Barmberis Takis

Takis Barberis was born in Athens,Greece on July 14,1963. His relationship with music began at the age of 11.
He studied at the National Conservatory of Greece, classic guitar with Dimitris Fampas and music theory with Yiannis Avgerinos, and received the Harmony certificate. Simultaneously he plays electric guitar in many rock groups.
In 1979 begins his interest in jazz that determines his later course. This period he cooperates with many significant musicians as G. Trantalidis, N. Touliatos, Y.Kinninis, D. Apostolou, P. Gekas and An. Georgiou. In 1982 he presents his first compositions with the band "Jazz Fusion Quintet".
It is then that his cooperation with David Lynch and Takis Farazis begins, continuing later in the group "Iskra" (1985), with G. Fakanas, N. Touliatos and L. Pliatsikas. 'Iskra' was one of the most successful and progressive groups of that period in Greece. In 1986 "Iskra" released their first album, ".. New Day" (Polygram), that includes two of his compositions.