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    Lovers of Rebetika - Changing the musical landscape of Greece

    Lovers of Rebetika - Changing the musical landscape of Greece

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    Lovers of Rebetika - Changing the musical landscape of Greece

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    Length:
    22 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 7, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    With the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1923, a great number of refugees resettled in harbor cities like Piraeus, Volos, and Thessaloniki. This intermingling of cultures had a profound impact on the urban musical landscape, with musicians constantly exchanging new ideas and inspiring each other.
    Released:
    Feb 7, 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.