VA - The Folk Greek Composers Collection (2011) (8CD Box Set)

An outstanding collection of 8 CD portraits of some of the most
important greek composers of folk (laika) songs. They are all pioneers
of the "laiko" song and virtuosi bouzouki players. Their vast repertoire
includes also many "rebetika" songs, that prepared the way for the new
greek musical scene. Enjoy legendary singers interpreting with unique
artistry 197 timeless songs, all included in one invaluable collection.
Almost 10 hours of excellent greek music in lossless.

TRACKLIST

CD1: Apostolos Kaldaras
01. Eleni Tsaligopoulou - A song from Algeri (Ena tragoudi ap' t' Algeri)
02. Stelios Kazantzidis - I am useless (Ime ena kormi hameno)
03. Vicky Mosholiou - I don't know how much I love you (Den xero poso s' agapo)
04. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Good luck (Kali tihi)
05. Pitsa Papadopoulou - My past times (Alotines mou epohes)
06. Spiros Zagoreos - You will get used to me (Ligo ligo tha me sinithisis)
07. Ilias Makris & Nantia Karagiani - Let's forget the past (As pan stin efhi ta palia)
08. Vangelis Perpiniadis - I step up the staircase (Aneveno skalopatia)
09. Eleni Tsaligopoulou - You shaped my life path (Si mou haraxes poria)
10. Mihalis Papazisis - Cry if you want (Ama thes na klapsis klapse)
11. Stratos Kyprios - Don't wait anymore (Min perimenis pia)
12. Dimitris Bassis - Whoever you are (Opia ke na 'se)
13. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Night without moon (Nihtose horis fegari)
14. Manolis Aggelopoulos - As sweet are your lips (Osi glika ehoun ta hili sou)
15. Rena Dalma - They've broken my baglama (Mou spasane to mpaglama)
16. Ilias Makris - You deserve a lot (Oso axizis esi)
17. Sotiria Mpellou - On an old rock (S' ena vraho fagomeno)
18. Gerasimos Andreatos - Misprize me my sweetheart (Perifrona me glikia mou)
19. Stelios Kazantzidis - On the table where I drink (Sto trapezi pou ta pino)
20. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Pour poison in the glass (Rixe sto giali farmaki)
21. Eleni Tsaligopoulou - Bring a cup of wine (Fere mia koupa me krasi)

CD2: Markos Vamvakaris
01. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Your eyelashes are shining (Ta matoklada sou lampoun)
02. Alexandra - Woman from Alexandria (Alexandriani)
03. Giorgos Margaritis - May God help me to do it (Na me axiosi o Theos)
04. Nikos Yioulakis - Sticks (Vergoules)
05. Apostolos Nikolaidis - Burn it Stavros (Kaf' tone Stavro, kaf' tone)
06. Loukas Daralas - The naughty girl (I atakti)
07. Eleftheria Arvanitaki - In the butchers' market (Mes ti hasapiki agora)
08. Spiros Zagoreos - Those who have a lot of money (Osi ehoune pola lefta)
09. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Fragkosiriani
10. Alexandra - Gypsy girl throw the cards (Rixe tsigana ta hartia)
11. Markos Vamvakaris - You must know to ride a bike (Prepi na xeris mihani)
12. Haroula Lampraki - I was engaged young (Mikros aravoniastika)
13. Mihalis Daskalakis - The prisons resound (Antilaloun i filakes)
14. Alexandra - Every night I'll wait for you (Kathe vradi tha se perimeno)
15. Yiannis Kiriazis - All rebetes in the world (Oli i rebetes tou ntounia)
16. Babis Goles & Agathonas Iakovidis - Your jealous eyes (Ta ziliarika sou matia)
17. Mihalis Menidiatis - At Faliro where you swim (Sto Faliro pou plenese)
18. Prodromos Tsaousakis - Your blue windows (Ta mple parathira sou)
19. Spiros Zagoreos - Many years at Piraeus (Hronia ston Pirea)
20. Manolis Barberakis - Your beautiful blue eyes (Ta omorfa galana sou matia)
21. Lena Alkeou - Black eyes, black brows (Mavra matia mavra fridia)
22. Trifono - Three o'clock in the morning (Haramata ora tris)

