Psarantonis
Psarantonis | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antonios Αντώνιος Ξυλούρης |
| Born | September 6, 1937 |
| Origin | Anogeia, Crete, Greece |
| Genres | Cretan Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Cretan lyra, mandolin, mandola |
| Years active | 1961–present |
Antonios "Antonis" Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνιος "Αντώνης" Ξυλούρης; born September 6, 1937), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης), is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra.