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Costas Tsicaderis (6 January 1945 – 23 December 2004) was a Greek-Australian singer-songwriter. == Biography == Costas Tsicaderis was born in Katerini in the north of Greece in 1945, and his family migrated to Australia in 1954, when Costas was nine years old. In Greece his father ran a ''taverna'', but in Australia he ended up at the General Motors Holden plant in Melbourne. Costas completed his schooling in Melbourne and became a draughtsman running his own business. Later he studied architecture at the RMIT and went on to teach the subject at Preston TAFE. At high school Costas began to play the guitar and developed an interest in folk music. He first presented some of his compositions to audiences in 1974. In the 1980s he formed the Costas Tsicaderis Ensemble. He had a long association with the Melbourne cultural support group and "world music café" The Boite, where he was a regular performer. For many years he presented a weekly programme of Greek music for the community radio station 3ZZZ (mid 1990s to 2000). He also presented a programme for 3XY (late 1990s to his death). In 2001 he produced a compilation CD for 3ZZZ funded by AMRAP. Of this he wrote: "One of the most exciting activities for me last year was my involvement as producer in 3ZZZ’s CD ''Routes of Rhythm'', a compilation of six exciting and previously unrecorded Melbourne groups." This was followed by a second CD ''Routes of Rhythm 2'', which Costas also produced. Costas Tsicaderis died suddenly on 23 December 2004 aged 59. "The Music of Costas Tsicaderis", a feature that was produced for ABC radio in 1985, was aired again on the ABC National Radio programme ''Music Deli'' as a tribute. The Melbourne Greek newspaper ''Neos Kosmos'' named him 2004 Greek of the Year. Close friends and colleagues established The Costas Tsicaderis Memorial Foundation with the aim of providing financial assistance to promising young musicians. A tribute concert and launch of the CD ''The Mighty and the Humble'' was presented by The Boite and the Costas Tsicaderis Memorial Foundation on 1 December 2006 at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Costas Tsicaderis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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