CD3: Akis Panou
01. Eleni Vitali - I do everything possible (Ke ti den kano)
02. Manolis Mitsias - The fool (O trelos)
03. Vicky Mosholiou - I don't cry for now (Den kleo gia tora)
04. Mihalis Menidiatis - Seven times I accepted her back (Epta fores ti mazepsa)
05. Gerasimos Andreatos - Look at my eyes (Kita me sta matia)
06. Eleni Dimou - When the time comes (Otan simani i ora)
07. Stratos Kyprios - Watch and kompoloi (Roloi kompoloi)
08. Dimitris Bassis - All my life (I zoi mou oli)
09. Angelos Dionysiou - Why my neighbor girl (Giati kale gitonisa)
10. Fotini Dara - The greatest hour (I pio megali ora)
11. Thodoros Papadopoulos & Akis Panou - They were fake (Itan pseftika)
12. Vicky Mosholiou - I'll close my eyes (Tha kliso ta matia)
13. Ilias Makris - I'll throw myself in the fire (Sti fotia tha peso)
14. Polys Kermanidis - I don't want anybody's sympathy (Den thelo ti simponia kanenos)
15. Opisthodromiki Kompania - Admit it (Mologa to)
16. Mihalis Menidiatis - Forbidden love (Paranomi agapi)
17. Gerasimos Andreatos - My confused mind (To tholomeno mou mialo)
18. Christakis - If she was a lady (An itane kiria)
19. Gerasimos Andreatos - If I had the courage (An iha to kouragio)
20. Giorgos Saris - I was right (Ego kala sou ta 'lega)
21. Stelios Dionysiou - World's derision (Tou kosmou to perigelo)
22. Akis Panou - At Munich station (Sto stathmo tou Monahou)

CD4: Giorgos Zampetas
01. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Those who stay behind (Aftoi pou menoun)
02. Vicky Mosholiou - It's gone (Pai pai)
03. Vicky Mosholiou - What to blame (Ti na ftei)
04. Manolis Mitsias - Thesaloniki
05. Glykeria - When you'll receive this letter (Otan tha lavis afto to grama)
06. Opisthodromiki - The thousand pigeons (Ta hilia peristeria)
07. Popi Asteriadi - My Dimitris
08. Aliki Vougiouklaki - My love (Agapi mou agapi mou)
09. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Marina from Thesaloniki (I Marina i salonikia)
10. Vicky Mosholiou - The late evenings (Ta dilina)
11. Vicky Mosholiou - The split-up (O horismos)
12. Kostas Makedonas - Mr. Alekos (Kyr Aleko)
13. Kostas Makedonas - At the White Tower (Sto Lefko ton Pirgo)
14. Mihalis Dimitriadis - The student (O mathitis)
15. Vicky Mosholiou - Daybreak (Ximeromata)
16. Manolis Mitsias - Seaman from Syros (Naftaki Syriano)
17. Glykeria - It's so sweet to be loved (Ti gliko na s' agapoun)
18. Giorgos Kontoyiannis - The fifty years old (O penintaris)
19. Vicky Mosholiou - Punk (Aliti)
20. Apurimac - The black (O arapis)
21. Stavros Sakatos - The essential is to find her (To thema ine na ti vro)
22. Vicky Mosholiou - Jack O'Hara
23. Yiannis Poulopoulos - Why do you cry (Ti ehis ke dakrizis)
24. Eleni Kladi - Get up and dance Syrtaki (Siko horepse syrtaki)
25. Giorgos Zampetas - Improvisation (Aftoshediasmos)

