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'''Lambros "Babis" Bakalis''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[laika]] composer. | '''Lambros "Babis" Bakalis''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[laika]] composer. | ||
| − | Bakalis was born in [[Kanalia (Karditsa)|Kanalia]], [[Karditsa prefecture]], [[Thessaly]], on [[June 20]], [[1920]]. He took up music at an early age and moved to [[Athens]] in [[1944]]. Over the next years and especially during the decades of the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]], Bakalis wrote the music to over 1,500 [[laika]] songs which were made hits by such noted singers as [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], [[Sotiria Bellou]], [[Vangelis Perpiniadis]], [[Petros Anagnostakis]] and [[Stratos Dionysiou]]. Of special note was his partnership with lyricist [[Kostas Virvos]]. | + | Bakalis was born in [[Kanalia (Karditsa)|Kanalia]], [[Karditsa prefecture]], [[Thessaly]], on [[June 20]], [[1920]]. He took up music at an early age and moved to [[Athens]] in [[1944]]. In [[1947]], he wrote his first song "Κάποια Μάνα αναστενάζει" ("A Mother is sighing"). Over the next years, and especially during the decades of the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]], Bakalis wrote the music to over 1,500 [[laika]] songs which were made hits by such noted singers as [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], [[Sotiria Bellou]], [[Vangelis Perpiniadis]], [[Petros Anagnostakis]] and [[Stratos Dionysiou]]. Of special note was his partnership with lyricist [[Kostas Virvos]]. |
Bakalis was greatly influenced by Indian music, producing some of the best known "Indogyftika" songs. He died on [[March 26]], [[2007]]. | Bakalis was greatly influenced by Indian music, producing some of the best known "Indogyftika" songs. He died on [[March 26]], [[2007]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:48, September 28, 2007
Lambros "Babis" Bakalis was a Greek laika composer.
Bakalis was born in Kanalia, Karditsa prefecture, Thessaly, on June 20, 1920. He took up music at an early age and moved to Athens in 1944. In 1947, he wrote his first song "Κάποια Μάνα αναστενάζει" ("A Mother is sighing"). Over the next years, and especially during the decades of the 1950s and 1960s, Bakalis wrote the music to over 1,500 laika songs which were made hits by such noted singers as Grigoris Bithikotsis, Sotiria Bellou, Vangelis Perpiniadis, Petros Anagnostakis and Stratos Dionysiou. Of special note was his partnership with lyricist Kostas Virvos.
Bakalis was greatly influenced by Indian music, producing some of the best known "Indogyftika" songs. He died on March 26, 2007.
