Athanasios Vretanos

INTERVIWE DATE:

May 13, 2024

Interviewer:

Alexandra Mourgou

Alexandros Balasis

language:

Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:

Toronto, ON

OCUPATION:

Ship mechanic, bussines owner

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Athanasios Vretanos

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Participants

Athanasios Vretanos

Intervieweer(s)

Alexandra Mourgou

Alexandros Balasis

Date and Location

May 13, 2024

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

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Project

Musical Geographies and the Greek Canadian Experience in Toronto: Places, Cultures, & Diasporic Identities

Reference ID

MGTREF001

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Culture and Tradition

Historical Events

Migration

Rites

Asia Minor Catastrophe

Marriage

Music

Ship Jumpers

WW2

Decades Referenced

1940s

1950s

1960s

Locations Referenced

Neapoli Kozani, Thessaloniki, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Bahia Blanca Argentina; Denmark; Antwerp

Occupation(s)

Ship mechanic, bussines owner

Parents Occupation(s)

Names Referenced

Gerasimos Mazarakis, Giorgos Zampetas (musician), Giorgos Batis (musician); Apostolos Kaldaras (musician)

[00:00:25] His grandfather’s story and moving to Thessaloniki

[00:04:17] German occupation and migration to Brazil

[00:06:28] Going to Argentina, Denmark and Antwerp

[00:13:31] Returning to Antwerp and playing the bouzouki

[00:17:41] Meeting Zampetas and his military service

[00:22:20] Returning to work and staying in Toronto

[00:27:47] Getting married and working as bellhop

[00:30:55] Playing the bouzouki on different stages

[00:39:43] Working in Toronto and his parents

[00:47:22] With relation with the Church

[00:50:17] The Dictatorship period and buying his house

[00:55:52] Skonadiko

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Speaker Background:

INTERVIEW LOCATION:

OCUPATION:

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Athanasios Vretanos

MGTREF001

Participants

Athanasios Vretanos

Intervieweer(s)

Alexandra Mourgou

Alexandros Balasis

Date and Location

May 13, 2024

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

Permalink

Project

Musical Geographies and the Greek Canadian Experience in Toronto: Places, Cultures, & Diasporic Identities

Reference ID

MGTREF001

Categories

Culture and Tradition

Historical Events

Migration

Rites

Tags

Asia Minor Catastrophe

Marriage

Music

Ship Jumpers

WW2

Decades Referenced

1940s

1950s

1960s

Locations Referenced

Occupation(s)

Parents Occupation(s)

Names Referenced