Description
Monster grooves, driven by a perfect symbiosis of fiery oriental rhythms and the deep, relaxed heartbeat of the bass line, with virtuosic, intoxicating solos on bouzoukis, Farfisa organs, clarinets and violins. This is the sound of laika, Greek-oriental pop music from the 60s and early 70s that sets every dance floor on fire!
These 20 carefully selected songs serve as an introduction to this mind-blowing music for the non-aficionado, as it is the first album of its kind to be released outside of Greece or the Greek migrant communities. The extended and illustrated liner notes take you back to the heyday of Greek pop music and put this cultural movement into an historical perspective.
2LP + 16 page booklet
Tracklist:
A1. Vassilis Vassiliadis – Tsiftetelli 1969
A2. Stelios Kazantzidis & Litsa Diamandi – Den Sou Eleipe Tipota (You Had It All)
A3. Stratos Dionisiou – Allaxe Koritsi Mou Myalo (Change Your Mind Girl!)
A4. Vassilis Vassiliadis, Dimitris Xanthakis & Litsa Diamandi – Goodbye
A5. Michalis Menidiatis – Ena Tefariki
B1. Panagiotis Michalopoulos – Anastenazo Kaigontai (I Sigh… Everything Is Burning)
B2. Prodromos Tsaousakis & Litsa Diamandi – Ti Thes Kai Pas Stis Magises (Why Do You Visit The Witches)
B3. Katy Grey – Dos Mou Tin Kardia Mou Piso (Give Me Back My Heart)
B4. Vangelis Perpiniadis & Ria Norma – Naxera Pios Pire Ti Chara Mou (I Wish I Knew Who Stole My Happiness)
B5. Ria Norma & Vangelis Perpiniadis – Konta Mou Irthes Pali (You Have Returned To Me)
C1. Stratos Dionisiou – Tsiftetelli Pechnidiariko (Flirting Belly Dance)
C2. Vangelis Perpiniadis – Ego Den Eimai San Tous Beatles (I’m Not Like The Beatles)
C3. Manos Papadakis, Babis Tsetinis & Litsa Diamandi – Mavros Kapnos (Black Smoke)
C4. Vassilis Vassiliadis – Solo Tsiftetelli ‘72
C5. Charoula Lambraki & Vassilis Tsitsanis – Andra Mou Paraponiari (Man, You Grumble Too Much)
D1. Panos Gavalas & Sofia Kollitiri – Tha Fygo Kai Tha Me Zitas (I Will Leave And You Will Search For Me)
D2. Sofia Kollitiri – Ego Pono Ki Esy Gelas (I Suffer While You’re Having A Good Time)
D3. Charoula Lambraki & Theodoros Sinaidis – Kai Na Fygis Tha Gyrisis (You Will Come Back)
D4. Giota Lydia – Nacha Ekato Kardies (I Wish I Had 100 Hearts)
D5. Stelios Kazantzidis & Litsa Diamandi – Efige Efige (She Left… She Left…)
