Charalabos Garganourakis

Biography

Charalambos Garganourakis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Γαργανουράκης) was born on June 28, 1946 in Agios Thomas, Monofatsi, Heraklion, Crete, and grew up in a mountain village. Enchanted by the sounds of the lyre and the lute, he first picked up the lyre at the age of ten. It wasn't long before his talent was recognized and by the time he was 17 he…