KOSMOKRATORS GROUP presents Greek rebetiko – songs, with lyrics in Greek, French, English and Dutch. Their translations are close to the original, and always maintain the authentic, down to earth underground character. The prominent theme is the world of the “mangas”, the tough musicians and hunky drugs smoking tough guys in Athens and Piraeus.
The lyrics of the songs are always streetwise, sometimes adapted to the here and now, sometimes harsh, sometimes tender, but always provided with a strong streak of humour.
Agathonas Iakovidis( baglamas, voice),
Frans De Clercq ( bouzouki, voice),
Michalis Karakatsanis ( bouzouki, voice),
Giannis Perisoratis ( bouzouki, voice),
Karsten De Vilder ( guitar, voice),
Dimi Dumo ( percussion, voice),
Dimos Vougioukas ( accordeon),
Vasilis Stefanopoulos( double bass).
Track List
1- Fumerie • Soura kai mastoura (Sung by Agathonas Iakovidis) Play
music & lyrics Anestis Delias – adapt. Kosmokrators
2- Le dervishe • To dervisaki
music & lyrics: Markos Melkon - adapt. Kosmokrators
3- Angela • O Amerikanos
music & lyrics Iakovos Montanaris – adapt.Kosmokrators
4- Pourquoi t’ai je rencontré • Pou me vrikes pou se vrika
music & lyrics Giannis Papaioannou – adapt. Kosmokrators
5- Dans le noir la nuit passée • Htes to vradi sto skotadi
music & lyrics Markos Vamvakaris – adapt. Kosmokrators
6- Belle-mère • Ti sou leei i mana sou gia mena
music & lyrics Kostas Skarvelis / Dimitra Skarveli – adapt. Komokrators
7- Hasjkeet • Soura kai mastoura
music & lyrics Anestis Delias – adapt. Kosmokrators
8- De dervish • To dervisaki
music & lyrics: Markos Melkon - adapt. Kosmokrators
9- Angela • O Amerikanos
music & lyrics Iakovos Montanaris – adapt.Kosmokrators
10- Hoe heb ik je toch gevonden • Pou me vrikes pou se vrika
music & lyrics Giannis Papaioannou – adapt. Kosmokrators
11- In het duister van de nacht • Htes to vradi sto skotadi (Sung by Agathonas Iakovidis)
music & lyrics Markos Vamvakaris – adapt. Kosmokrators
12- Je moeder • Ti sou leei i mana sou gia mena Play
music & lyrics Kostas Skarvelis / Dimitra Skarveli – adapt. Komokrators
13- Smoking cave • Soura kai mastoura
music & lyrics Anestis Delias – adapt. Kosmokrators
14- The dervish • To dervisaki
music & lyrics:Markos Melkon - adapt. Kosmokrators
15- Angela • O Amerikanos
music & lyrics Iakovos Montanaris – adapt.Kosmokrators
16- How did we become a couple • Pou me vrikes pou se vrika (Sung by Agathonas Iakovidis)
music & lyrics Giannis Papaioannou – adapt. Kosmokrators
17- Last night walking down the street • Htes to vradi sto skotadi Play
music & lyrics Markos Vamvakaris – adapt. Kosmokrators
18- Your mama • Ti sou leei i mana sou gia mena
music & lyrics Kostas Skarvelis / Dimitra Skarveli – adapt. Komokrators
19- Το δερβισάκι • To dervisaki (Sung by Agathonas Iakovidis)
music & lyrics: Markos Melkon - adapt. Kosmokrators