Nikos Makropoulos “De Me Ksereis Kala” – CD Review
Posted by evdomada on April 17, 2007
Finally a singer that has proven that Laika are not outdated or forgotten.
Some of us still enjoy listening to Greek music with a stonger emphasis on traditional Laika sounds but would also like to hear it coming from newer artists. We can’t keep relying on Vassilis Karras or Zafeiris Melas to deliver nor on the more contemporary Laiko singers such as Notis Sfakianakis. Hristos Pazis was a hopeful especially after his “Auti I Foni” release but has not been able to deliver consistently since, especially after the dissapointing Tzini!
Nikos Makropoulos seems to have been around for a while on the Greek music scene but for us that are observers from a little further, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere. Most of us first heard Makropoulos on the now famous zeibekiko ”Katastasi Ektaktou Anagkis” on his live CD that also contained a handful of studio recordings.
His latest release “De Me Ksereis Kala” – You Don’t Know Me Well - in my opinion shows promise of a revival of the Laiko song. The CD contains 18 songs and don’t get me wrong there are non-Laika tracks that appear as well. Nikos delivers a few good bouzouki tracks as well as the more usual ballads, in particular “Den Paei Allo” featuring Stamatis Gonidis on backing vocals for the chorus and “Den Me Ksereis Kala” featuring songwriter Bo on vocals.
My favorite track is the melodic “Eho Allaxei” a song that forges the Laiko revival. “Krisi” is another great song – you can have a listen to it, I have posted the youtube clip in the Greek Music category. It’s a great song highlighting Makropoulos’ talent.
If you like an artist that is to sing well and sing it live just as well or even better then, Nikos Markopoulos is worth the listen and with 18 tracks on the CD it’s worth investment.
Review by prof@skylproductions.com
Rating 7.5/10
