Friday, September 22, 2017
Applause and respect for Mikis Theodorakis at the KNE-Odigitis Festival
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KNE’s Secretary Nikos Abatielos (left) greets Mikis. |
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Theodorakis talking to KKE Sec. General Dimitris Koutsoumbas. |
Monday, August 28, 2017
Legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis blasts anti-communists and anti-Stalin slanderers

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Mikis during a political event in 1970s. |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
https://communismgr.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-legend-called-mikis-theodorakis.html
A Legend called Mikis Theodorakis
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The Secretary General of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas greets Mikis Theodorakis at the concert. |

Tsipras (right), whose popularity is collapsing, as far as opinion polls over the last few months are concerned, was the only European head of government to travel to Cuba for the Castro memorial service.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was again the target of stinging criticism over the weekend, although this time the source of ridicule was none other than well-known Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, a nonagenarian leftist “icon†in the country.
In an “open letter†addressed to Tsipras and posted on Theodorakis’ website, the latter takes aim directly at the Greek prime minister’s visit, presence and statements in Havana last week, where he travelled to pay homage to the late Fidel Castro. This time, however, criticism against Tsipras was aimed from a distinctly leftwing angle.
Tsipras, whose popularity is collapsing, as far as opinion polls over the last few months are concerned, was the only European head of government to travel to Cuba for the Castro memorial service.
“Comrade Alexis, I have to hand it to you, you are crafty; the craftiest bloke in Greece since 450 BC until today; because you do as you please without considering anyone. You use your personal (corporate) jet, fill it with friends and head off for Cuba, leaving the bill, 300,000 USD, left to be paid by the suckers, who get paid 300 euros a month, at best,†was the beginning of the uncharacteristically harsh reaction towards Tsipras, whom Theodarakis once praised.
“You speak from the Plaza de la Revolucion, where Fidel spoke as a genuine and tough revolutionary … you act the part of revolutionary and when you return (to Greece), you again become what you were, a child that runs the errands of Merkel, Obama and Juncker, the ones who you pilloried in Havana…â€
Monday, November 28, 2016
“My beloved Fidel…”: Greece’s legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis farewells his friend, Fidel Castro
and this is the first timeÂ
I disagree with you”.
Theodorakis, composer of numerous masterpieces such as Canto General (Poetry by Pablo Neruda), Axion Esti, Serpico and Zorba, whose musical genius made a decisive contribution to the cultural renaissance of postwar Greece, had the opportunity to meet with Fidel in Cuba and become a friend of the Cuban leader.Â
On July 29, 1981, Theodorakis gave a concert in Havana, Cuba. He was invited by Castro himself. The composer presented one of his greatest works, Canto General, based on the poem by Pablo Neruda, the work was played by a Cuban orchestra accompanied by Greek singers Maria Farantouri and Giorgos Dalaras.