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It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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