Kekesis Lakis
Studies Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork Rewards - Distinctions
Year of birth: 1910
Year of death:1998
Place of birth:Ioannina
Studies
He studied at the Greek Conservatoire, under Nina Gikvaci.
Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork
Lyrist and composer.
His first composition was based on tango rhythm and the lyrics were written by Kostas Manesis.
Successes: “Whatever I asked for, I found it near you”, “It’s not your fault that you are gone”, “My lost joy”, You keep me alive”, etc.
He wrote many folk songs.
He founded a mandolinata in collaboration with his friend Vasilis Nessis (mandolins, guitars).
Then, the Hawaiian group “Keprivert” was created, composed of L. Kekesis, Pritsinis and Vertodoulos.
Afterwards, he made up an orchestra.
Rewards - Distinctions
1963: The song “Cry, my Heart, Cry”, written by K. Manesis and sang by Petros Anagnostakis, wins the first prize at the 1st Folk Song Festival; they donate the money to charities.
