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Euroscar Player of the Year (2018) Stats at NBA.com. Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo [a] ( Greek: Γιάννης Αντετοκούνμπο; born Adétòkunbọ̀; [b] December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association ...
History. The Doll formed in October 1977 with a line-up of Marion Valentine (Marion Sauva/Marion Valentino) (vocals, guitar), Adonis Yianni (keyboards), Christos Yianni (bass guitar), and Mario Watts (drums).
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Yanni was born November 14, 1954, in Kalamata, Greece, the son of a banker, Sotiri Chryssomallis, and a homemaker, Felitsa (short for Triandafelitsa, which means "rose"). He displayed musical talent at a young age, playing the piano at the age of 6. His parents encouraged him to learn at his own pace and in his own way, without formal music trainin...
In 1977, Yanni joined the Minneapolis-based rock group Chameleon, performing with its founder, drummer Charlie Adams, with whom he would work into the 2010s. While in Minneapolis, Yanni also worked with choreographer Loyce Houlton to provide music for dance works produced by the Minnesota Dance Theatre.[citation needed] After touring with Chameleon...
Musical Influences
From childhood, Yanni accepted a wide variety of musical styles, listening to radio stations from Northern Africa, Arab countries, and Europe. He observed that "there were no rock stations or classical stations—each station would just play everything." Yanni's music is said to reflect his encounters with cultures around the world and embody his philosophy of "one world, one people." In this vein, Booth Newspapers' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk perceived the eclectic inspirations of Yanni's music to be...
Music genres distinguished from the "new age" spiritual movement
While Yanni has said that new age is "a spiritual definition more than a musical definition," his music is said to be "adopted by" the New Age movement as it gained mainstream momentum. His music is also called contemporary instrumental and has been described as "an instrumental blend of fusion-jazz, world music, classical, and soft rock." However, at least as early as 1988, Yanni was said to shun labels such as "Greek" and "new age," emphasizing that "when someone says new age music, I think...
Unconventional career track
The genre of Yanni's music made it unsuitable for most commercial radio or for music television. In 2012 Yanni expressed the importance of PBSto his career, saying that the network "always allowed me to present my music without any censorship or influence, and encouraged me to be the artist that I am," and had been "a great part of my career for over 20 years." Yanni took an unconventional path to recognition, for example, by risking his personal fortune to fund historic-monument events such...
In addition to performing at venues such as Royal Albert Hall (London; 1995 & 2014), Yanni has performed at such world landmarks as the Acropolis of Athens (Greece; 1993), the Taj Mahal (Agra, India; 1997), the Forbidden City (Beijing, China; 1997), the Burj Khalifa (the world's tallest building; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2011), the Kremlin (Mos...
Yanni has had a collaborative relationship with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in its fundraising efforts since the early years of his career, reportedly raising more than $13 million for that organization. The Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Ricoproduction (2012) was Yanni's tenth collaboration with PBS. Yanni has assisted the conservation e...
Yanni's autobiography, Yanni in Words, co-authored by David Rensin, was published in February 2003, coinciding with the release of his Ethnicity album. The book became a New York Times best sellerin the nonfiction category on March 2, 2003.
Original studio albums
Studio albums Live albums 1. Live at the Acropolis(1994) 2. Tribute(1997) 3. Yanni Live! The Concert Event(2006) 4. Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico(2012) 5. The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt(2016)
Yanni with David Rensin, Yanni in Words, Miramax Books / Hyperion, New York, 2003.Winters, Kelly, Yanni biography (2004), Cengage Learning's Gale Publishing. (archive)Yanni's channel on YouTubeYanni discography at DiscogsYanni at AllMusic25. Jan. 2019 · 34K. 4M views 5 years ago. The Best Of YANNI - YANNI Greatest Hits Full Album 2021 - Yanni Piano Playlist • The Best Of YANNI - YANNI Greatest Hi... ...more. The Best Of YANNI - YANNI Greatest ...
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