in which folk instruments and melodies are interwoven into a symphonic fabric.
		Maria Farantouri and Maryó are presented by UCSB Arts and Lectures and sponsored by K-LITE and Olympic Airlines.
	www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu /archive/2002-2003/pr/farantouri.asp (920 words)

	Maria Farantouri
		Maria Farantouri - The name stands together with Mikis Theodorakis for an emancipatory national culture as a voice for a democratic, freedom-loving Greece.
		This setting of four poems written by in Mauthausen by a survivor of the camp is a stirring testament to the triumph of humanity against fascism, and of course, for Jews, much more.
		Maria Farantouri reaches back on this CD to a representative selection of songs from earlier years.
	www.plaene-records.de /farantgb.htm (279 words)

	Maria Farantouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Maria Farantouri wurde 1947 geboren, als Griechenland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und der deutschen Besatzung durch einen verbissen geführten Bürgerkrieg (1946-49) neue Wunden zugefügt wurden.
		Maria Farantouri, damals gerade 19 Jahre alt, ging ins Exil nach Paris und verbreitete Theodorakis’ Musik durch Konzerte und Aufnahmen, die in Griechenland über den BBC und die Deutsche Welle zu empfangen waren.
		Maria Farantouri arbeitet außerdem mit der inzwischen berühmten Filmkomponistin Eleni Karaindrou zusammen.
	members.aol.com /gwagner379/mikihome/farabiod.htm (827 words)

	:: Studio 52 on-line music store :: FARANTOURI MARIA ( , FARANTOURI or FARANDOURI ) - Alphabetic Catalogue of Greek ...
		MARIA FARANTOURI - ZYLFY LIVANELI / I MNIMI TOU NEROU - ZONTANI IHOGRAFISI APO TO MEGARO MOUSIKIS
		MARIA FARANTOURI / I MARIA FARANTOURI TRAGOUDA LUCIO DALLA
		MARIA FARANTOURI / NOSTALGIA (NEA TRAGOUDIA & EPITYHIES)
	www.studio52.gr /english/FARANTOURI_MARIA.htm (591 words)

	Aemata - Mikis Theodorakis - Song Listings
		An expressive and captivating vocalist, Maria Farantouri is prominently featured on Mikis Theodarakis' Aemata.
		Farantouri commands great respect in Greek pop, and the singer turns her attention to Theodarakis' melodies with splendid results on this 1997-98 date.
		But while it's nice to know what Farantouri is singing about, it isn't necessary.
	www.mp3.com /albums/336112/summary.html (496 words)

	Maria Farantouri - 17 songs
		The name of Maria Farantouri is often linked to that of Mikis Theodorakis.
		Her music was banned in Greece by the military Junta, and she protested against it in hundreds of concerts all over the world until 1974.
		It is rumored that Maria and Vangelis recorded two additional songs, that were not used for the album....
	www.vangelismovements.com /17songs.htm (196 words)

	Re: Julian Bream and Maria Farantouri (GuitarSite.com)
		In Reply to: Julian Bream and Maria Farantouri posted by Chris on October 30, 2001 at 03:30:02:
		On this album she is accompanied by Julian Bream on the guitar.
		Maria is a Greek singer better known for her Theodorakis' performances.
	www.guitarsite.com /discussion/messages/53806.shtml (262 words)

	MovieMusic.com Message Boards: PR: Eleni Karaindrou
		The singer on that early project was Maria Farantouri, the great voice of resistance and hope in the era of the military junta, and Theodorakis’ important ally.
		Karaindrou and Farantouri had known each other as students in Athens in the 1960s and even played very briefly in a folk band together.
		They met again in France, Farantouri staying at Karaindrou’s apartment: “Maria really encouraged me to work on composing songs,” Eleni recalls.
	www.moviemusic.com /mb/Forum1/HTML/015214.html (706 words)

	Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 01-08-26
		The awards will be given every year, while the first artists to receive them will be the great Turkish artist Zulfu Livaneli, Maria Farantouri and Mikis Theodorakis.
		All officials and artists were to be present and participate in the concert at 7:30 pm in front of Venizelos' statue at the crossroads of Aristotelous and Egnatia streets, and the torchlight procession was to continue until Electra Palace where the Minister of Culture, Evaggelos Venizelos, will have a reception in their honor.
		It should be noted that the commencement ceremony of the "Balkan Square"is being reaized with the support of the Municipality of Kousantasi, the Macedonian Press Agency, the Anadolu Press Agency and Radio Thessaloniki.
	www.hri.org /news/greek/mpab/2001/01-08-26.mpab.html (931 words)

	Poetica - Mikis Theodorakis - Music Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the '90s, Mikis Theodorakis had a major asset in singer Maria Farantouri, who handles all of the vocals on Poetica.
		Blessed with a gorgeous voice and a fantastic range, Farantouri brings a great deal of charisma and humanity to such Theodorakis melodies as "With Half a Moon," "Color of Love"...
		Interestingly, Poetica wasn't recorded in Greece, but was recorded for the German Peregrina label at a studio in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
	www.mp3.com /albums/362908/reviews.html (205 words)

	Maria Farantouri
		1971 John Williams and Maria Farantouri: Theodorakis Songs of Freedom «Romancero Gitano» / Mikis Theodorakis - Federico Garcia Lorca
		1979 Farantouri sings Bertolt Brecht / Hans Eisler and Kurt Weill - Bertolt Brecht
		1982 Maria Farantouri sings Zülfü Livaneli / Zülfü Livaneli - Lefteris Papadopoulos and Nazim Hikmet
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewMusic/MariaFarantouri.html (568 words)

	CD Review: The Fig Tree
		Given recent antisemitic remarks by Mikis Theodorakis, some might question the inclusion of a recording of "The Songs of Songs" from his Mauthausen Cantata.
		Yet, hearing Maria Farantouri's voice as she sings the familiar lament, I, myself, am glad.
		This is followed by a lovely Greek lament sung by Costas Tsicaderis, "The Song of the Dawn." Next are welcoming poems by Klezmania and Kavisha Mazzella.
	www.klezmershack.com /bands/misc/figtree/misc.figtree.html (674 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On Elegy of the Uprooting, composer extraordinaire Eleni Karaindrou has produced music of sublime beauty, peace and introspection.
		Supported by an enormous ensemble of 110 musicians--including an orchestra, choir, traditional music ensemble, and various soloists, including singer Maria Farantouri--she combines lush voice-like textures and patient soaring melodies to create timeless compositions that are both soothing and haunting.
		Just like many well-known film directors who have associated with certain composers (eg.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=23664 (397 words)

	Peregrina
		Greek singer Maria Farantouri is known worldwide as "ideal interpreter"
		Wenn die Farantouri mit volltönender Stimme und warmem Timbre aus ihrem
		Man muß aber wohl doch Maria Farantouri heissen, um diesem melodischen Kosmos aus Melancholie,
	www.peregrinamusic.de /_ap/sites/_ie/em_farant.php (258 words)

	Angelite Balkan Passions / cdRoots
		The story began with the idea of creating a concept album under the working title BALKAN REQUIEM, intended to reach completion in the mid 1990s.
		The repertoire of this CD comprises titles from Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Thrace, Albania, Macedonia and Greece and was recorded by ANGELITE with the guest musicians Okay Temiz, Sezen Akzu, Maria Farantouri and Fanfare Ciocarlia.
		The participation of all persons involved was inspired by the thought that culture plants the seed of understanding and brings people together — and that a few positive headlines could serve to cast new light upon the entire cultural region of the Balkans.
	www.cdroots.com /jaro-angelite-passions.html (469 words)

	Maria Farantouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	Mikis Theodorakis - Happy Birthday, Mikis! feat. Milva, Maria Farantouri, Jocelyn B. Smith a.o. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Milva, the star of Italian music, the solid rock of Greek music Petros Pandis, the American Soul-Singer Jocelyn B. Smith or Maria del Mar Bonet, the cult figure of Catalan music, Peter Migunow, one of Russia's greatest talents in the field of classical song and of course Maria Farantouri, the “Priestess“.
		This live recording is the stunning document of the birthday celebratio
		CD Mikis Theodorakis and Maria Farantouri - The Birthday Concert (68.974)
	www.tropical-music.com /medium_detail/68813_e_cd.html (142 words)

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