I made this playlist to show how much Erotókritos is still alive in Greece!  

This playlist on my YouTube Channel contains songs by Tsitsanis which can be found on YouTube. The list is growing as we go. Enjoy!

The musical tradition of the island of Crete is one of the most active and vibrant traditions to be found anywhere in Europe today. Despite this fact, however, not many people are aware of it, and eve

Η Κρητική Λύρα και το ΟΡΓΑΝΟΠΟΙΕΙΟ ΣΤΑΓΑΚΗ δεν είναι απλώς συνδεδεμένα αλλά συνώνυμα με την κατασκευή αυτού του οργάνου. Η σημερινή μορφή της λύρας πρωτοκατασκευάστηκε γύρω στο 1940-45 από τον ΜΑΝΟΛΗ

Ο Νικηφόρος Αεράκης γεννήθηκε το Φλεβάρη του 1945 στα Ανώγεια Ρεθύμνου όπου εξακολουθεί να ζει και σήμερα. Με συνεργάτες τους συγχωριανούς του Μύρωνα Μαυρουδή και Βασίλη Ξυλούρη κυρίως, έπαιζε για σε

Stelios Foustalierakis (Foustalieris). Born in 1911 in Rethymno of Crete, Greece. He practiced the "Boulgari", a bouzouki like instrument, which he helped recognizing as a melodious instrument fit for

There is not much to be said about this small video playlist. The young Greek musician who plays the Cretan "lyra" teaches you how to play the instrument and then instructs you how to play several wel

Dear readers,   Many of Tsitsanis' song texts can be found on the magnificent site (at least in my opinion) kithara.vu, on various pages. Most links to Tsitsanis song texts are on this page:   http://

Thessalonique, premier trimestre 1943. Occupation, résistance, ghetto juif. Espionnage, un amour pourchassé, maquisards, taupes, meurtres, faim, fêtes folles. Bataille de Stalingrad, virage décisif d

1.One of the great composers and singers of their era was Vassilis Tsitsanis. He was one of the most famous purveyors of Rebetiko music, a muiscal form that originated among the Greeks of Asia Minor,