This week in Xclusive!  

 Thankfully during lockdown we have music and new releases a plenty to indulge in! First up, modern Greek singer favourite Panos Kiamos reveals a new song and accompanying video clip for upbeat laiko “Tha Perasei”. The track, produced by Christos Santikai and Grigoris Vaksavanelis, uses more traditional Greek folky instrumentation while Kiamos brings the modern pop vibes.

“Tha Perasei” is released on Cobalt Music.

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A beautiful melodic collaboration is released this spring courtesy of the band Rebeletiko featuring Areti Ketime with the song “Proto Fillo”. It is one of ten new songs Rebeletiko intends to release in October. The musicians of Rebeletiko include: Tasos Giannousis (baglamas) Kostas Yaxoglou (electric piano), Apostolis Bournias (percussion), Dimitris Katsivelos (trumpet), Christos Konstandinidis (drums), Panos Dimitrakopoulos (cannon), Fokas Mourtzakis (lyra), Stergios Mitrousis (double bass), and Tasos Georgopoulos (lavta) who also composed the music and lyrics.

Rebeletiko is known for collaborating with many Greek and foreign musicians promoting neo-traditional and neo-popular musical idioms. Areti Ketime, a professional singer since the tender age of 15 and a santoor player (a student of Aristides Mosch), has made a name for herself singing traditional Greek songs of various music genres. She also featured on the beautiful, timeless ballad “Ama Den Se Do” with Giorgos Alkaios.

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The great Kaiti Garbi is celebrating her music successes to date with a live album: “30 Years of Kaiti Garbi Live”. It includes her biggest hits as well as a series of duets with George Papadopoulos, Antonis Remos, George Sampanis, Dionysis Schoinas and Eleni Foureira.

The album was recorded at the singer’s sold out 30 years in the business anniversary concert at the Katrakeio Theater.

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That’s all for now. More entertainment and music news coming soon!

Until next time, keep well and keep safe x Mwah

Katerina Neocleous