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    Lovers of Rebetika - A labyrinth of music

    Lovers of Rebetika - A labyrinth of music

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    Lovers of Rebetika - A labyrinth of music

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    Length:
    21 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 15, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    This week we delve into some rare recordings from Manolis Hiotis, listen to the heartbreaking violin playing of Alexis Zoumbas and also the beautiful singing of Demitris Arapakis. Once again we visit rare Rebetiko recordings made in New York in the early 1920s. 
    Released:
    Sep 15, 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.