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    Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from the underground

    Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from the underground

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    Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from the underground

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    Length:
    21 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 24, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this week's podcast, we delve into the recordings of the exceptional violinist Alexis Zoumbas, Marika Papagika and also hear a track from the Cavadhias Popular Orchestra that was recorded in Camden NJ in 1926!.
    Released:
    Jan 24, 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.