Greek Music Greek Goddess dancing Oriental Misirlou song

Greek Music TV Show in Cyprus: Σάββατο κι απόβραδο Savato ke apovrado The History of the Song: Misirlou is an old Greek rebetiko Misirlou (Μισιρλού) is the feminine form of Misirlis (Μισιρλής) which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ( Egypt in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic) with the Turkish lı suffix, literally meaning Egyptian. The song was selected by the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee as one of the most influential Greek songs of all time, and was heard in venues and at the closing ceremony it was performed by Anna Vissi. Initially, the song was first played by Michalis Patrinos and his rebetiko band in Athens in 1927. The Lyrics were written by Michalis Patri