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 song... 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