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ANTONIS APERGIS

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He was born in Nikaia in 1963. Before going to school he started playing the guitar. At the age of 8 he took classical guitar lessons with Alekos Bouras at the National Conservatory. At 11 he started playing the recorder, at 20 he started playing the oud and the double-bass and at 29 he took on playing the kanonaki (zither) and the ney (folk flute). Later on he started playing fretless guitar. Aside from being a performer he is also a renown composer and arranger. At the age of 17 he arranged pro-classic music and composed music for puppet theater, and at 24 he arranged music for a big band. He has worked as a musician and arranger with some of Greece’s most important singers and musicians. He has also collaborated with Arab musicians, with the Turkmen group Ashkabad and with the salsa group Tierra Negra. He has recorded 5 albums with his compositions and 2 solo albums as an oud player. He has taught electric guitar at the Odeio Kentriko, and folk music at the Music High School of Pallini and at the University of Arta. He performs with his band in Greece and abroad. He............... it's me!!

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Member Since: 9/6/2007
Influences: MAHLER,J.S.BACH,ZEKI MUREN,ARABIC MUSIC,TURKISH AND GREEK FOLK MUSIC,SUNDANESE CLASSICAL SONGS,CHIOTIS,TSITSANIS,WES MONTGOMERY,BILL EVANS,SPOGEBOB(OFTEN)
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Record Label: LIBRA MUSIC
Type of Label: Major