Laïka
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This article is about the Greek music-culture. For the Arcade Fire song, see Neighborhood #2 (Laïka).
Laïka is a Greek music-culture. The word "Laika" means "popular, folkish" in Greek.
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[edit] Modern Laika
"Modern Laika" is traditional Greek music mixed in with modern music and other genres such as rock and dance. One of the first artists' in Greece to pioneer this was Anna Vissi. She inroduced rock in the early 1990's and dance in the early 2000's.
[edit] Artists
- Anna Vissi
- Giorgos Mazonakis
- Antique (duo)
- Keti Garbi
- Despina Vandi
- Eleni Vitali
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki
- Glykeria
- Elena Paparizou
- Apostolia Zoi
- Balantis
- Basia Riga
- Dimitris Kokkotas
- Eirini Merkouri
- Elli Kokkinou
- Giorgos Lembesis
- Giorgos Tsalikis
- Girogos Yiannias
- Hristina Anagnostopoulou
- Ioanna Koutalidou
- Kalomira
- Kostandinos Pantzis
- Labis Lieveratos
- Marianda Pieridi
- Maro Lytra
- Nancy Alexiadi
- Nino
- Notis Xristodoulou
- Peggy Zina
- Sabrina (Greek singer)
- Sarbel
- Stella Georgiadou
- Strato Dionisiou
- Triandafilos
- Xristos Dantis
- Xryspa
- Yiorgos Mazonakis
- Yiorgos Xristou
- Zig Zag
[edit] Similarities
Laika is similar to the Serbian Turbo-folk, they have the same sort of Etno-Ambient Underground Dance-melodies, but the Laika differs from turbo-folk, since Laika has Rebetika as its "father".
Not to be confused with Laïkó, another greek music-style.
