Maria Katinari
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Maria Katinari was born in Chania
on Crete as the oldest daughter of Antonios Katinaris
. She is a Greek actress, singer and lyricist.
and a highly gifted Bouzouki
-soloist and her mother Maria Rippi being a singer from a musical family, Katinari got early stage experience.
In a short phase of her juvenile rebellion against the rembetiko tradition of the family, she joined a rock music group at the age of 13. Three years later, she began to travel during school-holidays as a singer through Europe.
She performed live at clubs in the Netherlands
, England
and Germany
. In Paris
she studied kinesiology and dance, whereby she financed her studies and living costs with her music.
Back in Athens
, she took acting classes, studied classical and jazz dance. After some success as an actress on Athens’ stages, her restless soul drove her to Cairo
, where she studied classical and traditional Arab music and succeeded also interpreting Arab music.
for her live concerts and television appearances. Their discography is limited so far to three personal albums. Beyond them she took part in successful music productions.
In 2006, she announced a new album with recompilations of Antonios Katinaris’ well-known songs.
She has worked on Greek Live music stages with well-known Greek artists like Stratos Dionysiou
, George Zambetas, Dimitris Mitropanos
, Giannis Parios
, Panos Gavalas
, Poly Panou, Keti Grei, Rita Sakellariou
, Anna Vissi
, Babis Goles, Georgios Ksintaris, Babis Tsertos
, Antonis Repanis and others.
With the musical direction of Vasilis Dimitriou and the National Orchestra of Greek Music by Stavros Xarhakos; she also took a successful concert journey through Greece.
She worked on several extremely successful music productions well-known Greek artists with hits.
Her success CD appeared in the label M.B.I. "If I a were a man" ("Αν ήμουν άντρας") deals with the deliberated women of the time between world wars in music apart. The increasing influence of the women on the society, in combination with the influence of Asia Minor
’s refugees is told with a contemporary Rembetiko music journey.
Chania
Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
on Crete as the oldest daughter of Antonios Katinaris
Antonios Katinaris
Antonios Katinaris was born in Chania, Crete, the first son of a refugee family from Asia Minor. Since his earliest years, he demonstrated his interest and his talent in music. He was already a music professional at the age of 16...
. She is a Greek actress, singer and lyricist.
Early years
Due to her father being a well-known, very successful composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and a highly gifted Bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
-soloist and her mother Maria Rippi being a singer from a musical family, Katinari got early stage experience.
In a short phase of her juvenile rebellion against the rembetiko tradition of the family, she joined a rock music group at the age of 13. Three years later, she began to travel during school-holidays as a singer through Europe.
She performed live at clubs in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
she studied kinesiology and dance, whereby she financed her studies and living costs with her music.
Back in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, she took acting classes, studied classical and jazz dance. After some success as an actress on Athens’ stages, her restless soul drove her to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, where she studied classical and traditional Arab music and succeeded also interpreting Arab music.
Musical work
Maria Katinari is particularly well known in GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
for her live concerts and television appearances. Their discography is limited so far to three personal albums. Beyond them she took part in successful music productions.
In 2006, she announced a new album with recompilations of Antonios Katinaris’ well-known songs.
She has worked on Greek Live music stages with well-known Greek artists like Stratos Dionysiou
Stratos Dionysiou
Stratos Dionysiou , was a Greek laika and elafro-laika singer who featured predominantly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
, George Zambetas, Dimitris Mitropanos
Dimitris Mitropanos
Dimitris Mitropanos is a Greek singer. He is renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style.-Biography:Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in northwest Thessaly until the age of 16, beginning his musical career in 1964....
, Giannis Parios
Giannis Parios
- Biography :Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros .- Discography :*Yiannis Parios *Ti theleis na kano *Anthropina kai kathimerina...
, Panos Gavalas
Panos Gavalas
Panagiotis Gavalas was a Greek singer.-Discography:-References:*The first version of the article is translated from the article at the Greek Wikipedia ...
, Poly Panou, Keti Grei, Rita Sakellariou
Rita Sakellariou
Rita Sakellariou was a famous Greek singer. Amongst her fans were Andreas Papandreou, Melina Mercouris, Aristotle Onasis, Anthony Quinn and others. She worked with some of the greater Greek musicians like Vassilis Tsitsanis and Giannis Papaioannou...
, Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
, Babis Goles, Georgios Ksintaris, Babis Tsertos
Babis Tsertos
Haralambos Tsertos was born in Tropea of Arcadia, Greece on October 27, 1956. He is brother of the singer Nadia Karagianni. His father was a musician too, and he was playing the Mandolin...
, Antonis Repanis and others.
With the musical direction of Vasilis Dimitriou and the National Orchestra of Greek Music by Stavros Xarhakos; she also took a successful concert journey through Greece.
She worked on several extremely successful music productions well-known Greek artists with hits.
Her success CD appeared in the label M.B.I. "If I a were a man" ("Αν ήμουν άντρας") deals with the deliberated women of the time between world wars in music apart. The increasing influence of the women on the society, in combination with the influence of Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
’s refugees is told with a contemporary Rembetiko music journey.