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Sifu Versus is a rapper from Salonica.  He's also a hugely respected figure on Greece's underground scene who has worked with some of the country's biggest names: Ta Emiskoubria and Goin' Through.

I caught up with him from his home in Athens to talk about his path into hip-hop; supporting some of the biggest names in hip-hop and his take on Greece's hip-hop scene.

Follow Sifu Versus on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sifuversus

Check out his YouTube and Soundcloud pages: 
www.youtube.com/c/SifuVERSUS and 
soundcloud.com/sifuversus

Up until 2009, if you loved Greek music and lived in London, there was one place and one place only from which you buy your music: Trehantiri. The shop was run by the Pattalis family. Yes, you could pick up the latest release but it also sold gig tickets, instruments, newspapers and magazines, not to mention Eurovision releases and Arab music.

I caught up with Lakis Pattalis over Zoom (even though he lives 10 minutes up the road) to discuss how the shop started and the difficult decision to close the shop following the death of his brother, Aki.