Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης)
Vassilis Tsitsanis (Greek: Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης 18 January 1915 – 18 January 1984) was a Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern Rebetiko and Laiko music. Tsitsanis wrote more than 500 songs and is still remembered as an extraordinary composer and bouzouki player. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E3FB-1817 | 10-in. | 9/29/1953 | Gkioul bachar (Γκιογλ μπαχαρ) | Paul Kauriga Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | CO27079 | 10-in. | approximately 1940 | Na pame gia tē voula (Να παμε για τη βουλα) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | CO38842 | 10-in. | either 1947 or 1948 | Me gynaikes mē traviesai (Με γυναικες μη τραβιεσαι) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | CO38843 | 10-in. | either 1947 or 1948 | Athēnaiēssa (Αθηναιησσα) | Stellakis (Στελλακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | CO40090 | 10-in. | either 1948 or 1949 | Zōitsa mou (Ζωιτσα μου) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO40091 | 10-in. | either 1948 or 1949 | Gia mia xanthoula (Για μια ξανθουλα) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO40094 | 10-in. | either 1948 or 1949 | Ē magissa tēs vagdatēs (Η μαγισσα της βαγδατης) | Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | CO40095 | 10-in. | either 1948 or 1949 | Gyrna monos mes' tēn nychta (Γυρνα μονος μες' την μυχτα) | Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO42893 | 10-in. | approximately 1950 | To xephantōma (Το ξεφαντωμα) | Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | CO44473 | 10-in. | either 1950 or 1951 | To pedi tis nychtas | Thanasēs Eugenikos ; Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Columbia | CO44474 | 10-in. | either 1950 or 1951 | I kardia sou tha ghini chrysi | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO44475 | 10-in. | either 1950 or 1951 | To dromo monos pira | Thanasēs Eugenikos ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Columbia | CO44476 | 10-in. | either 1950 or 1951 | Oi fabrikes | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, director | |
| Columbia | CO46898 | 10-in. | either 1951 or 1952 | Se touto to paliospito | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Columbia | CO46905 | 10-in. | either 1951 or 1952 | Gioul bahar | Rena Dalia ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA641 | 10-in. | 1937 | Xelogiastra (Ξελογιάστρα) | Pános Hrisínis (Πάνος Χρυσίνης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA642 | 10-in. | 1937 | Hola ta echō varethei (Όλα τα έχω βαρεθεί) | Pános Hrisínis (Πάνος Χρυσίνης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA657 | 10-in. | January 1938 | O Tsitsanēs sto Monte Karlo (Ο Τσιτσάνης στο Μόντε Κάρλο) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA658 | 10-in. | January 1938 | Trikalinē tsachpina (Τρικαλινή τσαχπίνα) | Pános Hrisínis (Πάνος Χρυσίνης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA704 | 10-in. | March 1938 | Boemissa (Μποέμισσα) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0GA705 | 10-in. | March 1938 | Hotan se prōtognōrisa (Όταν σε πρωτογνώρισα) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0GA825 | 10-in. | October 1938 | Den tōpa to parapono (Δεν τώπα το παράπονο) | Dēmētrēs Rumeliōtēs (Δημήτρης Ρουμελιώτης) | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA857 | 10-in. | before 7/17/1939 | Apopse na mēn koimētheis (Απόψε να μην κοιμηθείς) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1152 | 10-in. | before 12/20/1946 | Ō serianēs (Ο σεριανης) | Stratos Pagioumtzis (Στρατος Παγιουμτζης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1153 | 10-in. | before 12/20/1946 | Den me stephanōnese (Δεν με στεφανωνεσε) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1229 | 10-in. | 3/4/1947 | O trellos tsinganos (Ο τρελλος τσιγγανος) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, bouzouki | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1230 | 10-in. | 3/4/1947 | Physaei o batēs (Φγσαει ο μπατης) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, bouzouki | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1312 | 10-in. | 1/7/1948 | Einai ta niata mia phora (Ειναι τα νιατα μια φορα) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, bouzouki | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1367 | 10-in. | 6/4/1948 | Giati me xypnēses prōi (Γιατι με ξυπνησες πρωι) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1368 | 10-in. | 6/4/1948 | Echei dikio to paidi (Εχει δικιο το παιδι) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed voal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1390 | 10-in. | 1948 | Magissa pou gnōrises polla (Μαγισσα που γνωρισες πολλα) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Laikē Orchēstra (Λαϊκή Ορχήστρα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1391 | 10-in. | 1948 | Ennoia sou kai tha mou to plērōsēs (Εννοια σου και θα μου το πληρωσης) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Laikē Orchēstra (Λαϊκή Ορχήστρα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1394 | 10-in. | 1948 | Ē gerakina (Η γερακινα) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Laikē Orchēstra (Λαϊκή Ορχήστρα) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | arranger, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1395 | 10-in. | 1948 | Pare me Marō pare me (Παρε με Μαρω παρε με) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Laikē Orchēstra (Λαϊκή Ορχήστρα) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1434 | 10-in. | 1948 | To omorphopaido (Το ομορφοπαιδο) | Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) ; Stelios Kēromytēs (Στέλιοσ Κερομύτης) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Mixed vocal trio | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1458 | 10-in. | 1/7/1949 | O machalomankas (Ο μαχαλομαγκας) | Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0T1486 | 10-in. | before 7/31/1938 | I exypni gyneka | Despina Doanou ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1493 | 10-in. | 10/19/1949 | Pō... pō... pō... Maria (Πω... πω... πω... Μαρια) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, director, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1494 | 10-in. | 10/19/1949 | O traumatias (Ο τραυματιας) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1523 | 10-in. | 12/8/1949 | Paixe Chrēsto to bouzouki (Παιξε Χρηστο το μπουζουκι) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1527 | 10-in. | before 7/12/1950 | Ta orphana (Τα ορφανα) | G. Mitsakēs (Γ. Μιτσκης) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1528 | 10-in. | before 8/9/1950 | Osa den phtanei ē alepou (Οσα δεν φτανει η αλεπου) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1529 | 10-in. | 12/10/1949 | Pou tha pas, pou tha ta vrēs strōmena (Που θα πας, που θα τα βρης στρωμενα) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1531 | 10-in. | before 7/12/1950 | Den etyche symponia na zētēsēs (Δεν ετυχε συμπονια να ζητησης) | Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1557 | 10-in. | before 8/9/1950 | Ē kainourgia philēnada (Η καινουργια φιληναδα) | Stelios Kēromytēs (Στέλιοσ Κερομύτης) ; Odysseas Moschonas (Οδυσσεας Μοσχονας) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1559 | 10-in. | 1/13/1950 | Krima tetoia leventia (Κριμα τετοια λεβεντια) | St. Tzouanakos (Στ. Τζουανακος) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1583 | 10-in. | before 10/4/1950 | Vgale tē maska (Βγαλε τη μασκα) | Rena (Ρενα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1584 | 10-in. | 1950 | To krevvati tou ponou (Το κρεββατι του πονου) | Rena (Ρενα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, director, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1585 | 10-in. | before 10/4/1950 | Me les bekrē kai betirakē (Με λες μπεκρη και μπετιρακη) | Rena (Ρενα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1599 | 10-in. | 1950 | Ē metanoēmenē (Η μετανοημενη) | Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) ; Stauros Tsoganakou (Σταυρος Τσογανακου) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1600 | 10-in. | before 6/14/1950 | O tempelēs (Ο τεμπελης) | S. Giortopoulos (Σ. Γιορτοπουλος) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) ; Stauros Tsoganakou (Σταυρος Τσογανακου) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1603 | 10-in. | 1950 | O chōrismos pou mantepses (Ο χωρισμος που μαντεψες) | Athanasios Evgenikos (Αθανάσιος Ευγενικός) ; M. Mēnou (Μ. Μηνου) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | director, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1604 | 10-in. | 1950 | O kokoras (Ο κοκορας) | Athanasios Evgenikos (Αθανάσιος Ευγενικός) ; Rena (Ρενα) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | director, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1608 | 10-in. | 5/2/1950 | Geia sou ka-i-ki mou Aē-Nikola (Γεια σου κα-ι-κι μου Αη-Νικολα) | A Giannoppoulos (A. Γιαννοπουλος) ; Od. Moschonas (Οδ. Μοσχονας) ; Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) ; Ν Voulgarēs (Ν. Βουλγαρης) | Mixed vocal quintet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1629 | 10-in. | 1950 | O noikokyrēs (Ο νοικοκυρης) | Od. Moschonas (Οδ. Μοσχονας) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1679 | 10-in. | 1950 | Ē tampakera (Η ταμπακερα) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1699 | 10-in. | 11/4/1950 | O chōrismos me plēgōse (Ο χωρισμος με πληγωσε) | Rena (Ρενα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1722 | 10-in. | 11/30/1950 or earlier | To parapono tou xenētemenou (Το παραπονο του ξενητεμενου) | Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1724 | 10-in. | 12/9/1950 | Apanō poulega na kopsō to pioto (Απανω πουλεγα να κοπσω το πιοτο) | Rena (Ρενα) ; Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Female-male vocal duet | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1751 | 10-in. | 5/8/1951 | Eisai goēssa (Εισαι γοησσα) | Prodromos Tsaousakēs (Προδρομος Τσαουσακης) ; Vasilēs Tsitsanēs (Βασιλης Τσιτσανης) | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1752 | 10-in. | 5/8/1951 | To ellēnopoulo (Το ελληνοπουλο) | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1787 | 10-in. | 9/1/1951 | I serach | Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1788 | 10-in. | 1/16/1952 | Andilaloune ta vouna | Sp. Efstathiou ; Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; St. Tzouanakos (Στ. Τζουανακος) | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Odeon | GO4009 | 10-in. | approximately 1948 | Ē satrapissa (Η σατραπισσα) | Markos Vamvakarēs (Μαρκος Βαμβακαρης) | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tsitsanēs, Vasilēs (Τσιτσανης, Βασιλης)," accessed May 12, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103565.
Tsitsanēs, Vasilēs (Τσιτσανης, Βασιλης). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 12, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103565.
"Tsitsanēs, Vasilēs (Τσιτσανης, Βασιλης)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 May 2024.
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