MANOLIS MANOURAS - 40 YEARS COLLECTION

MANOLIS MANOURAS - 40 YEARS

Manolis Manouras was born in Anogia, Rethymno in 1929, the son of the old and good lyricist George Manouras or Kourkoutakis, from where he received his first stimuli for his initiation into the lyre. Since 1965 he has been professionally involved in Cretan music, starting his personal artistic career from the then well-known Cretan center of the city of Heraklion "Erotokritos". Since 1972 and for ten years, he lives and appears in Athens in various Cretan hangouts, tours abroad close to expatriates and returns in 1982 to Heraklion, where he now lives exclusively with Cretan music. The record presence of Manolis Manouras may not be great, but what has been recorded on his behalf is his lyre skill, recognized by the public and artists. His special performance in the performance of old trolls and the unique way of playing a series of old Anogia condyles, where he learned from his father make him stand out. Sensitivity and simplicity, precision in execution, emphasis on detail, stability in the balance of melodies he delivers, are the characteristics of Manolis Manouras. In this work, Manolis Manouras captures with great success the best moments of his forty-year artistic career.

Stelios Aerakis

Production supervision: Stelios Aerakis