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N. PourpourakisI met Nick Pourpourakis, the composer of the last song on this CD, "The Sultan", 15 years ago. In his heyday he was one of the most talented and most popular of Greek Musicians here in the United States. His speciality is "Rembetiko" style music which is the theme of this CD. He is still active and performs in a local restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California and was recently on television. He composed "The Sultan" in New York in the 50's in his late teens and he has actually worked with some of th…
I met Nick Pourpourakis, the composer of the last song on this CD, "The Sultan", 15 years ago. In his heyday he was one of the most talented and most popular of Greek Musicians here in the United States. His speciality is "Rembetiko" style music which is the theme of this CD. He is still active and performs in a local restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California and was recently on television. He composed "The Sultan" in New York in the 50's in his late teens and he has actually worked with some of the musicians who are featured on the album (who of course were quite a bit older). "The Sultan" was also chosen as background music for an episode of a very popular Soap Opera in Greece "Lampsi." This CD "MOURMOURIKA" is an excellent collection of a style of music that was in a world of its own, back in the 1900's to about the late 1950's. I recommend it highly, especially to music historians. Here's to you Nick.
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format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Mourmouriko-Zeimbekiko - Loannis (Jack) Halikias?:??2In The Basement - A. Kostis?:??3The Mangas' (Dude's) Song - Spachanis?:??4Prisoner's Blues - Yeorgios Kamvisis?:??5The Dude From Votanikos - Z. Kasimatis?:??6The Con Artist - Stell. Perpiniadhis?:??7The Dervish's Broad - K. Roukounas, Samiotakis?:??8Marjorie, On The Sly - Stellakis Perpiniadhis?:??9The Junkie - V. Mesolongitis?:??10They Sent Us Into Exile - Yeorgios Katsaros?:??11The Mourmouris - Tassos Eleftheriadhis?:??12(Hash-Den Instrumental) - Loannis (Jack) Halikias?:??13The Jail's A Fine School - K. Kostis?:??14Manolis The Hash-Smoker - Konst. Dhoussas?:??15The Ruffians - Z. Kasimatis?:??16The Dark-Eyed Flirt - Stell. Perpiniadhis?:??17A Mangas (Dude) At The Deke (Hash-Den) - Marika Kanaropoulou, Tourkalista?:??18The Pickpockets - Kostas Roukounas?:??19Dance From Syros (Syrian Hasapiko) - F. Zouridhakis?:??20The Gambler - Harilaos Kritikos?:??21The Sultan - N. Pourpourakis?:??
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