The Plaka Band

Hi There,
...or shall I say "Yiassou" which is Greek for "Hi There". Thanks so much for listening and subscribing to The Plaka Band's email list. We also have a Plaka Band Facebook page which I hope you'll check out and "Like".

Notis (this singer and composer) and I (bouzouki, harmonica and producer) have been playing together for over 20 years in various clubs, dance halls and festivals. "New Songs of Old Athens" is our first album together and we've had wonderful acclaim, culminating in a submission to this year's Grammy awards as best album in the World Music category.

I hope you get a chance to listen to some of the other tracks from the album, available on (expired link) or from iTunes and (expired link).

Our next album will be coming out in the next year. It will consist mostly of urban folk tunes from the 1930's through the 1970's, the times during Greece's most trying political struggles.

We've yet to come up with a name for this album so if you have any suggestions, please send them along. If we choose your name we'll send you a free CD!

Thanks again for listening,
Kathy

The Plaka Band's urban Greek folk music tells tales of everyday Greeks trying to survive as their once beautiful Athens falls apart.
O Horismos -- loneliness is torture.