laïká are Nisiotika, Syrta, Antikristos, Rebetika, Hasapiko, Zeibekiko, Kalamatianos, Kangeli and Syrtaki. The more cheerful version of laïkó, called elafró laïkó, was often used in musicals during the Golden Age of Greek cinema. The Greek Peiraiotes superstar Tolis Voskopoulos gave the after-modern version of Greek laïko () listenings. Many artists have combined the traditions of éntekhno and laïkó with considerable success, such as the composers Mimis Plessas and Stavros Xarchakos. Contemporary laïká emerged as a style in the early 1980s. An indispensable part of the contemporary laïká culture is the písta (, pl. ; "dance floor/venue"). Night clubs at which the DJs play only contemporary laïká where colloquially known on the 90s as ellinádika (). Modern laïkó is mainstream Greek laïkó music mixed in with modern Western influences, from such international mainstream genres as pop music and dance. Renowned songwriters or lyricists of contemporary laïká include Alekos Chrysovergis, Nikos Karvelas, Phoebus, Nikos Terzis, Giorgos Theofanous and Evi Droutsa. Terminology In effect, there is no single name for contemporary laïká in the Greek language, but it is often formally referred to as , a term which is however also used for denoting newly composed songs in the tradition of "proper" laïkó; when ambiguity arises, ("contemporary") or disparagingly (laïko-pop, "folk-pop", also in the sense of "westernized") is used for the former, while (gnísio, "proper, genuine, true") or even (katharóaimo, "pureblood") is used for the latter. The choice of contrasting the notions of "westernized" and "genuine" may often be based on ideological and aesthetic grounds. Laïko interacted more westernized sounds in the late of 2000s. The term modern laïká comes from the phrase , "modern songs of the people". Criticism Despite its immense popularity, the genre of contemporary laïká (especially laïko-pop) has come under scrutiny for "featuring musical clichés, average singing voices and slogan-like lyrics" and for "being a hybrid, neither laïkó, nor pop". See also Rebetiko Greek folk music Nightclubs in Greece Music of Lebanon Chalga Notes Greek music Folk music genres Pop music genres