Maraveyas ilegál

Maraveyas ilegál

Maraveyas ilegál performing live
Background information
Birth name Kostis Maraveyas
Also known as Maraveyas ilegál
Origin Athens, Greece
Genres World music, Folk Rock
Years active 1997-present
Labels ilegál productions
EMI Greece
Live band line-up
Members Kriton Bellonias
Aggelos Aggelidis
Ntinos Manos
Ottomo Aggloupas
Jim Staridas
Antonis Andreou
Past members Mihalis Kalkanis
Panagiotis Kalantzopoulos
Giorgos Kontogiannis
Andreas Symvoulopoulos
Yannis Economides
Ilan Manouach
Nikos Papavranousis
Angelos Papadatos
Grigoris Ntanis
Theodora Tzimou
Vasiliki Kakosaiou
Aris Zervas

Kostis Maraveyas or Kostis Maravegias (Greek: Κωστής Μαραβέγιας), also known by his stage name Maraveyas ilegál or just Maraveyas,[1] is a Greek singer-songwriter, composer, performer, director,[2] TV presenter and writer. He plays the accordion, piano, guitar, hammond, farfisa and he sings in Greek, English, Spanish and Italian. Although he began his musical career in the underground & alternative music scene of Italy and Greece,[3] Maraveyas is nowadays considered a pop star in Greece, because of his latest wide success.[4]

On March 2012, Kostis Maraveyas introduced his very first novel "Lola" which was released by Metaichmio editions as a part of a CD with the same title.[5] The story is about a young girl, a musician, named Lola and her boyfriend Markos, who both travel from Piraeus Port to Kastelorizo Island by ship. It's a humorous travel love story mixed with politics, inspired by the announcements of the ex prime minister George Papandreou regarding the International Monetary Fund from the island of Kastelorizo.

To date Maraveyas has released four full length albums of his original material and a full live double album, which include "Radiopiratis" (released in 2003 on FM records), "Ilegal" (released on Cantini, 2007), "Welcome to Greece" (released on EMI Greece, 2007), "Lola" (released on EMI Greece, 2012) and "Live ston Kipo tou Megarou" (released on EMI-Universal Greece, 2013). His latest cd "Lola" has been broadcast over notable European & Global Radios such as BBC3,[6] BBC World Service,[7] RTVE,[8] Funkhaus Berlin,[9] Radio Canada [10] and many other.

Biography

Maraveyas began his musical career in Italy where he studied Statistics & Mathematics at the University of Bari, as well as piano, harmony, counterpoint & fugue at the Conservatory Niccoló Piccini of Bari.[11][12] While there, he played with groups such as Yamas and X Darawish ("Una ratsa mia fatsa"[13] ed. il Manifesto 1998), which combined a variety of languages and musical styles. His music combines Mediterranean and Balkan elements, colorful arrangements and jazz and bossa nova influences. Maraveyas returned to Greece in 2001 and became a solo artist. In 2003, he released his solo debut “Radiopiratis” (FM Records 2003), which signaled the arrival of a new exciting talent in the Greek music scene. His second album “Maraveyas Ilegal” (Cantini 2007) came out in 2007 to enthusiastic reviews and audiences. His third release was “Welcome To Greece” (EMI 2009) and his most recent release is "Lola" (EMI 2012). He’s been touring regularly with his live band in Greece and other European countries, such as United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, France, Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. Maraveyas Ilegál’s live shows in Greece are often sold out.[14]

Maraveyas performing in Berlin at Prix Europa 2010

In 2010 Maraveyas performed during the opening night of Prix Europa organized by RBB in the Großen Sendesaal of RBB in Berlin,[15] the biggest annual European trimedial festival and competition. The concert was broadcast live in most European countries (ZDF, ARTE,RADIO FRANCE,FRANCE TELEVISIONS, MTV, NTR, NRK, ERT, RTÉ, ORF, RBB, RADIO RUSSIA etc.). The song “Rue Madame” was premiered during that concert and a competition was launched for the video shoot, in collaboration with Dailymotion. It was the first worldwide director competition by a Greek artist.[16]

