Petroloukas Chalkias
Petroloukas Chalkias | |
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| Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς | |
.jpg) Chalkias performing in 2019 | |
| Born | 27 July 1934 |
| Died | 15 June 2025 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Traditional musician |
| Years active | 1945–2025 |
Petroloukas Chalkias (Greek: Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς; 27 July 1934 – 15 June 2025) was a Greek traditional musician.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Chalkias was born on 27 July 1934 in Delvinaki and his father was a clarinetist.[2] Chalkias was of Romani origin.[3] He began his involvement with the clarinet at the age of 11, despite the refusal of his father, with whose help he made his first public appearance at that age.[4] After this event he went to Athens where he played with his father and his violinist brother Achilleas (1937–2015) and where he made his first radio appearance.[5]
In 1960, he emigrated to the United States where he stayed for 20 years and spread Greek traditional music.[citation needed]
In 1979, he returned to Greece and settled in Athens. He played in well-known music centers and concerts, appeared in radio and television shows and participated in recordings and albums with well-known artists.[6]
Chalkias died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 90.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ ΤΣΑΒΑΛΟΣ, ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ (16 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Η συνάντηση με Λούις Άρμστρονγκ και Μπένι Γκούντμαν -Οι «ύμνοι» από Μπιλ Κλίντον". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "O Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς κάποτε είδε άλογο να σηκώνεται όρθιο, ακούγοντας το κλαρίνο του | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ Maher, Nicola (2019). The Crying Clarinet: Emotion and Music in Parakalamos (PDF) (PhD thesis). Cardiff University. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
Interestingly, many people in Greece do not associate Petros-Loukas with his Romani heritage, or are even completely unaware of it.
- ↑ "Πέτρο Λούκας Χαλκιάς". www.e-delvinaki.gr. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ Administrator. "Το βιογραφικό του Πέτρο Λούκα Χαλκιά". ipirosparadosi.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ NEWSROOM (15 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Πέθανε ο μεγάλος δεξιοτέχνης του κλαρίνου". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ NEWSROOM (15 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Πέθανε ο μεγάλος δεξιοτέχνης του κλαρίνου". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Petroloukas Chalkias discography at Discogs
- Petroloukas Chalkias at IMDb
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