Maria Dimintriadi, an antifascist Greek singer whose music is famous world wide, has just recently died of lung cancer. Her songs have also been an inspiration for the youth uprising against the current Greek regime.

Here are four selections of Maria Dimitriadi’s music on youtube “diokse ti lypi palikari”, MARIA DIMITRIADI, “thalassa platia”, “Mia fora ki ena kero”

Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed by the Greek police in Athens in December 6th 2008. He was only 15 years old and his death sparked extreme violent riots all over Greece. Here is Maria Dimitriadi’s singing once again used as a tribute to this child murdered by the Greek police. R.I.P. Alexandros Grigoropoulos

Also see The Red-Hearted Voice of Greece; Mourning Maria Dimitriadi By CHRIS PAPALEONARDOS for a link to more music by this great Greek singer.