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Daily Chiofta

By Mike Hajimichael

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Daily ChioftaJul 14, 2020

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Dentistry and the violin - Yiannis Pipis - A Cyprus Legend and World Record Breaker

Dentistry and the violin - Yiannis Pipis - A Cyprus Legend and World Record Breaker

In days of old when dentists lacked medical qualifications - violins and pliers came in handy. The tale of Yiannis Pipis a Cyprus Legend and World Record Breaker
Feb 05, 202104:21
A long rant at SNWMF

A long rant at SNWMF

Touring the USA in 2004 and playing at The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival - a long rant means a short set...
Jan 19, 202105:60
'Strange' Foods

'Strange' Foods

The things that make you go...yuuuuck....
Sep 28, 202004:29
Pieris Pierettis legend of Cyprus

Pieris Pierettis legend of Cyprus

When Pierettis met The Vragaman by the beach.
Sep 06, 202005:10
From Eve to Gus

From Eve to Gus

How a kitten changes names following revelations by modern veterinary science.
Aug 26, 202004:32
Centurian Chiofta

Centurian Chiofta

A reflection on The Daily Chiofta journey and spontaneity - the rat, the cat and the dog...go to the good...
Aug 11, 202006:56
Politics - the open sewer

Politics - the open sewer

Politics with a big p is like an open sewer.
Aug 10, 202006:21
Monoux - High School

Monoux - High School

Memories of an oppressive school going through its own schizophrenic identity phase.
Aug 09, 202005:46
MIDEM late 1990s

MIDEM late 1990s

I went to MIDEM once in the late 1990s. This is the annual music gathering in Cannes, France and was full of coincidences for me.
Aug 08, 202005:40
Nana & Kojak

Nana & Kojak

2 important parts of our ethnic 60s and 70s TV diet...
Aug 07, 202005:34
Bitter Durrell

Bitter Durrell

A few thoughts on the most famous book on Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell.
Aug 06, 202005:42
A Diblokambino called Sotiroulla

A Diblokambino called Sotiroulla

My truck Sotiroulla is a double cabin and a saviour.
Aug 05, 202004:57
Reggae...

Reggae...

My life long love for a worldwide music that started in Jamaica...
Aug 04, 202006:52
Xaratsi

Xaratsi

A place deep in the heart of Nicosia old that I love to play at and some thoughts on people and places that just don't understand Reggae.
Aug 03, 202004:56
Radio...

Radio...

One of my life long passions...Radio...
Aug 02, 202007:54
Val's Place

Val's Place

A very special place in Gialia. A musician's utopia.
Aug 01, 202004:47
The day Bob Marley died...

The day Bob Marley died...

11th May 1981 is a sad day for music worldwide. The day Bob Marley died, I heard the news on a sound system at Essex University.
Jul 31, 202005:17
To Skodomeno - a first encounter with a Skoda Coupe

To Skodomeno - a first encounter with a Skoda Coupe

Around 1975 my brother George got a Skoda Coupe. Taking it for a first spin, excuse the pun, the rest as they say is history...
Jul 30, 202006:09
Chippy Riot in Liverpool

Chippy Riot in Liverpool

Living through a riot in a chippy, Liverpool 1981.
Jul 29, 202006:36
Jeff Trump and Riders

Jeff Trump and Riders

Riders are those things bands get before gigs. The more famous a band is the more elaborate the rider. Jeff Trump my drummer brother from San Francisco is an imaginative rider architect!
Jul 28, 202005:37
Names...such important things...

Names...such important things...

Names mean so much to us...we carry them for life...
Jul 27, 202003:10
Interviewing Shaggy

Interviewing Shaggy

Early 90s I interviewed Shaggy 3 times. Entertaining, clever and a total prankster!
Jul 26, 202004:41
The man who called me John...

The man who called me John...

