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Spyros Peristeris (Greek: Σπύρος Περιστέρης; 1900 – 15 March 1966) was a Greek rebetiko composer and a mandolin and bouzouki player.
He was born in 1900 in Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire,[1] to Aristides, a musician, and Despina (née Bekou). Around 1914, his family moved to Constantinople; after the burning of Smyrna in 1922, Peristeris moved to Athens, Greece.
While in Athens, he became the artistic director of Odeon-Parlophone in Athens.[2] He died in 1966 in Athens.
References
[edit]- ^ Mansel, Philip (2010). Levant : splendour and catastrophe on the Mediterranean. London: John Murray. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-7195-6707-0. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Ordoulidis, Nikos (2022). The Piano in Greek Popular Orchestras of the Early 20th Century. An Overview of the Material. Popular Music of the Greek World. Athens, Greece: British School at Athens. p. 17.
