The celebrated Volos bouzouki virtuoso and creator of “Skala”, Stathis Milanos, passed away today at the age of 84. He was the third and youngest son of the Milanos family, after Karolos and Nikos, who made history in the music and entertainment scene of Volos for more than a century, continuing the tradition started at the beginning of the 20th century by their father, Stefanos Milanos, who established “Skala” in 1919 in the Agios Nikolaos area.
This was announced by the owners of the “Avra” venue, where he had performed for the past fifteen years. The post said:
“Today, the Avra family, after 15 years of working together, says goodbye with deep emotion to Stathis Milanos, a true legend of folk music, a man who brought us all together as a group, in one voice, in one song.
Maestro, thank you for the nights you gave us, for the moments when we became one around your bouzouki, for your contribution to music and to life.
You brought together Volos’s two most historic venues, our Avra and Milanos’s Skala, and together with us you created magical summer evenings, with people coming from all over the world simply to hear you play!
Today is a difficult day for us all, but we know that wherever you are going now, you will all sing your songs together. Avra bids you farewell with love and is grateful for everything you left us. Watch over us from up there.”