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Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from Asia Minor 2023 #1

Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from Asia Minor 2023 #1

FromLovers of Rebetika


Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from Asia Minor 2023 #1

FromLovers of Rebetika

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this podcast, we introduce you to common words that come up again and again in Rebetika, also we start to delve into the rare recordings from Asia Minor and some rare recordings from Chicago!. 
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
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.