Collecting records from age 14 I encountered a man in a shop who constantly called me John.
Jul 25, 202005:03
Don't DJ when intoxicated on Tsipouro

Don't DJ when intoxicated on Tsipouro

A powerful drink from Greece once taught me a simple lesson in life...Don't DJ when drunk!
Jul 24, 202004:44
Surrealistic gigs

Surrealistic gigs

My take on gigs that might go wrong...
Jul 23, 202006:51
Greek School

Greek School

My Saturdays....Greek School
Jul 22, 202005:45
Sean Connery Ithaka

Sean Connery Ithaka

Teaching Ithaka by Kavafy as told by Sean Connery...
Jul 21, 202005:29
20th July 1974 Invasion

20th July 1974 Invasion

The sirens wail again...
Jul 20, 202003:55
Things that make you go mmmm during gigs

Things that make you go mmmm during gigs

A collection of mini chioftes on things that happened during gigs in Cyprus.
Jul 19, 202005:57
Piracy in Cyprus

Piracy in Cyprus

The illegal industry in Cyprus that affected many musical careers.
Jul 18, 202006:40
Imiz & The Haji

Imiz & The Haji

On matters and encounters of the Imiskoumbrian kind...
Jul 17, 202007:03
Zorbas & Punishment

Zorbas & Punishment

My first case of inclass punishment - the crime - knowing how to dance Zorbas!
Jul 16, 202005:18
15th July 1974 Military Coup

15th July 1974 Military Coup

The Military Coup in Cyprus 15th July 1974 changed the course of history.
Jul 15, 202005:59
The case of the alleged "stolen" Vrajes

The case of the alleged "stolen" Vrajes

Kantonas ,Vrajes and a close shave with the law in Chingford.
Jul 14, 202006:23
Sugar on Radio in Cyprus

Sugar on Radio in Cyprus

Sugar's only live radio interview in Cyprus in 1997 started off with an eruption of laughter...
Jul 13, 202005:23
Do Good...

Do Good...

Good deeds always bring good vibes...
Jul 12, 202004:22
Zebekiko

Zebekiko

The notorious 9/8 rhythm that some cannot grasp.
Jul 11, 202004:48
Sociological Chioftes

Sociological Chioftes

My love for Sociology goes back to school and accidentally misprounouncing the word in Greek has become a Poumbouris family urban folk myth.
Jul 10, 202005:42
Maro-Maria BANNED

Maro-Maria BANNED

A painful story of infidelity, Maro-Maria, a song from my 2nd LP Aphrodite's Dream' and how the video clip got banned.
Jul 09, 202005:36
DJ Marios Avraam...Vintaaage Chakkos

DJ Marios Avraam...Vintaaage Chakkos

A great friend, DJ and supporter of my work since 1988.
Jul 08, 202004:16
A man called Skev - coincidences galore

A man called Skev - coincidences galore

I have known him since I was 12. Our friendship is like duracel batteries, it just goes on and on....
Jul 07, 202004:43
Learning things the hard way

Learning things the hard way

London was very different from Marathovouno and some things had to be learned the hard way...
Jul 06, 202006:22
The first day at school

The first day at school

The first day at school in Walthamstow was all about eyes...
Jul 05, 202004:59
Mr and Mrs Meade

Mr and Mrs Meade

The neighbours who took care of me and taught me so much.
Jul 04, 202004:56
The journey and arriving in London

The journey and arriving in London

The flight from Cyprus to London via Athens, at the age of 4 was traumatic.
Jul 03, 202005:25
The letter, Shenkou and the swallows

The letter, Shenkou and the swallows

The letter that changed the entire course of my life.
Jul 02, 202004:52
My grandfather Poumbouris and my love for travel

My grandfather Poumbouris and my love for travel

Travel is a very important part of my life which is thanks to my grandfather Poumbouris.
Jul 01, 202004:54
A day in Peladousa

A day in Peladousa

A visit to film maker Panicos Chrysanthou in Peladousa turned out to be a real cliffhanger.
Jun 30, 202004:35
I love Paphos

I love Paphos

Paphos is where it all began for me in Cyprus. I had an amazing time there in the summer of 1993. Lesson 1 was also learned...never cross a Paphian...
Jun 29, 202006:09
Chris The Black Rembeti

Chris The Black Rembeti

An encounter on a 29 bus with a Haringey Urban Legend.
Jun 28, 202004:14