is ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁village ▁of ▁An oge ia ▁in ▁Cre te ▁which ▁during ▁the ▁W W ▁II ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁occup ying ▁forces , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁old . ▁Ps ar anton is ▁is ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Nik os ▁X yl our is , ▁a ▁notable ▁C ret an ▁singer / mus ician ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Y ian nis ▁X yl our is , ▁an ▁equally ▁notable ▁C ret an ▁music ian . ▁Ps ar anton is ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁C ret an ▁music ian ▁George ▁X yl our is . ▁ ▁Ps ar anton is ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁tim bre ▁of ▁his ▁voice ▁and ▁his ▁ly ra ▁playing ▁style . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁ly ra ▁Ps ar anton is ▁plays ▁various ▁traditional ▁instruments . ▁He ▁first ▁played ▁the ▁ly re ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁titled ▁" I ▁Th ought ▁of ▁Den ying ▁You " ▁( ). ▁He ▁has ▁released ▁many ▁record ings ▁since ▁then ▁and ▁has ▁represented ▁Greece ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁festiv als ▁abroad . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ps ar anton is ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Music ▁Institute ' s ▁ 2 0 th ▁anni versary ▁benefit ▁concert ▁at ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁Rock ▁" All ▁tom orrow ' s