CD5: Yiannis Papaioannou
01. Stelios Kazantzidis - Before daybreak (Prin to harama)
02. Sotiria Mpellou - Zepos
03. Glykeria - Karampimperim
04. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Five Greeks in Hades (Pente ellines ston Adi)
05. Babis Goles - I walk and I babble (Vadizo ke paramilo)
06. Alexandra - Turn off the light to sleep (Svise to fos na kimithoume)
07. Alexandra - The dressmaker's girl (I modistroula)
08. Alexandra - From Zea's harbor (Ap' tis Zeas to limani)
09. Alexandra - Vangelitsa
10. Stratos Kiprios - Late afternoon yesterday (Ehthes arga to dilino)
11. Rita Sakelariou - Sad evening (Thlimeno souroupo)
12. Keti Grey - Get in my car (Empa st' amaxi)
13. Stratos Dionysiou - Girl from Soudan (Soudaneza)
14. Prodromos Tsaousakis - Leave me alone (Ase me ase me)
15. Alexandra - How the night will pass (Pos tha perasi i vradia)
16. Pashalis Terzis - Because of my illegal actions (Ap' tis paranomies mou)
17. Eleftheria Arvanitaki & Opisthodromiki Kompania - Rampi rampi
18. Sotiria Mpellou - You didn't keep your promise (To logo sou den kratises)
19. Rita Sakellariou - Three old dudes (Tris gerontomagkes)
20. Loukas Daralas - Periklis
21. Mario - The girl from Piraeus (Pireotissa)
22. Dilek Koc - Indim havuz basina
23. Argiro Kaparou - Open open (Anixe anixe)
24. Yiannis Papaioannou - Faliriotissa

CD6: Giorgos Mitsakis
01. Glykeria - The rings (Ta dahtilidia)
02. Stelios Kazantzidis - The fisherman (O psaras)
03. Poly Panou - In Piraeus it gets dark (Ston Pirea sinefiase)
04. Haroula Lampraki - The small kompoloi (To kmpologaki)
05. Sotiria Mpellou - Under the lantern (Kato apo to svisto fanari)
06. Mario - One woman, two men (Mia gineka dio antres)
07. Haroula Lampraki & Ta Pedia ap' tin Patra - Take me to the bouzoukia (Sta mpouzoukia na me pas)
08. Yiannis Mpogdanos - The sea of Piraeus (I thalasa tou Pirea)
09. Haroula Lampraki - I am your first love (I proti agapi sou ime ego)
10. Spiros & Zoi Zagoreos - Uncle Tom (O mparmpa Thomas)
11. Poly Panou - A ship from Piraeus (Ena karavi ap' ton Perea)
12. Agathonas Iakovidis - George with the golden heart (Opou Giorgos ke malama)
13. Loukas Daralas - As heavy the iron is (Oso varia ine ta sidera)
14. Keti Grey - Hand clappings (Palamakia)
15. Keti Ntali - The street boy (To pedi tou dromou)
16. Eleftheria Arvanitaki - At magical Africa (Sti magemeni Arapia)
17. Stratos Kiprios - At my poor house (Stin kaliva ti diki mou)
18. Polys Kermanidis - The ships die in the ports (Ta plia pethenoun sta limania)
19. Dimitris Bassis - Cloudy weather (Sinefies)
20. Haroula Lampraki & Ta Pedia apo tin Patra - The boy that just entered (To pedi pou mpike tora)
21. Jenny Vanou - It started to rain a little (Psili vrohoula epiase)
22. Mary Linda - The quarrel (To kavgadaki)
23. Stelios Kazantzidis - The tavern (To kapilio)
24. Sotiria Mpellou - I suffer because of you (To diko sou to marazi)
25. Nikos Gioulakis - The castles of Yedi Koule (Ta kastra tou Yedi Koule)
26. Haroula Lampraki - The quilt (To paploma)

