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Lovers of Rebetika - Kostas Skarvelis

Lovers of Rebetika - Kostas Skarvelis

FromLovers of Rebetika


Lovers of Rebetika - Kostas Skarvelis

FromLovers of Rebetika

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kostas Skarvelis wrote hundreds of songs, of which over 200 (so far) have been identified in the 78 rpm discography. They were sung by the greatest singers of the interwar period such as Costas Nouros, Marika Franzeskopoulou (Tilitissa), Rita Abatzi (and her sister Sofia Karivali), Roza Eskenazy, Stellakis Permbiadis, Stamakos Vratzos Stratos , Antonis Dalgas, Grigoris Asikis, Costas Roukounas, Giannis Papaioannou, Apostolos Chatzichristos, Evangelos Sofroniou, Zacharias Kasimatis and others. However, he gave the "portion of the lion" to the great singer George Kavouras, who for a long period (1935-41) identified his voice with the excellent melodies and lyrics of Kostas Skarvelis. There are more than fifty songs recorded by G. Kavouras.
Released:
Jul 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (45)

This podcast will delve into the world of Rebetika, each week your host Con Kalamaras will have a new episode covering this genre. Rebetiko is story telling spanning love, loss, drugs, and heart-breaking refugee tales. Rebetiko has always been the music of the poor and the dispossessed, combining different musical styles of the region and with lyrics describing the joy, the sorrow, and the difficulties of everyday life. Often called the Greek blues, like the blues, it grew out of a specific urban subculture and reflected the harsh realities of an oppressed subculture's lifestyle.