“To prove the truth of what is said”
Guitar: KOSTAS KARIPIS,
Bouzouki: MANOLIS CHIOTIS,
Bouzouki: STELIOS CHRYSINIS
Recording date:
26/10/1948
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I’ve been unable to decide since the last century whether this is the best Greek rock song ever, but it’s definitely one of the two.
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You don’t like it aesthetically?
One of the great ones by Stratos Dionysiou:
And in a different style, but still great:
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Nothing but tar and pitch, summer..
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Since we’re listening to other nice stuff too, and not just rebetiko..
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A more recent blues (or deep soul) song by one of my favourite singers:
O.V. Wright started out with gospel, which comes through in many of his songs:
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And I’ll finish with my favourite Stones track from the Taylor era.
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And just in case anybody wondered, the other of the two best Greek rock songs ever
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Artemis’s, in the name of the Lazy One
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It should have read “koupepia” 
Koupepia = kebapia? Is that what you call dolmades?
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Yes, koupepia are the Cypriot dish corresponding to Greek-Turkish dolmas. As for the etymology, the wiki points to Arabic. κουπέπι - Βικιλεξικό
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I discovered this girl who does interesting things with the accordion through a post by Evgenios Voulgaris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D-OgzGaNHA
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Magical Mitsakis (1947)
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We might as well give her name for anyone interested. She is Elianne van Ee. She graduated from the Conservatorium van Rotterdam in 2013 and completed a Master’s in World Music in 2023, specialising in maqam theory. She is a music teacher, plays the accordion and sings.
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Masterpiece! What can one say about this song!
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