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Laiko music evolved from the traditional Greek music of the ancient and the medieval Greek era and was established until the present day. [1] [2] Laïkó was dominated by singers such as Nikos Xanthopoulos and composers such as Mimis Plessas .
Minos EMI (1998–2010, 2014–2015) Heaven Music (2010–2013, 2015–present) Yannis Ploutarchos ( Greek: Γιάννης Πλούταρχος, pronounced [ˌʝanis ˈplutarxos]; born 18 December 1970) is a Greek singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most popular laïko singers of his time, and has been characterized with having a ...
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history.Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language, the rhythm, the structure and the melody.
This refers to the traditional Greek popular songs and music of mainland Greece and islands, which date back to the Byzantine times. It was the sole popular musical genre of the Greek people until the spread of Rebetiko and Laiko (other genres of folk music) in the early 20th century, spread by the Greek refugees from Asia Minor.
Years active. 1969–present. Musical career. Genres. Entekhno, Laïko. Instrument (s) Vocals. Manolis Mitsias ( Greek: Μανώλης Μητσιάς, pronounced [ma.ˈno.lis mi.ˈt͡sças]; born 26 February 1946) is a Greek singer. He has been a significant artistic presence in the laïko, light laïko and entekhno genres of modern Greek music.
Years active. 1935–1970. Manolis Chiotis ( Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921 – March 21, 1970) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player. [1] He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time. He popularised the four-course bouzouki (tetrachordo) and introduced the guitar-like ...
1960–present. Labels. Cosmos, Alpha Records, Lobby Music. Zafeiris Melas or Zafiris Melas (Greek: Ζαφείρης Μελάς) is a Greek [1] contemporary pop-folk laïko singer. [2] He was born in Xanthi to Romani parents and grew up in a poor neighbourhood. In his youth, he started performing in local groups of folkloric songs until he was ...
Rebetiko (Greek: ρεμπέτικο, pronounced [re(m)ˈbetiko]), plural rebetika (ρεμπέτικα [re(m)ˈbetika]), occasionally transliterated as rembetiko or rebetico, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek music which in the 1930s went through a process of musical syncretism and developed into a more distinctive musical genre.