T’ Emorfa Ta Kortsopa – Τ’ έμορφα τα κορτσόπα – Adem Ekiz – Giannis Apazidis

T’ Emorfa Ta Kortsopa – Τ’ έμορφα τα κορτσόπα

Adem Ekiz & Giannis Apazidis

Lyrics: Adem Ekiz
Music: Adem Ekiz & Ali Bakanay
Vocals: Adem Ekiz & Giannis Apazidis
Pontian Lyra (Kemençe): Adem Ekiz
Recording: George Dum – Liquid Fish Studio – Los Angeles, California
Mixing, Mastering & Orchestration: Babis Kemanetzidis – MK Studio – Thessaloniki, Greece

This album grew out of the musical collaboration between Adem Ekiz and Giannis Apazidis at the Kypseli Greek Dance Center – The Tango Room in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.

“T’ Emorfa Ta Kortsopa” is the first release from a three-song collaboration recorded during our time together in Los Angeles. 

I first had the pleasure of meeting and performing with Adem Ekiz in Montreal in 2007, at the annual dance of the Efxinos Pontos Association. Since then, we have performed together several times. In July 2024, we were invited by our good friend Anne Sirota of Los Angeles to perform at the Kypseli Greek Dance Center. This October 2026 will mark our fourth performance together in Los Angeles.

I would like to sincerely thank Adem Ekiz for accepting my invitation to record together in the studio while we were in Los Angeles. Adem’s professionalism, extraordinary talent, and wonderful personality made the entire studio experience something I will never forget and will always cherish.

Thank you, my brother Adem! I wish you health and happiness, and may your love for our music, culture, and language continue to blossom for many years to come.

We already had many friends in California, and through our performances there, we were fortunate to make many more. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who came from near and far to support us and share these special moments.

There are so many people we would like to acknowledge, and we may have unintentionally forgotten some names. Please forgive us if we have.

Αυτό το άλμπουμ γεννήθηκε μέσα από τη μουσική συνεργασία του Αντέμ Εκίζ και του Giannis Apazidis στο Kypseli Greek Dance Center – The Tango Room, στο Sherman Oaks του Los Angeles, California.

Το τραγούδι «Τ’ έμορφα τα κορτσόπα» είναι η πρώτη κυκλοφορία από μια συνεργασία τριών τραγουδιών, τα οποία ηχογραφήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια της κοινής μας παρουσίας στο Los Angeles.

Είχα για πρώτη φορά τη χαρά να γνωρίσω και να εμφανιστώ μαζί με τον Adem Ekiz στο Montreal το 2007, στον ετήσιο χορό του Συλλόγου Εύξεινος Πόντος. Από τότε έχουμε εμφανιστεί μαζί αρκετές φορές. Τον Ιούλιο του 2024, προσκληθήκαμε από την καλή μας φίλη Anne Sirota από το Los Angeles να εμφανιστούμε στο Kypseli Greek Dance Center. Τον Οκτώβριο του 2026 θα πραγματοποιήσουμε την τέταρτη κοινή μας εμφάνιση στο Los Angeles.

Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω θερμά τον Adem Ekiz που αποδέχτηκε την πρόσκλησή μου να ηχογραφήσουμε μαζί στο στούντιο κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής μας στο Los Angeles. Ο επαγγελματισμός του, το εξαιρετικό ταλέντο του και ο υπέροχος χαρακτήρας του Αντέμ έκαναν όλη αυτή την εμπειρία στο στούντιο κάτι που δεν θα ξεχάσω ποτέ και θα θυμάμαι πάντα με αγάπη.

Σε ευχαριστώ, αδελφέ μου Αντέμ! Σου εύχομαι υγεία και ευτυχία και η αγάπη σου για τη μουσική, τον πολιτισμό και τη γλώσσα μας να συνεχίσει να ανθίζει για πολλά χρόνια ακόμη.

Είχαμε ήδη πολλούς φίλους στην Καλιφορνία και, μέσα από τις εμφανίσεις μας εκεί, είχαμε την τύχη να αποκτήσουμε ακόμη περισσότερους. Θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε από καρδιάς όλους όσοι ήρθαν από κοντά και μακριά για να μας στηρίξουν και να μοιραστούν μαζί μας αυτές τις ξεχωριστές στιγμές.

Υπάρχουν τόσοι πολλοί άνθρωποι που θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε και είναι πιθανό, χωρίς πρόθεση, να έχουμε παραλείψει κάποια ονόματα. Παρακαλούμε να μας συγχωρήσετε αν ξεχάσαμε κάποιον.

Bu albüm, Adem Ekiz ve Giannis Apazidis’in Los Angeles, California’nın Sherman Oaks bölgesindeki Kypseli Greek Dance Center – The Tango Room’da gerçekleştirdikleri müzikal iş birliğinden doğdu.

“T’ Emorfa Ta Kortsopa”, Los Angeles’ta birlikte geçirdiğimiz süre boyunca kaydettiğimiz üç şarkılık çalışmamızın ilk yayınıdır.

Adem Ekiz ile ilk kez 2007 yılında Montreal’de, Efxinos Pontos Derneği’nin yıllık dans gecesinde tanışma ve birlikte sahne alma mutluluğunu yaşadım. O günden bu yana birçok kez birlikte sahne aldık. Temmuz 2024’te, Los Angeles’taki değerli dostumuz Anne Sirota’nın davetiyle Kypseli Greek Dance Center’da birlikte sahne aldık. Ekim 2026’da ise Los Angeles’ta dördüncü kez birlikte sahne alacağız.

Los Angeles’ta bulunduğumuz sırada birlikte stüdyoya girip kayıt yapma davetimi kabul ettiği için Adem Ekiz’e içtenlikle teşekkür etmek istiyorum. Adem’in profesyonelliği, olağanüstü yeteneği ve harika kişiliği, stüdyodaki bu deneyimi benim için asla unutamayacağım ve her zaman sevgiyle hatırlayacağım çok özel bir anıya dönüştürdü.

Teşekkür ederim kardeşim Adem! Sana sağlık ve mutluluk diliyorum. Müziğimize, kültürümüze ve dilimize olan sevginin daha nice yıllar boyunca büyüyüp çiçek açmasını diliyorum.

California’da zaten birçok dostumuz vardı; oradaki performanslarımız sayesinde çok daha fazla yeni dost edinme şansına sahip olduk. Bizi desteklemek ve bu özel anları bizimle paylaşmak için yakından ve uzaktan gelen herkese yürekten teşekkür etmek istiyoruz.

Teşekkür etmek istediğimiz o kadar çok insan var ki, istemeden bazı isimleri unutmuş olabiliriz. Eğer birilerini atladıysak lütfen bizi affedin.

Special thanks to – Ιδιαίτερες ευχαριστίες στους – Özel teşekkürler: 

Kypseli Greek Dance Center – Jozef & Robbi
Anne Sirota & Gerald Savin (Jerry is pictured with us in the thumbnail)
Maria Lourias & her mother, Efterpi Nathanailidou – Scottsdale, Arizona
John Paharis – San Francisco
Izumi Fairbanks – Seattle (thank you for playing lyra with us!)
Joe Graziosi – Boston
Ugur Bulut & his lovely wife – San Diego
Yalçın – Irvine (DönerG)
George Terzis – Irvine (thank you for playing daouli with us!)
Niko Iareau and Stavros Psihalopoulos (our sera dancers!)
Our Armenian dancer friends from Lernazang, Los Angeles