He began playing drums in his father’s musical group, known as “Kapiotes” or “Menelaides”, in the mid-1950s. Occasionally, he worked with other musicians from Kapi, Mantamado, Kleio, and Agia Paraskevi. He played all the local tunes and songs of Lesvos, as well as the tunes and songs of Asia Minor. Additionally, he played tunes known in mainland Greece, which he learned during his military service in Didymoteicho (a border town in the north east of Greece). He also played laika and rebetika songs, and “European” tunes during festivals.
