Maria Pharantoure

Maria Farantouri atau Farandouri (Yunani: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; lahir 28 November 1947 di Athena) adalah seorang penyanyi Yunani dan juga aktivis politik dan budaya. Dia telah berkolaborasi dengan komposer Yunani seperti Mikis Theodorakis, yang menulis musik untuk Canto General karya Pablo Neruda, yang dibawakan Farantouri di seluruh dunia. Selama junta militer Yunani tahun 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri merekam lagu protes di Eropa bersama Mikis Theodorakis. Pada tahun 1971, dia merekam Lagu dan Potongan Gitar oleh Theodorakis dengan gitaris Australia John Williams yang mencakup tujuh puisi oleh Federico García Lorca. Dia telah merekam lagu dalam bahasa Spanyol ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italia, dan Inggris ("Joe Hill" dan Lagu Alabama karya Elisabeth Hauptmann dari Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny karya Bertolt Brecht), karya George Gershwin, serta karya komposer Yunani Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou dan Vangelis. Suaranya contralto dengan dua oktaf. Pers internasional menyebutnya sebagai Callas rakyat (The Daily Telegraph), dan Joan Baez dari Mediterania (Le Monde). Maria Farantouri adalah anggota terpilih Parlemen Yunani dari tahun 1989 hingga 1993 mewakili Gerakan Sosialis Panhellenic (PASOK). Dia menikah dengan penyair dan mantan politisi Tilemachos Chytiris. Pada tanggal 23 September 2004, Presiden Republik Hellenic mengakui kontribusi Maria Farantouri pada lagu Yunani, menganugerahkannya Salib Emas Orde Phoenix. Dia dianugerahi Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 atas kontribusinya terhadap musik kontemporer dan tradisional internasional, dan Spanish LiberPress 2017. Sumber: Artikel "Maria Farantouri" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Maria Farantouri or Farandouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed all over the world. During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. She has recorded songs in Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), George Gershwin's works, as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis. Her voice is contralto with two octaves. The international press called her a people's Callas (The Daily Telegraph), and the Joan Baez of the Mediterranean (Le Monde). Maria Farantouri was an elected member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 1993 representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). She is married to the poet and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris. On 23 September 2004, the President of the Hellenic Republic recognized the contribution of Maria Farantouri to Greek song, awarding her the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix. She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 for her contribution to international contemporary and traditional music, and the Spanish LiberPress 2017. Source: Article "Maria Farantouri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.