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Nikos Stavrakakis
Nikos Stavrakakis (Greek: Νίκος Σταυρακάκης) comes from Anogeia, Crete and was born in Charaki where he grew up and took his first steps in Cretan music. He started playing the cretan lyra (Greek: λύρα) at weddings and baptisms in the early 70's. In the last years of the Greek Junta he went to Athens where he worked in various centers. He initially recorded 45-rpm records in the "PHALIPS" company and later twelve large records in the "MINOS EMI" company, among which: "Παλιού καιρού μου ανάμνηση", "Κρητική Παρέα", "Να’ μουν αητός" we're a part of. At the same time, he is engaged in painting and has published a book entitled "Ο έρωτας του Ψηλορείτη".