Difference between revisions of "Laiko"
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| − | '''Laiko''' was the pop music of the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. It developed from the [[Rebetiko]] style of music, more refined, more westernised and more respectable. Though immensely popular in [[Greece]], | + | '''Laiko''' was the pop music of the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. It developed from the [[Rebetiko]] style of music, more refined, more westernised and more respectable. [[Vasilis Tsitsanis]], [[Manolis Chiotis]] and others are responsible for this transformation / evolution. Laiko-style songs ("laika") sing about romantic love, love for a mother, immigration and the lament of separation, nostalgia, poverty and political-societal injustices. |
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| + | Though immensely popular in [[Greece]], laiko was criticized from some quarters for its apoliticism and decadence, and its unpure Turkish roots. | ||
==Laika Singers== | ==Laika Singers== | ||
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*[[Kaity Grey]] | *[[Kaity Grey]] | ||
*[[Stelios Kazantzidis]] | *[[Stelios Kazantzidis]] | ||
| + | *[[Ria Kourti]] | ||
*[[Yiota Lidia]] | *[[Yiota Lidia]] | ||
*[[Vangelis Perpiniadis]] | *[[Vangelis Perpiniadis]] | ||
*[[Spiros Zagoreos]] | *[[Spiros Zagoreos]] | ||
| + | *[[Giorgos Zambetas]] | ||
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| + | ==Composers== | ||
| + | *[[Babis Bakalis]] | ||
| + | *[[Apostolos Kaldaras]] | ||
| + | *[[Vasilis Tsitsanis]] | ||
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| + | ==Song Writers== | ||
| + | *[[Eftychia Papayiannopoulou]] | ||
[[Category:Greek music]] | [[Category:Greek music]] | ||
Revision as of 12:07, November 22, 2005
Laiko was the pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. It developed from the Rebetiko style of music, more refined, more westernised and more respectable. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Manolis Chiotis and others are responsible for this transformation / evolution. Laiko-style songs ("laika") sing about romantic love, love for a mother, immigration and the lament of separation, nostalgia, poverty and political-societal injustices.
Though immensely popular in Greece, laiko was criticized from some quarters for its apoliticism and decadence, and its unpure Turkish roots.
Laika Singers
- Petros Anagnostakis
- Manolis Angelopoulos
- Grigoris Bithikotsis
- Stratos Dionisiou
- Panos Gavalas
- Kaity Grey
- Stelios Kazantzidis
- Ria Kourti
- Yiota Lidia
- Vangelis Perpiniadis
- Spiros Zagoreos
- Giorgos Zambetas