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    Lovers of Rebetika - Women of Rebetika Athens 1936-1947

    Lovers of Rebetika - Women of Rebetika Athens 1936-1947

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    Lovers of Rebetika - Women of Rebetika Athens 1936-1947

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    Length:
    20 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 29, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    This week we explore the music of Roza Eskenazi, Tassia Vryoni , Rita Abadzi to name a few. Part of the next series of Lovers of Rebetika, we will explore female artists between the period of 1936-1947.
    Released:
    Sep 29, 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.