Monster grooves, driven by a perfect symbiosis of fiery oriental rhythms and the deep, relaxed heartbeat of the bass line, with virtuosic, intoxicat-ing 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. Including Vassilis Vassiliadis, Stelios Kazantzidis & Litsa Diamandi, Stratos Dionisiou, Vassilis Vassiliadis, Litsa Diamandi & Dimitris Xanthakis, Michalis Menidiatis, Panagiotis Michalopoulos, Podromos Tsaousakis & Litsa Diamandi, Katy Grey, Vangelis Perpiniadis & Ria Norma, Ria Norma & Vangelis Perpiniadis, Stratos Dionisiou, Manos Papadakis, Babis Tsetinis & Litsa Diamandi, Vassilis Vassiliadis, Charoula Lambraki & Vassilis Tsitsanis, Panos Gavalas & Sofia Kollitiri, Sofia Kollitiri, Charoula Lambraki & Theodoros Sinaidis, Giota Lydia, Stelios Kazantzidis & Litsa Diamandi.
- A1 Tsiftetelli 1969
- A2 Den Sou Eleipe Tipota
- A3 Allaxe Koritsi Mou Myalo
- A4 Goodbye
- A5 Ena Tefariki
- B1 Anastenazo Kaigontai
- B2 Ti Thes Kai Pas Stis Magises
- B3 Dos Mou Tin Kardia Mou Piso
- B4 Naxera Pios Pire Ti Chara Mou
- B5 Konta Mou Irthes Pali
- C1 Tsiftetelli Pechnidiariko
- C2 Ego Den Eimai San Tous Beatles
- C3 Mavros Kapnos
- C4 Solo Tsiftetelli ‘72
- C5 Andra Mou Paraponiari
- D1 Tha Fygo Kai Tha Me Zitas
- D2 Ego Pono Ki Esy Gelas
- D3 Kai Na Fygis Tha Gyrisis
- D4 Nacha Ekato Kardies
- D5 Efige Efige
