Dionysis Savvopoulos
Dionysis Savvopoulos (Greek Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος, born December 2, 1944 in Thessaloniki ) is a Greek composer, musician and singer.
Savvopoulos is known for connecting different musical styles. On the one hand it combines with western rebetiko song forms, on the other hand, Greek ( Macedonian ) folk music with elements of American musicians such as Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa. Because of its distinctive voice, he was compared to Bob Dylan. But he also writes music for TV, film and theater. Most of his songs he writes himself, both texts and music. With many famous musicians, such as Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Melina Kana and Nikos Papazoglou, he has worked with.
In 1963 he went to Athens, interrupted his law studies in favor of a career in music and has performed in nightclubs. He was for the young generation oppositional soon a cult figure. His politically influenced lyrics were censored and he was imprisoned for his political beliefs in 1967, which increased its popularity. The album " Ballo " ( Μπάλλος ) contains a Greek interpretation of Bob Dylan's " All Along the Watchtower" with the title " O Paliatsos ki o Listis " ( Ο παλιάτσος κι ο ληστής ). The album " Vromiko Psomi " ( Βρώμικο Ψωμί / Dirty Bread ) is due to its critical texts and the connection of Greek music with zappa similar music also a classic. For two years, until 1974, Pavlos Sidiropoulos collaborated with Savvopoulos group " Μπουρμπούλια " ( Bourboulia ). The album " Ο Ντάμης ο Ληστής " (O Damis o Listis ) was obtained after the military dictatorship under the title " ο Ο Ντάμης Σκληρός " (O Damis o Skliros ) appeared. Dionysis Savvopoulos 1977 sat for the release of imprisoned writers and artists, including a Sidiropoulos. The UN buffer zone in Cyprus by Turkish soldiers shot dead on August 14, 1996 Solomos Solomou Cypriots he dedicated " Odi sto Georgio Karaiskaki ".
At the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, he was the musical director.