Mikis Theodorakis

Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; born 29 July 1925) is a Greek songwriter of over 1000 songs and composer. He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973) and is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. Politically, he identified with the left until the late 1980s; in 1989 he ran as an independent candidate within the centre-right New Democracy party in order for the country to come out of the political crisis that had been created due to the numerous scandals of the government of Andreas Papandreou[14] and helped to establish a large coalition between conservatives, socialists and leftists. In 1990 he was elected to the parliament (as in 1964 and 1981), became a government minister under Constantine Mitsotakis, and fought against drugs and terrorism and for culture, education and better relations between Greece and Turkey. He continues to speak out in favor of left-liberal causes, Greek-Turkish-Cypriot relations, and against the War in Iraq. He has consistently opposed oppressive regimes and was a key voice against the Greek junta 1967-1974, which imprisoned him.

Links To Peel
Peel played tracks from Mikis Theodorakis on his Night Ride show in 1969 and also a year later in 1970 when the opening track by Mikis Theodorakis on the 18 April 1970 show was played after the Greek songwriter and composer had gone into exile in Paris earlier in the week. Not much information is known how Peel got hold of the record.

Shows Played
1969 1970
 * 07 May 1969: Ο Αντώνης (Andonis) (LP - Μαουτχάουζεν / Έξη Τραγούδια (The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs)
 * 18 April 1970: Ο Αντώνης (Andonis) (LP - Μαουτχάουζεν / Έξη Τραγούδια (The Ballad Of Mauthausen / Six Songs)