Giōrgos Mētsakēs

Giorgos Mitsakis (Greek: Γιώργος Μητσάκης; 1921 in Constantinople – 17 November 1993 in Athens) was a Greek composer and lyricist of numerous rebetika and folk songs, as well as a skillful bouzouki player. He was also known by the nickname the teacher (ο Δάσκαλος).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1921 (Istanbul), Died November 17, 1993 (Athens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, bouzouki, vocalist, director

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO38836	10-in.	either 1947 or 1948	Mana mou mē me katadikasēs (Μανα μου μη με καταδικασης)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with bouzouki and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, bouzouki
Columbia	CO38837	10-in.	approximately 1948	I zarganēs (Ι ζαργανης)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with bouzouki and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, bouzouki
Columbia	CO40039	10-in.	either 1948 or 1949	O mētsakēs (Ο μητσακης)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου)	Female vocal solo, with bouzouki and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, bouzouki, composer
Columbia	CO40040	10-in.	either 1948 or 1949	Psilē vrochoula epiase (Ψιλη βροχουλα επιασε)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer
Columbia	CO40088	10-in.	either 1948 or 1949	Maurommata (Μαυρομματα)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, bouzouki, composer
Columbia	CO40089	10-in.	either 1948 or 1949	Tha sou phygō me kairo (Θα σου φυγω με καιρο)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, bouzouki
Columbia	CO40643	10-in.	approximately 1949	Nanourisma (Νανουρισμα)	Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Soula Passalari ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, bouzouki
Columbia	CO40644	10-in.	approximately 1949	To paidi pou bēke tōra (Το παιδι ποθ μπηκε τωρα)	Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Soula Passalari ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Mixed vocal chorus, with bouzouki and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, bouzouki, composer, vocalist
Columbia	CO41575	10-in.	either 1949 or 1950	Tous palēous philous mē xechnas (Τους παληους φιλους μη ξεχνας)	Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO41576	10-in.	either 1949 or 1950	As' ta logia kata meros (Ας' τα λογια κατα μερος)	Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) ; Stellakis (Στελλακης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO45785	10-in.	approximately 1951	To pezodromio	Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; I. Tatasopoulos	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, director
Columbia	CO45786	10-in.	approximately 1951	To deka to kalo	Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Marika Ninou (Μαρικα Νινου) ; I. Tatasopoulos	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, director
Columbia	CO46887	10-in.	either 1951 or 1952	Tha fygho tha me chasis	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; I. Tatasopoulos	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist, director
Columbia	CO46888	10-in.	either 1951 or 1952	Oso varia in'ta sidera	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs ; Giōrgos Mētsakēs	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, director, composer
Gramophone	0GA1319	10-in.	2/2/1948	Empa st' amaxi (Εμπα στ' αμαξι)	Iōanna Geōrgakopoulou (Ιωαννα Γεωργακοπουλου) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης)	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mētsakēs, Giōrgos," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106954.

Mētsakēs, Giōrgos. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106954.

"Mētsakēs, Giōrgos." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.