Alkistis Protopsalti & Nikos Portokaloglou in Véroia

Alkistis Protopsalti is a Greek singer who was born in Alexandria in 1954 and began her recording career in the 1970s. Her repertoire draws on entehno and laïko, and songs closely associated with her include “Dikaioma,” “Ta Laika” and “San Ifaisteio pou Xypna.” Alkistis Protopsalti has presented concerts at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, performing material from across her recorded work. In April 2020, she sang from an open truck as it travelled through central Athens during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Nikos Portokaloglou is a Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Volos in 1957, whose music draws on rock, entechno and laïko. He first became known as the frontman and principal songwriter of Fatme, then established a solo catalogue that includes “Ta Karavia Mou Kaio,” “Thalassa Mou Skoteini,” “Den Mas Syghoro” and “Ti Leipei.” At the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in 2023, Nikos Portokaloglou marked four decades of music with the concert “40 Chronia, Mia Volta,” revisiting songs from Fatme and his solo records. The anniversary program also reached the Theatre of Earth in Thessaloniki, placing the same career-spanning repertoire in another open-air setting.