Dear greek frıends,I need your help!

Dear Greek frıends,I said that I sıng greek songs and love very much.You know our music are pretty much alıke.I wonder which songs do sıng in greek taverna in Greece?You have some tradıtıonal songs lıke frangosyrıanı,sıko horepse sırtaki,o Kapetanakis etc.I want to learn more.Especially syrtaki and zeibekiko ones.Im gonna take them in my repertoire.Im sure you will help me .Thank you for all rıght now..

Actually, Nurlev, the songs you mentioned above are not traditional. Yes, they are all time classic, but "Siko horepse syrtaki" for instance was written by Giorgos Zampetas for the movie "I kori mou i sosialistria" (1966). "Fragkosyriani" is a song by Markos Vamvakaris, etc.

Syrtaki is a popular dance, but not a traditional one either. As a matter of fact, it didn't exist till... some 45 years ago.

So, what are you really interested in, popular music or traditional one? Sometimes, of course, they intersect.

dear panselinos I interested in both popular and traditional.But especially syrtaki and zeibekiko songs which are sang in greek tavernas.Can you understand me?by the wayI interest in rembetiko,too
But tell me in general and most popular ones.Thank you

Here are some (traditional) popular songs:

From Dimitris Mitropanos:

Roza
Ta Ladadika
Duo Nyxtes (Aloimono)
Dose mou fotia
Eisai oraia san amartia
To s'agapo to kratao gia sena
Xameni politia


From Giannis Poulopoulos:

To Agalma
Tha pio apopse to feggari
Eklapsa xthes


From Grigoris Bithikotsis:

Esy 'sai sta psila
O Kyr-Thanos
Ena to xelidoni
Trelokoritso

From Stelios Kazantzidis:

Yparxo
To teleftaio mas fili
Tis gerakinas gios
Agriolouloudo


From Tolis Voskopoulos :

To feggari panothe mou


From Marinella :

Stalia-stalia
Giati fovasai
Ama deite to feggari
Apopse se thelo
ANOIKSE PETRA (In my oppinion her best song)
Krasi, thalassa kai t'agori mou
Krima to boi sou



Only a FEW examples of hundreds of greek songs. But I think everyone
of us knows them and can sing along with them.. I hope I could help you
a bit, of course there are so many, so guys feel free and complement my list.

efharisto poli.Yes you help me very much oonıaoo.Thank you

Well my dear nurlev you're NOT asking for traditional greek music.
You simply wanna know some classic songs.

So the entries ooNIAoo suggested are a nice selection of what you asked for.

BUT sirtaki is a rhythm that Greeks don't use to dance so often as you may think.

We mostly use to dance:

1)Zebekiko (mainly masculine dance)
3 classic examples of zebekiko

Vrexei fotia sti strata mou :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCuCy5TBGso (you have to wait about 1,5 minute after the start of the video)
To zebekiko tis evdokias :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7PWmybPyY8
Zeibekiko (M'aeroplana kai vaporia):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvHjGzEXiWA

2)Tsifteteli (mainly feminine dance)
Example
Pote voudas pote koudas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhdqowGXDkE


3)Chasapiko
Example
Chamena: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxcncSkMXgg
To dyxti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS5q71dAxFI

4)Chasaposerviko
Example
Eimai erotevmenos me ta matia sou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhZe0gw7Scs

Yes you are rıght .I listened ooniaoo's recomment to me .But They are not that I want.I think it is good selection as you said;but I suppose to looking up the songs that you implied.Sorry I try to learn greek music by myself thats why I can make mıstakes.thank you emend me Amethystos!!

And İf I'm wrong please tell me .Tsahpin.O Ntoktor,O Berbantis,Bournavalios manes etc..are greek traditional songs .Aren't they??

Well first of all, the songs ooNIAoo suggested are ALL classic Greek songs.
So I think that you should listen to them too if you want to know about our joyful moments.

Now about Greek traditional songs things are a little complex....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_folk_music

Originally Posted by nurlev

And İf I'm wrong please tell me .Tsahpin.O Ntoktor,O Berbantis,Bournavalios manes etc..are greek traditional songs .Aren't they??

Um, not exactly. Two of them are rebetika songs.
"Bournovalios manes" and "O doktor" are traditional ones, yes - folksongs from Smyrna (Izmir). Of course, you know the Turkish song "Aman doktor".


P.S. That "Tsahpin" you're talking about is "Tsahpina Amerikana", I presume.

P.P.S And yes, there's nothing like "Vrexei fwtia sti strata mou". Γειά σου, ρε Στράτο!

thank you dear frıends. I'm learnıng greek music through you.Everyday listening even now...