Live in the restaurant
Live music during dinner, then for dancing later. One night or a regular booking.
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What I offer
Greek live music with bouzouki for a restaurant evening or for your celebration.
Wedding and party
For weddings, baptisms, birthdays or company events, with the repertoire your guests know and sing along to.
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Learn Greek music properly. Private lessons in Zurich or online.
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About
Over 40 years of bouzouki
My name is Giorgos Manikas. I am from Greece and live in Zurich. For more than forty years I have played Greek music on the bouzouki.
Rebetiko, Laiko, Zeibekiko, Sirtaki: the classics and the pieces that make it easy for your guests to get up and dance.
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The repertoire
From a quiet start to the pieces everyone dances to together.
- Rebetiko
- Older, often melancholic songs from the classic repertoire.
- Laiko
- Popular Greek songs that many guests recognise.
- Zeibekiko
- Music for the classic solo dance.
- Hasapiko
- A line dance, often at the start of a longer dance set.
- Nisiotika
- Island music with a lighter, danceable character.
- Sirtaki
- A well known dance piece that starts slow and speeds up.
On the road
All of Switzerland
I play across Switzerland, wherever you need me.
- Zurich
- Aargau
- Basel
- Bern
- Central Switzerland
- Eastern Switzerland
- Geneva and Vaud
- Ticino
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Get in touch to book a date
Send me the date and place. I will get back to you with a suggestion for your evening.