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Track 1 'Topos' by Michalis Nikoloudis from the 2001 The Rough Guide To Greece. Born in Pireaus by parents that originate from the islands of Chios and Ikaria, Michalis Nikoloudis (Μιχάλης Νικολούδης) showed his flair for music from his tender years and then, through his teens he started to play electric guitar in various bands.

Over the years he has participated in live recordings and concerts with famous Greek composers and singers in Greece and abroad. He can play a variety of music instruments such as the mandolin, tamboura, harpsichord, keyboards; However, the last few years he has concentrated on the mandola, an instrument that he has modified by changing the neck, strings, tuning and sound, and is considered a virtuoso.