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Biography
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Κώστας Ρούκουνας
Effective period / Period of releases: 1931 - 2000
Konstantinos (Kostas) Roukounas (Greek: Κώστας Ρούκουνας) (b. 1903 – d. 11 March 1984) was a Greek singer. His repertoire included both "traditional" (δημοτικά) and "popular" songs (λαϊκά). Most notable is his contribution to the genre of rebetiko (ρεμπέτικο). Roukounas is generally known as a singer, however he was also a songwriter.