Marios Tokas

Marios Tokas
Marios Tokas
Background information
Born	(1954-06-08)8 June 1954
Origin	Limassol, Cyprus
Died	27 April 2008(2008-04-27) (aged 53) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Composer
Instrument(s)	Arxitselo, Piano, Guitar
Years active	1978–2008

Marios Tokas (Greek: Μάριος Τόκας) (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 invasion, he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders. In 1975, he went to Athens in order to study in the philosophical school.^[1] At the same time, he studied in the Ethniko Odio because he wanted to start a career as a musician. In 2004, Tokas and his six-member orchestra gave a concert in Vienna. The concert was co-organised by the Greek Society of Austria and the Athens Sports Association "Pantalkis" with the support of the General Secretariat of Hellenism Abroad of the Greek Foreign Ministry, under the auspices of the Cypriot ambassador to Austria.