George Dalaras — Bucharest
Greek music legend — nearly 90 albums, 18+ million records sold, a living archive of Mediterranean song.
About the event
Part of the George Dalaras European tour presented by Atlantis London. The Bucharest date is staged at Sala Palatului, bringing the artist’s full live band and show production to British & European audiences.
For information about the artist — including biography, signature songs and notable collaborations — see the dedicated section below. This concert is part of a multi-city run; related dates on the same tour are listed at the bottom of this page.
George Dalaras
Piraeus, Greece · born 1949 · 1967 – present
Born in Piraeus on 29 September 1949, George Dalaras is one of the most prolific and influential figures in Greek music. Since his 1967 debut he has released close to 90 personal albums — selling over 18 million copies worldwide — and taken part in more than 150 collaborative projects spanning rebetiko, laïkó, pop, rock and classical crossover.
Dalaras is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist on bouzouki, guitar, baglamas and oud. His 1983 concerts at Athens’ Olympic Stadium drew 160,000 people and, as Rolling Stone noted, marked the moment “Greek music entered the era of the big stadiums.” He has performed at Madison Square Garden, Sydney Opera House and the Royal Albert Hall, and conducted over 800 concerts outside Greece.
In 2006 he was appointed a UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador. His international collaborations include Sting, Al Di Meola, the Metropole Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Charles Dutoit.
Signature songs
- Pou\u{2019}nai ta chronia
- Na\u{2019}tane to 21
- Kapou nychtonei
- Mad About You (w/ Sting)
- Rebetiko repertoire
Notable albums
- Mikra Asia (1972)
- 50 Chronia Rebetiko Tragoudi (1975)
- Rebetika tis Katochis (1980)
Collaborations
Warm up with George Dalaras
Give the setlist a preview — here are the most-streamed tracks ahead of the Bucharest night.
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