# Michalis Patrinos — Misirlou

Michalis Patrinos’s Misirlou (1927) is No. 3 in our Rebetiko ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1927
- **On one list:** Rebetiko
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Michalis Patrinos](https://waxonia.com/artist/michalis-patrinos/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/michalis-patrinos--misirlou/

## What we say

### No. 3 in [Rebetiko](https://waxonia.com/genre/rebetiko/)

An Eastern Mediterranean melody of unclear parentage, recorded in Athens, and thirty-five years later surf-picked by Dick Dale into something unrecognisable. Both versions are correct.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Michalis%20Patrinos%20Misirlou) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_vJPpuL14bA)

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