Michalis Genitsaris (1917–2005) was a Greek rebetiko singer, composer, and
bouzouki player born in Agia Sofia, Piraeus. Often described as the "last
rebetis," he began his professional career in 1935. At age 17, Genitsaris
composed “Ego Mangas Fenomouna”, a song he later discussed in the Australian SBS
programme Music of the Outsiders. During the Second World War, he wrote
“Saltadoros”, which became an anthem for the Greek resistance. Genitsaris
withdrew from the music industry in 1953 to work at a vegetable market before
resuming his career in the mid-1970s. His discography incl...