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Remembering Georges Moustaki

On His Birthday: A Tribute to the Master of Musical Love Letters

Febr 17, 1974, Georges Moustaki, © Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (Nationaal Archief)

There are many different ways as a man to say “I love you” to a woman. One of them is to send her a song by Georges Moustaki.

On this day, which would have been his birthday, memories of Georges Moustaki, a maestro of melancholy himself, are softly stirred. Moustaki, the troubadour of poetic sorrow, left behind a legacy as profound and enduring as the shadows he once sang about. His life's journey was a lyrical odyssey, tracing the contours of love, loss, and longing through the soulful strains of his music.

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