The Daracha Tree

Hello and welcome to my podcast.  Here I'll be sharing my conversations with people from the Greek music scene that I met during my time as a Greek music journalist.  Let me know your thoughts - all feedback welcome. Thank you for checking in ... Olga Hadjilambri

Sifu Versus is a rapper from Salonica.  He's also a hugely respected figure on Greece's underground scene who has worked with some of the country's biggest names: Ta Emiskoubria and Goin' Through. I caught up with him from his home in Athens to talk about his path into hip-hop; supporting some of the biggest names in hip-hop and his take on Greece's hip-hop scene. Follow S...

Up until 2009, if you loved Greek music and lived in London, there was one place and one place only from which you buy your music: Trehantiri. The shop was run by the Pattalis family. Yes, you could pick up the latest release but it also sold gig tickets, instruments, newspapers and magazines, not to mention Eurovision releases and Arab music. I caught up with Lakis Pattalis over Zoom (even though...