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Adam and Cassius Cohen, Cohen\u2019s son and grandson, joined Manolis Famellos and Panos Mouzourakis for a musical tribute they had been preparing for years, marking the 10th anniversary of the legendary singer-songwriter\u2019s death on November 7.<\/p>\n
Several generations of Greek music came together to honour an artist who crossed musical and cultural boundaries.<\/p>\n
Nikos Portokaloglou performed \u201cI\u2019m Your Man\u201d, while Dimitra Galani delivered a particularly striking performance of \u201cKitrina Fota\u201d, a Greek adaptation of \u201cFamous Blue Raincoat\u201d with lyrics by Lina Nikolakopoulou.<\/p>\n
Elli Paspala brought the evening to a moving close with a deeply lyrical performance of \u201cHallelujah\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sugahspank, Skiadareses, Maria Papageorgiou and Stathis Drogosis also joined the tribute.<\/p>\n
The packed venue frequently echoed with the audience quietly singing along with the performers.<\/p>\n
The musical ensemble also featured Christos Vergo, K. BHTA, Giorgos Dimitriadis, Doro Dimosthenous, George Gaudy, Nalyssa Green, Kostis, LOU IS and Danae Panagiotopoulou.<\/p>\n
Leonard Cohen and Hydra<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Between performances, the programme screened excerpts from interviews, documentaries and footage of Cohen\u2019s visits to Hydra, the Greek island where he lived for periods of his life and which remained closely associated with him.<\/p>\n Adam Cohen also referred to Hydra while speaking in the Greek he knows.<\/p>\n At the end of the evening, all the performers returned to the stage and encouraged the audience, as people gradually began making their way home, to sing along to \u201cDance Me to the End of Love\u201d.<\/p>\n The tribute ultimately brought together Cohen\u2019s music, his connection with Greece and the generations of Greek artists who continue to interpret his work.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n