Giorgos Mitsakis (1924-1993) is considered as one of the most important composers of greek rebetika and folk (laika) songs (together with Markos Vamvakaris, Vasilis Tsitsanis and Yiannis Papaioannou). He was a talented songwriter, bouzouki virtuozo and singer and left many hundreds of great songs that remained popular till today. This excellent double CD contains 36 beloved songs of Giorgos Mitsakis with their original interpreters. In all songs, Mitsakis plays his "sweet" bouzouki and offers a unique musical experience. Enjoy a real gem.

TRACKLIST

CD1
01. Dimitris Roumeliotis - George is of gold (Opou Giorgos ke malama)
02. Poly Panou & Christos Vamvakas - Take my ring (Pare to dahtilidi mou)
03. Grigoris Bithikotsis & Voula Gkika - Uncle Thomas (O barba Thomas)
04. Marika Ninou & Giorgos Mitsakis - Valentina
05. Marika Ninou & Yiannis Tatasopoulos & Giorgos Mitsakis - I want you to take me at the bouzoukia (Thelo sta bouzoukia na me pas)
06. Marika Ninou & Yiannis Tatasopoulos & Giorgos Mitsakis - I am not your George (Den ime go o Giorgos sou)
07. Grigoris Bithikotsis & Giorgos Gioulakis - At Pireaus it's getting cloudy (Ston Pirea sinefiase)
08. Stelios Kazantzidis & Marinella - Nitsa Elenitsa
09. Dimitris Roumeliotis & Giorgos Mitsakis - You sent away Dimitrakis (Edioxes to Dimitraki)
10. Manos Papadakis & Pitsa Papadopoylou - The ships die at the ports (Ta plia pethenoun sta limania)
11. Poly Panou - The soldier (To fantaraki)
12. Ioanna Georgakopoulou - I suffered because of you (Ipefera gia sena toso)
13. Stratos Pagioumtzis & Kostas Kaplanis - Little koboloi (To kobologaki)
14. Marika Ninou & Yiannis Tatasopoulos & Giorgos Mitsakis - Hand clappings (Palamakia palamakia)
15. Giorgos Gioulakis - Escapee from Yenti Koule (Drapetis you Yenti Koule)
16. Poly Panou & Dimitris Roumeliotis - The quarrel (To kavgadaki)
17. Stelios Kazantzidis - It's raining a little (Psilovrehi)
18. Panos Gavalas - The guy from Kokinia (Pedi tis Kokinias)

CD2
01. Litsa Diamanti & Sotiris Hadjiantoniou - The blues (Sinefies)
02. Stelios Kazantzidis & Marinella - In my small house (Stin kaliva ti diki mou)
03. Babis Goles - Broke because of you (Mou fages ta dahtilidia)
04. Stelios Kazantzidis & Marinella - I am your first love (I proti agapi sou ime ego)
05. Ioanna Georgakopoulou & Giorgos Mitsakis - Tiny rain (Psili vrohoula)
06. Poly Panou - Twelve gypsy girls (Dodeka tsiganes)
07. Yiannis Kalantzis & Keti Ampavi & Thodoros Kanakaris - Poor Periklis (Kaimene Perikli)
08. Poly Panou & Antonis Repanis - If the clouds had voice (An milousan ta synefa)
09. Ioanna Georgakopoulou & Giorgos Mitsakis - Heavy as iron (Oso varia ine ta sidera)
10. Keti Grey & Yiannis Tatasopoulos & Giorgos Mitsakis - You are lucky because I love you (Na 'his hari pou se agapo)
11. Marika Ninou & Yiannis Tatasopoulos & Giorgos Mitsakis - We are three tough guys (Tris magkes imaste)
12. Grigoris Bithikotsis & Sotiria Bellou - The laturn (I laterna)
13. Giorgos Mitsakis & Giorgos Manisalis - When loulas is lit (Otan kapnizi o loulas)
14. Andreas Spagadoros & Yiannis Tatasopoulos - One woman two men (Mia gineka dio antres)
15. Babis Tsetinis & Litsa Diamanti - It's a pity (Ine krima)
16. Sotiria Bellou & Stelakis Perpiniadis - The sailor (O naftis)
17. Stelios Kazantzidis & Rena Stamou - All are black (Ine ola mavra)
18. Giorgos Mitsakis - Mpam Zeibekiko (Solo bouzouki)