![]() It was a time when the Cuban leader was hardly making any public appearances because he was fearing assassination attempts. 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.Ĭastro appeared unexpectedly at the concert at Cathedral Square of Havana, flanked by guards. On July 29, 1981, Theodorakis gave a concert in Havana, Cuba. The next morning they got into a big, comfortable car and spent “a memorable week with Che Guevara,” Theodorakis said. Theodorakis became friends with Castro and the two men exchanged letters. Tomorrow I’m going to the Sierra Maestra and I will come by the hotel to pick you up and take you with me.”ĭespite the objections, Guevara was adamant. Theodorakis later said that Che Guevara told him: “You are not going anywhere. ![]() They had stayed for a week, when Theodorakis explained that he wanted to leave because he was in bad health at the moment and the humid climate of Havana was bad for him. It was the time when the whole island was singing and dancing to the sounds of “Luna de miel”, a Theodorakis composition that had become very popular.Īt the time, the revolutionary government of Cuba was making an effort to get rid of bureaucracy and had invited delegations of leftist parties around the world. The Greek composer met Castro in 1962, when he visited Cuba as a parliamentary member of United Democratic Left (EDA) along with another EDA MP, Evanhegelos Sakellaris, as guests of the revolutionary government. ![]() 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.īelow, we share abstracts from an article published on Greek Reporter which describes the special bond between Mikis Theodorakis and Fidel Castro: With the above laconic phrases published in at his personal website, the internationally-renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, 91, expressed his farewell to the emblematic Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. Today, the Greek people are facing a highly aggressive and threatening policy from Erdogan’s Turkey, and I, as a Greek, cannot but be a soldier defending our rights and integrity.Greece’s legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis says farewell to his friend, Fidel Castro Theodorakis clarified that he will always be an advocate of peace and international law: "I am and will always be in favour of the peaceful coexistence of our two peoples, but always on the condition of reciprocity, mutual understanding and mutual respect for the territorial integrity and independence of each state. Erdogan behaves as if he is seeking a military incident (not to mention the terrible problems we have been facing for a long time from the criminal treatment of refugees who are transported by their hundreds to our islands under inhumane conditions by Turkish traffickers with the full coverage and assistance of the current Turkish state)," the internationally renowned composer said. "Today, when the Turkish frigates are sailing in Greek waters in the Aegean (.) Mr. It is not uncommon for the Greek composer to publicly express his opinion on important issues concerning the nation, In the statement published on Friday, Theodorakis said he accepts that in the distant past he was a champion of Greek-Turkish friendship, but he states the “conditions at that time have absolutely nothing to do with today.” Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis made a statement about the current tension in Greek-Turkish relations.
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