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Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης
real name Βασίλειος Τσιτσάνης = Vassílios Tsitsánis
Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης is credited on 521 albums across 2,026 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,026
Credits
521
Albums
8
Decades active
4
In collections
Biography
Vassílis Tsitsanis was one of the leading Greek songwriters and bouzouki players of his time and one of the founders of modern Rebetika. Born January 18, 1915 in Tríkala, Greece - Died January 18, 1984 in London, England, UK.
In early 1936, Δημήτρης Περδικόπουλος introduced Vassilis Tsitsanis to Μίνως Μάτσας and Σπύρος Περιστέρης, who were impressed by his performing virtuosity. The next day, Tsitsanis entered the studio, initially playing bouzouki on songs by other composers, while a little later, he began recording his own compositions, the first being Σ' Ένα Ντεκέ Σκαρώσαμε (opens in a new tab). Luck brought it about that his last recording, a 1983 live album (opens in a new tab), was released by the label founded by Minos Matsas.
Tsitsanis wrote more than 500 songs.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,026 releases · 521 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 4,575
- Other credits · 895
Studios: Action Studio, Athens · Polysound Studio · Sierra Studio · Columbia Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Unknown Artist
- Costas Papadopoulos
- The Athenians (3)
- Le Trio Athénée
- Stelios Zafiriou
- B. Tsitsanis
- Trio Bel Canto
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