Marios Tokas (Greek: Μάριος Τόκας) (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 invasion, he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders. In 1975, he went to Athens in order to study in the philosophical school.[1] At the same time, he studied in the Ethniko Odio because he wanted to start a career as a musician. In 2004, Tokas and his six-member orchestra gave a concert in Vienna. The concert was co-organised by the Greek Society of Austria and the Athens Sports Association "Pantalkis" with the support of the General Secretariat of Hellenism Abroad of the GreekForeign Ministry, under the auspices of the Cypriotambassador to Austria.
He is regarded by some as the most prominent composer in Cyprus and Greece. M. Tokas may be remembered for his passion for Cyprus and the connection of his music with Cyprus.
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^"Cypriot composer to be buried Wednesday in Athens". Financial Mirror. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-30.[dead link]
^. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
^. Athens News Agency. 2008-04-30. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
marios, tokas, greek, Μάριος, Τόκας, june, 1954, april, 2008, cypriot, composer, traditional, music, born, limassol, cyprus, during, 1974, invasion, fought, soldier, against, turkish, invaders, 1975, went, athens, order, study, philosophical, school, same, tim. Marios Tokas Greek Marios Tokas 8 June 1954 27 April 2008 was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol Cyprus During the 1974 invasion he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders In 1975 he went to Athens in order to study in the philosophical school 1 At the same time he studied in the Ethniko Odio because he wanted to start a career as a musician In 2004 Tokas and his six member orchestra gave a concert in Vienna The concert was co organised by the Greek Society of Austria and the Athens Sports Association Pantalkis with the support of the General Secretariat of Hellenism Abroad of the Greek Foreign Ministry under the auspices of the Cypriot ambassador to Austria Marios TokasBust of Marios Tokas in Nicosia CyprusBackground informationBorn 1954 06 08 8 June 1954OriginLimassol CyprusDied27 April 2008 2008 04 27 aged 53 Athens GreeceOccupation s ComposerInstrument s Arxitselo Piano GuitarYears active1978 2008 Marios TokasDeath EditOn 27 April 2008 Tokas died of cancer in Athens Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias had visited him in the hospital towards the end of his life 2 He was buried in First Cemetery of Athens 3 He is regarded by some as the most prominent composer in Cyprus and Greece M Tokas may be remembered for his passion for Cyprus and the connection of his music with Cyprus References Edit Cypriot composer to be buried Wednesday in Athens Financial Mirror 2008 04 29 Retrieved 2008 04 30 dead link Famagusta Gazette Online Edition Cyprus music star Marios Tokas dies at 54 Archived from the original on 2008 05 03 Retrieved 2008 04 27 Composer Tokas laid to rest Athens News Agency 2008 04 30 Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2008 04 30 External links Editwww mariostokas gr Official website Official Facebook Page Vienna Performance Marios Tokas at IMDb nbsp This article about a Cypriot composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marios Tokas amp oldid 1177301799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
