The backing band on Anoixi Sti Saloniki included the men who would become Primavera en Salonico, the Ladino (the dialect of the Sephardic Jews) translation of Anoixi Sti Saloniki (Spring in Salonica.) “When we did this album, I didn’t feel it was a turning point. We never thought the audience in Greece would like this record because it was in a foreign language. When the radio started playing it and people liked it, it was a big surprise.” (source: globalrhythm.net)