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Editorial Reviews - Keyboardists by Genre From the Publisher Chapters: Heavy Metal Keyboardists, Jazz Keyboardists, Pop Keyboardists, Rock Keyboardists, Jean Michel Jarre, Linda Mccartney, Demetrio Stratos, Motoi Sakuraba, Ihsahn, Louis Banks, Ian Stewart, Paul Hardcastle, Olve Eikemo, Janne Wirman, Shagrath, Lars Nedland, Henrik Klingenberg, Alex Staropoli, Galder, Vadim Pruzhanov, Sigurd Wongraven, Håvard Ellefsen, Stian Aarstad, Steinar Sverd Johnsen, István Cserháti, Mustis, Andy Winter, Michael Kenney, Martijn Spierenburg, Meiju Enho, Tuomas Planman, Paco Saval, Frank Esler-Smith, Dado Džihan, Steve Lodder, Lorentz Aspen, Josh Silver, Gábor Kukovecz, Claude Schnell, Doug Johnson, Markus Eurén, Gregg Dechert. Excerpt: Efstratios Demetriou (Alexandria, April 22, 1945 New York, June 13, 1979) better known as Demetrio Stratos was a Greek lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, music researcher, and co-founder, frontman and lead singer of the Italian progressive rock, jazz fusion band AreA International POPular Group. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, of Greek parents, he studied piano and accordion at the "National Conservatoire". In 1957 he was sent to Nicosia, Cyprus, and, at the age of 17, moved to Milan, Italy, to attend the Politecnico di Milano University at the Architecture Faculty, where he formed his first musical group. In 1967, Demetrio Stratos joined the Italian beat band I Ribelli, and in 1972, founded Area. Stratos recorded many records, and toured festivals in Italy, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Netherlands, Cuba, U.S. with Area, as well as a solo artist and in collaboration with other artists. He worked together with musicians, singers, writers, poets, directors, men of learning such as Mogol, Lucio Battisti, Gianni Sassi, Gianni Emilio Simonetti, Juan Hidalgo, Walter Marchetti, John Cage, Tra... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14688706 Synopsis Chapters: Heavy Metal Keyboardists,