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'''Kostas Moundakis''' (alternate spelling [[Kostas Mountakis]]) was a [[Crete|Cretan]] musician, a virtuoso of the [[lyra]], as well as an accomplished singer and songwriter.

Moundakis was born on [[February 10]], [[1926]] in Alfa, a town in the [[Mylopotamos]] region of [[Rethymno prefecture]], [[Crete]]. He was the youngest of the seven children of Nikos and Kalliope Moundakis.

The Moundakis clan hailed from [[Sfakia]] in [[Chania prefecture]], home of the fiercest fighters of Crete. Moundakis' great-grandfather had been killed in [[1827]] during the Greek [[War of Independence]].

Young Kostas lost his father when he was three months old and the hardships that his family encountered probably shaped his later life. He was unable to complete his secondary education and instead was drawn to the [[lyra]] - the main musical instrument in that part of Crete. After much practice, Moundakis became an accomplished player and was soon teaching others the art of playing it.

Throughout the [[1960s]], Moundakis made a name for himself by writing and/or singing the best-known Cretan songs of that era: "Ο Πραματευτής" (The traveling salesman), "Δεν έχω άλλα δάκρυα" (I have no tears left), "Της ακρογιαλιάς νεράϊδα" (Nymph of the beach), "Η κότα η στρουμπουλή" (The plump chicken), "Ένα ματσάκι γιασεμιά" (A bunch of jasmin), etc. Many of those songs have been re-recorded by other artists including [[Nikos Xylouris]].

Moundakis toured extensively and, eventually, formed a duo with his son, Manos Moundakis. He died in January, [[1991]].

[[Category:Male Singers|Moundakis, Kostas]]
[[Category:1926 births|Moundakis, Kostas]]
[[Category 1991 deaths|Moundakis, Kostas]]
[[Category:Crete|Moundakis, Kostas]]

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−	'''Kostas Moundakis''' (~~alternate~~ spelling [[Kostas Mountakis]]) was a [[Crete\|Cretan]] musician, a virtuoso of the [[lyra]], as well as an accomplished singer and songwriter.	+	'''Kostas Moundakis''' (alternative spelling [[Kostas Mountakis]]) was a [[Crete\|Cretan]] musician, a virtuoso of the [[lyra]], as well as an accomplished singer and songwriter.

	Moundakis was born on [[February 10]], [[1926]] in Alfa, a town in the [[Mylopotamos]] region of [[Rethymno prefecture]], [[Crete]]. He was the youngest of the seven children of Nikos and Kalliope Moundakis.		Moundakis was born on [[February 10]], [[1926]] in Alfa, a town in the [[Mylopotamos]] region of [[Rethymno prefecture]], [[Crete]]. He was the youngest of the seven children of Nikos and Kalliope Moundakis.

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	Throughout the [[1960s]], Moundakis made a name for himself by writing and/or singing the best-known Cretan songs of that era: "Ο Πραματευτής" (The traveling salesman), "Δεν έχω άλλα δάκρυα" (I have no tears left), "Της ακρογιαλιάς νεράϊδα" (Nymph of the beach), "Η κότα η στρουμπουλή" (The plump chicken), "Ένα ματσάκι γιασεμιά" (A bunch of jasmins), etc. Many of those songs have been re-recorded by other artists including [[Nikos Xylouris]].		Throughout the [[1960s]], Moundakis made a name for himself by writing and/or singing the best-known Cretan songs of that era: "Ο Πραματευτής" (The traveling salesman), "Δεν έχω άλλα δάκρυα" (I have no tears left), "Της ακρογιαλιάς νεράϊδα" (Nymph of the beach), "Η κότα η στρουμπουλή" (The plump chicken), "Ένα ματσάκι γιασεμιά" (A bunch of jasmins), etc. Many of those songs have been re-recorded by other artists including [[Nikos Xylouris]].

−	Moundakis toured extensively and, eventually, formed a duo with his son, Manos Moundakis. He died in January, [[1991]].	+	Moundakis toured extensively and, eventually, formed a duo with his son, Manos Moundakis. He died on [[January 31]], [[1991]].

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 Young Kostas lost his father when he was three months old and the hardships that his family encountered probably shaped his later life. He was unable to complete his secondary education and instead was drawn to the [[lyra]] - the main musical instrument in that part of Crete. After much practice, Moundakis became an accomplished player and was soon teaching others the art of playing it.
-Throughout the [[1960s]], Moundakis made a name for himself by writing and/or singing the best-known Cretan songs of that era: "Ο Πραματευτής" (The traveling salesman), "Δεν έχω άλλα δάκρυα" (I have no tears left), "Της ακρογιαλιάς νεράϊδα" (Nymph of the beach), "Η κότα η στρουμπουλή" (The plump chicken), "Ένα ματσάκι γιασεμιά" (A bunch of jasmin), etc. Many of those songs have been re-recorded by other artists including [[Nikos Xylouris]].
+Throughout the [[1960s]], Moundakis made a name for himself by writing and/or singing the best-known Cretan songs of that era: "Ο Πραματευτής" (The traveling salesman), "Δεν έχω άλλα δάκρυα" (I have no tears left), "Της ακρογιαλιάς νεράϊδα" (Nymph of the beach), "Η κότα η στρουμπουλή" (The plump chicken), "Ένα ματσάκι γιασεμιά" (A bunch of jasmins), etc. Many of those songs have been re-recorded by other artists including [[Nikos Xylouris]].
 Moundakis toured extensively and, eventually, formed a duo with his son, Manos Moundakis. He died in January, [[1991]].
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 [[Category:Male Singers|Moundakis, Kostas]]
 [[Category:1926 births|Moundakis, Kostas]]
-[[Category 1991 deaths|Moundakis, Kostas]]
+[[Category:1991 deaths|Moundakis, Kostas]]
 [[Category:Crete|Moundakis, Kostas]]