Dimos moutsis biography for kids

&#;A classical composer and someone who plays rebetiko can have the same artistic value&#;, the great poet Nikos Gatsos assured the young, restless composer one evening in , who approached him timidly asking him to provide him with lyrics for his music.

And it was this small but so essential phrase that unlocked the many different paths of the musical genius of Dimos Moutsis, which freed him and allowed him to capture in notes the rushing musical river of his inspiration, which was decisive for the development of Greek song.

Because Dimos Moutsis, who passed away yesterday at the age of 86, was one of the greatest and most influential chapters in the history of Greek songs.

He was the one who signed some of the most beloved and timeless songs of Greek discography, the one who sang by great voices such as Bithikotsis and Moscholiou, and introduced remarkable young performers such as Mitsias, Mitropanos, Galani and Protopsaltis, and did not hesitate to fuse the influences of Ha