Maraveyas as host of "Mesogeios"

His digital single “Fila Me Akoma” featuring Panos Mouzourakis, the Greek cover version of Lorenzo Jovanotti’s “Baciami Ancora”, has won 2 MAD Video Music Awards[17] for Best Alternative Video and Best Duet (MAD TV is Greece’s #1 rated music network), as well as nominated for Best Greek Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Maraveyas served as the host of the music documentary “Mesogeios” (“Mediterranean”), for 2011/2012 television season, a production by Panos Karkanevatos for the Greek public television ERT. It’s a road trip to cities of the Mediterranean with Maraveyas exchanging ideas and sounds with local musicians as well as jamming with them. Just to mention a few of them, Vinicio Capossela, Ludovico Einaudi, Riccardo Tesi, Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio, RadioDervish, Mariza, Teresa Salgueiro, Cristina Branco, Deolinda, Cristina Hoyos, Amparo Sanchez, Macaco, Massilia Sound System, Psarantonis, Mercan Dede, Baba Zula, Yasmin Levy and other.[18][19]

In 2014 he wrote and directed 12 episodes of the music documentary series “Mousiki Pantou” [20] (Greek: Μουσική Παντού) which was transmitted on Greek Public Television NERIT and gained positive reviews from the media.

On November 8, 2014, Maraveyas was awarded as "Best Composer" at the Athinorama People’s Choice Theatre Awards [21] for the play “Filargyros” (“L’Avare/The Miser”) by Moliere that was performed at the National Theatre of Greece during the 2012-2013 season.

In summer 2015, Maraveyas composed the music for the play Ecclesiazousae, Aristophanes, for the National Theatre of Greece.[22]

In May 2016, he participated as a singer-songwriter in the French film "Voir du pays" which was awarded at the 69th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.[23]

In June 2016 he composed the music for the play "Monaksxa a lonely planet", for the Athens & Epidaurus Festival 2016.[24]

Discography

Albums

Contributions

Music for theatre

Music for cinema

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Aepi - Home Page". Aepi.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Imdb-Kostis Maravegias". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  3. ↑ "MIC - Δελτία τύπου - Οι Πέμπτες του Κωστή Μαραβέγια - Ελληνικά". Mic.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  4. ↑ Rachel Donadio (2011-10-15). "Greece's Big Debt Drama Is a Muse for Its Artists.". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Lola Book". www.metaixmio.gr. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  6. ↑ "World On 3". www.bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  7. ↑ "The Strand". www.bbc.co.uk. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  8. ↑ "Ritmos Etnicos". www.rtve.es. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  9. ↑ "Funkhaus Playlists". www.funkhauseuropa.de. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  10. ↑ "Musiques Diffusees". www.radip-canada.ca. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Κωστής Μαραβέγιας". marieclaire.gr. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  12. ↑ "ΟΙ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΙ - Kωστής Μαραβέγιας". Lifo.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  13. ↑ "√ UNA RATSA ΜΙΑ ΦΑΤΣΑ - X-Dar - Recensione - Rockol" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  14. ↑ "Maraveyas ilegál at Benaki Summer Festival 2013".
  15. ↑ "16. Prix Europa: Im Zeichen des Stiers | rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Rbb-online.de. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  16. ↑ "Rue Madame - Upload your video to the Contest! (Maraveyas) - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  17. ↑ "Mad awards". mad.tv. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  18. ↑ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ  10/02/2012. "EPT online - Πρόγραμμα Τηλεόρασης". Tvradio.ert.gr. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  19. ↑ "Mesogeios". kosmos936.gr. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  20. ↑ "Nerit". nerit.gr. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  21. ↑ "Athinorama awards". athinorama.gr. 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  22. ↑ web, gravity.gr - interactive. "National Theatre of Greece - Ecclesiazusae by Aristophanes". n-t.gr. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  23. ↑ Coulin, Delphine; Coulin, Muriel (2000-01-01), Voir du pays, retrieved 2016-07-11
  24. ↑ "Ειrini Fanarioti-Terre de Semis | Athens & Epidaurus Festival 2016". Athens & Epidaurus Festival 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

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