According to Duffy (as of 29 Dec 2014), the best composers (and/or lyricists) of WORTHWHILE neo-laika and neo-rebetika are:
Note: list is in GREEK alphabetical order by last name.
Ηλίας Ανδριόπουλος
Βασίλης Δημητρίου
Γιάννης Γλέζος
Μίκης Θεοδωράκης
Απόστολος Καλδάρας
Γιώργος Κατσαρός
Λουκιανός Κηλαηδόνης
Λίνος Κόκοτος
Χρήστος Κολοκοτρώνης
Σταύρος Κουγιουμτζής
Μαρίζα Κωχ
Χρήστος Λεοντής
Δημήτρης Λάγιος
Μάνος Λοίζος
Νίκος Μαμαγκάκης
Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος
Θάνος Μικρούτσικος
Δήμος Μούτσης
Χρήστος Νικολόπουλος
Σταύρος ξαρχακος
Μίμης Πλέσσας
Γιάννης Σπανός
Γιώργος Χατζηνάσιος
Μάνος Χατζιδάκις
(Duffy added several on 29 Dec.)
and the best bouzouki soloists in Greece are:
Kostas Papadopoulos
Giannis Stamatiou-sporos
Lakis Karnezis
Manolis Hiotis
Stelios Zafiriou
(Duffy added Zafiriou on 29 Dec.)
So, this thread is reserved for songs (translated or otherwise) composed by one of the above composers with bouzoukee accompaniments by one or more of the above players. (Please note: if the composer played bouzoukee on his own song, we ALSO include the song.)
By listening to songs with these combinations of composers and players, we can develop our "song-tasting" palates like some people develop their "wine-tasting" palates, so that eventually, our "song-tasting" palates will be as good as Duffy's (heh heh heh ...)
If anyone thinks any other composers or players should be included, please post them and we'll see if Duffy agrees.
Finally, please note that there may be great songs by Duffy's composers with no bouzouki accompaniments. I'm just not interested in those. Anyone who is interested in those can start another thread.