Skiladiko
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Skiladiko sciˈlaðiko, is a derogatory term to describe laiko
music or a so-called "decadent" form of laiko and it derives from the Greek
for dog (σκύλος, skilos), meaning "dogish" or "doghouse", and the current nightclubs in Greece
in which Greek folk music
is performed. The term was also used to referred to cheap or often unlicensed Greek
night clubs with a usually shady reputation of Greek music on the outskirts of a Greek city or town. Skiladiko flourished during the 1970s and 1980s with artists like Vasilis Karras
and Lefteris Pantazis
. The typical arrangement in current skiladika establishment, includes an elevated stage ("palco") where singers and musicians perform Greek songs, with the use of heavy amplified bouzouki
, floghera
s, toubeleki
s and other instruments
.
Laïkó
Laïkó ), is a Greek music genre. Also called folk song or urban folk music , in its plural form is a Greek music genre which has taken many forms over the years...
music or a so-called "decadent" form of laiko and it derives from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
for dog (σκύλος, skilos), meaning "dogish" or "doghouse", and the current nightclubs in Greece
Nightclubs in Greece
Nightclubs in Greece are divided into two main categories: those that feature live Greek music with artists, and the usual foreign music discotheques or bars.-Bouzoukia:...
in which Greek folk music
Greek folk music
Greek folk music includes a variety of Greek styles played by ethnic Greeks in Greece, Cyprus, Australia, the United States and elsewhere. Apart from the common music found all-around Greece, there are distinct types of folk music, sometimes related to the history or simply the taste of the...
is performed. The term was also used to referred to cheap or often unlicensed Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
night clubs with a usually shady reputation of Greek music on the outskirts of a Greek city or town. Skiladiko flourished during the 1970s and 1980s with artists like Vasilis Karras
Vasilis Karras
Vasilis Karras is a Greek folk singer, in 2010 he celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist.-Biography:...
and Lefteris Pantazis
Lefteris Pantazis
Lefteris Pantazis who is often called by the nickname LEPA by the media and his fans, is a famous Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the USSR...
. The typical arrangement in current skiladika establishment, includes an elevated stage ("palco") where singers and musicians perform Greek songs, with the use of heavy amplified bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, floghera
Floghera
The floghera is a type of flute used in Greek folk music. It is a simple end-blown bamboo flute without a fipple, which is played by directing a narrow air stream against its sharp, open upper end. It typically has seven finger holes....
s, toubeleki
Toubeleki
The toubeleki , is a kind of a Greek traditional drum musical instrument. It is made from metal, open at it's down side and covered with a skin stretched over it. It is played with the hands and used often in the Greek traditional folk rhythms, for the particularly cover of the Greek laiko and...
s and other instruments
Greek musical instruments
Greek musical instruments, were grouped under the general term of Lyre, all developments from the original construction of a tortoise shell with two branching horns, having also a cross piece to which the strings were attached.The strings varied in number from an original three to ten or even more...
.
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