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Laikó tragoudi (λαϊκό τραγούδι gr. popular/folk song) is called the Greek urban folk music (or Greek popular music) in general and especially the Greek popular music after the end of the 1950's.

At the time a new generation of musicians came of age that brought to the urban folk music of the time (Rembetiko) some changes that distinguished a new style, the so called modern laiko tragoudi or just plain laiko tragoudi. Rebetiko, plural rebetika, ( Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko

Modern laiko tragoudi evolved from Rembetiko, but adopted innovations and influences, including the use of amplifiers on the instruments, the use o Drums and the four-chord bouzouki and, later on, Electronic keyboards. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The bouzouki ( gr το μπουζούκι pl. τα μπουζούκια (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. Poverty remained a strong theme, although Love and relationships figured prominently as key themes.

As Laiko became ubiquitous in 1960s Greece, a number of different schools emerged. Another branch was indoprepeh (ινδοπρεπή gr. indian proper, of indian origin or made indian-like) heavily influenced by Middle Eastern music and many times covering Indian filmi songs, by performers such as Manolis Angelopoulos. The music of the Middle East and North Africa spans across a vast region from Morocco to Afghanistan and its influences can be felt even further afield India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Filmi (or Filmy used as an adjective is a colloquial term which refers to anything relating to the Bollywood film industry Manolis Angelopoulos (born 8 April 1939, Agios Athanasios - death 2 April 1989, London) was a Greek Roma singer At the same time the Skyladika merged. Skiladiko (or Skyladiko) is either a derogatory term to describe Laiko or a decadent form of laiko At the beginning they were nightclubs with a bad reputation and most of them not quite legal on the borders of the city or town. The style they played music there was called Skyladika too. Skiladiko (or Skyladiko) is either a derogatory term to describe Laiko or a decadent form of laiko In the 80s Laiko interacted with Western pop music.

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