Savvas Houvartas
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Savvas Houvartas, Greek
: Σάββας Χουβαρτάς (b. 1968 in Pentayia) is a Cypriot guitarist and songwriter. His compositions are influenced by jazz or rock, and are instrumental or with Greek lyrics; overall are close to the mediterranean music; improvisation is another characteristic of his music. Savvas regularly performs his music at festivals and various venues. Amongst the festivals are the Etnofest World Culture Festival in Serbia, Kypria festival
, the University of Cyprus Cultural Festival, and Pomos Paradise Jazz Festival. 'Erimos' a composition of Savvas has been included in the 2007 Europavox Festival compilation CD. Ηe lives and works in Limassol
, Cyprus
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Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the Greek language since at least 730 BC . The alphabet in its classical and modern form consists of 24 letters ordered in sequence from alpha to omega...
: Σάββας Χουβαρτάς (b. 1968 in Pentayia) is a Cypriot guitarist and songwriter. His compositions are influenced by jazz or rock, and are instrumental or with Greek lyrics; overall are close to the mediterranean music; improvisation is another characteristic of his music. Savvas regularly performs his music at festivals and various venues. Amongst the festivals are the Etnofest World Culture Festival in Serbia, Kypria festival
Kypria festival
Kypria is an annual festival staged at various venues across Cyprus in September and October. It is organised by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. The festival brings to Cyprus some of the world's best artists in the fields of music, dance and performance art. Art and photography...
, the University of Cyprus Cultural Festival, and Pomos Paradise Jazz Festival. 'Erimos' a composition of Savvas has been included in the 2007 Europavox Festival compilation CD. Ηe lives and works in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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Discography
- 2010 New album in 2010
- 2007 Europavox Festival (France) Compilation CD - Composition 'Erimos' under World Music category
- 2007 Savvas Houvartas 'Acoustic'