The idea is about honouring the best elements of the greek repertoire and at the same time their other love, latin and ethnic music.

Honouring the best elements of the greek repertoire and at the same time influenced by their other love latin and ethnic music ΕΚΜΕΚ soon gained the audience's love and attention. A year after their formation they released their first album “Glykainei kai den paxainei (Sweet but not fatening)” (Lyra). A little later they collaborated with greek female singer Eleni Tsaligopoulou in their song “I didn’t forgive you not even a little (De se sygxoresa oute ligo)” . During this period they have a strong presence in live scenes all over Greece. In 2013 their song “O trapezitis(the banker)” becomes the soundtrack of a Deutsche Welle documentary about the crisis in Greece, while in the same year they publish a few singles including “Strange Angel (Aggelos Xenos)”. EKMEK are Alekos Spanidis (drums), Sakis Raptopoulos (accordion), Stergios Giannos (bass), George Avramidis (trumpet), Argiris Krommydas (electric guitar) and Alkis Kanidis (vocals, classical guitar).

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