CD7: Manolis Hiotis
01. Mary Linda - Sunsets (Iliovasilemata)
02. Mary Linda - Don't confuse my mind (Mi mou zalizis to mialo)
03. Mary Linda - Get up my girl (Siko kopela mou)
04. Mary Linda - You are the reason of my suffering (Esi ise i etia pou ipofero)
05. Mihalis Menidiatis - Agonies (Agonies)
06. Mary Linda - Call me (Pare me sto tilefono)
07. Mary Linda - Abruptly (Apotoma)
08. Mary Linda - Sorrow (Thlipsi)
09. Mary Linda - You will marry me (Tha mou valis ti kouloura)
10. Mary Linda - People and bourgeoise (Laos ke Kolonaki)
11. Mary Linda - Deals (Partides)
12. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Don't bother me unjustly (Adika mi mou kolas)
13. Mary Linda - My past loves (Perasmenes mou agapes)
14. Mary Linda - My darkhaired gypsy girl)
15. Mary Linda - Quench the flame (Svise ti floga)
16. Mary Linda - Since you want it (Afou to thes)
17. Vicky Mosholiou - Kiss me tonight (Apopse fila me)
18. Eleftheria Arvanitaki - You are the reason of my suffering (Esi ise i etia pou ipofero)
19. Mary Linda - The last glass (To telefteo potiraki)
20. Glykeria - My Salonica (Thesaloniki mou)
21. Eleftheria Arvanitaki - You are too like a sea (Miazis ki esi sa thalasa)
22. Loukas Daralas - The rich boy (To plousiopedo)
23. Argyro Kaparou - Take my tear (Pare to dakri mou)
24. Opisthodromiki Kompania - Deals (Partides)
25. Keti Ntali - Kill me (Skotose me)
26. Manolis Aggelopoulos - To keep you happy (Gia na s' eho opa opa)
27. Mary Linda - My past loves (Perasmenes mou agapes)
28. Sotiria Mpellou - You came again at three last night (Pali stis tris irthes ehtes na kimithis)
29. Argyro Kaparou - You will marry me (Tha mou valis ti kouloura)
30. Keti Mponi - The shoes (Ta petalakia)
31. Keti Ntali - The waiter (To garsoni)
32. Apurimac - The boat (I skouna)
33. Mary Linda - Call me (Pare me sto tilefono)

CD8: Christos Nikolopoulos
01. Stelios Kazantzidis - The wild flower (To agriolouloudo)
02. Glykeria - Com' on my sweetheart (Ainte matia mou glyka)
03. Panos Gavalas & Ria Kourti - At the crossroad (Sto stavrodromi)
04. Eleni Vitali - A woman can (Mia gineka mpori)
05. Kostas Makedonas - Behave yourself (Katse kala)
06. Stelios Kazantzidis - It's getting dark (Vradiazi)
07. Dimitris Kontoyiannis - The goverments fall but love remains (I kivernisis peftoune ma i agapi meni)
08. Glykeria - All Sundays of the world (Oles tou kosmou i Kiriakes)
09. Panos Gavalas & Ria Kourti - Get up, sit down (Siko pano katse kato)
10. Kostas Makedonas & Saveria Margiola - At the bouzoukis of the angels (Ston angelon ta bouzoukia)
11. Dimitris Bassis - Whispers of the heart (Psithiri kardias)
12. Kostas Makedonas - The bicycle (To podilato)
13. Panos Gavalas - The hit (To htipima)
14. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Sweetheart when you dance (Otan horevis matia mou)
15. Mihalis Dimitriadis - I loved you the way you are (Etsi s' agapisa)
16. Glykeria & Nikos Papazoglou - I went to witches (Piga se magises)
17. Stelios Kazantzidis - I return from the night (Girizo ap' ti nihta)
18. Kostas Makedonas - And smoking (Ke fouma fouma)
19. Panos Gavalas & Ria Kourti - An adventure (Mia peripetia)
20. Kostas Makedonas - You made the mistake (Ekanes to lathos)
21. Panos Gavalas & Ria Kourti - A station (Enas stathmos)
22. Kostas Makedonas - Don't tell me goodbye (Mi mou les antio)
23. Stelios Kazantzidis - The singer (O tragoudistis)
24. Panos Gavalas - I love you very much (Poli s' agapo)