Koza Mostra is a Greek rock band founded in 2012. It consists of Ilias Kozas (lead singer, classical and electric guitar), Dimitris Raptis (drums), Stavros Apostolidis (bouzouki, backing vocals), Giannis Bellos (bass guitar, backing vocals), Tasos Gentzis (saxophone, backing vocals) and Asterios Fragos (electric guitar, backing vocals).[1] The band fuses ska, punk, and rock music together with the style of traditional Greek folk music such as Macedonian Greek music and rebetiko.[1][2]
Koza Mostra | |
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 Koza Mostra in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Greece, Thessaloniki |
| Genres | Ska, Alternative, Folk, Balkan Music, Punk, Tarantella, Rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Panik Platinum Records, Panik Oxygen Records, Koza Mostra Music |
| Members | Ilias Kozas Dimitris Raptis Asterios Fragos Giannis Bellos Stavros Apostolidis Tasos Gentzis |
They represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Agathonas Iakovidis and the song "Alcohol Is Free", placed 6th in the final.[3][4]
Their debut album Keep up the Rhythm, released on March 22, 2013,[5] reached triple Platinum certification[6] from Greek music industry authority IFPI. It was published by Panik Platinum Records,[5] which is a sublabel of Panik Entertainment Group responsible for "Greek Ethnic music".[7]
On December 15, 2017, they released their second album entitled Corrida. This album was published by Panik Oxygen Records,[8] also a sublabel of Panik Entertainment Group.[7] Subsequent releases were self-released without a label by Koza Mostra.[9]
The album artwork for Koza Mostra's two studio albums, was created by Paul Hitter, who is also responsible for the majority of American punk band Gogol Bordello's artwork.[1]
On February 1, 2020 they released a single entitled "Requiem" featuring Pedro Erazo of American punk band Gogol Bordello.[10]
On June 27, 2022, they released a single entitled "Bilio".[11]
On January 6, 2024 they released a single entitled "Elvis".[12]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Charts | Info |
 | ||
| Keep up the Rhythm | 1 | |
| Corrida | 57 | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | GER | NL [13] |
UK | ||||||||||||||||
| "Me Trela" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Keep up the Rhythm | |||||||||||||
| "Desire" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Alcohol Is Free" (feat. Agathonas Iakovidis) |
2013 | 1 | 85 | 95 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| "Lianohortaroudia" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Ti Kano Edo" | — | — | — | — | Corrida | ||||||||||||||
| "Giorti" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Bordello Originale" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "3 Year Anniversary Song" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Leventis" (Mikis Theodorakis Cover) |
— | — | — | — | Corrida | ||||||||||||||
| "Amerika" (Dubioza Kolektiv Cover) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Don't Panic, We're On Titanic" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Requiem" (feat. Pedro Erazo) |
2020[10] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Bilio" |
2022[11] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Elvis" |
2024[12] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Awards
References
External links
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