Tsochannis was not a sky-fallen genius who came from nowhere. The tradition of folk song had been nurturing him for a long time, and History with its circumstances played the role of the midwife...
The power of Tsochannis lies in his cleverness to unite elements that are so disparate, such as serenades and bouzoukis, the West and the East, the rebetes and the Gypsies, witches and workers, fantasy and everyday reality, the purely romantic and the purely political elements, etc.
This union was not a simple mechanical joining with talent as the adhesive. Tsochannis blended living, vibrant elements together, created his own hybrids and transformed them, thus bringing to light his own improved organisms, his own more evolved, enhanced, and gifted songs.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
