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V/A - The Rough Guide to Rebetika







Editorial Reviews

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Ancient Greece has contributed so much to the modern cultural landscape of the world, but Greece's music

has always been--with due respect to Nana Mouskouri and others--near the bottom of the list. While this collection

isn't going to change the general public's perception, fans of Northern Mediterranean and Eastern European music

will find it fascinating. Tracking a music style whose golden era was 1830s to 1950s, Rough Guide to Rebetika offers

up tales of death, disease, hopeless love, drugs and jail that would make American bluesmen nod knowingly or break

down and weep if they understood Greek. The 22 tracks here range from recent material recorded by artists leading

the music's renaissance (Maryo Mapio, Glikeria, etc.) as well as early stars (Roza Eskenazi, Andonios "Dalgas" Dhiamandidhis, etc.).

And although the quality of the early tracks is sketchy at times, the performances are strong enough to overcome these limitations.

This is truly a fascinating overview of a music past and present. -- Tad Hendrickson



Product Description

Rebétika is the music of the Greek underworld, whose golden years started shortly after Greek national independence and lasted

until the 1950s. A rich and heady stew, rebétika focuses on hopeless love, disease, drugs, death and imprisonment. As a musical form,

it draws on numerous sources such as the formal instrumental suites of the Ottoman court, the solo vocals of Turkey and Iran, and the

captivating, sophisticated instrumentation of the café aman in Istanbul and Izmir. The Rough Guide To Rebétika showcases some of the

best rebétika artists from its early roots to the rising stars from the more recent revival movement.



.::.Tracklist.::.

1. Enas Mangas Sto Teke Mou - Roza Eskanazi

2. Bouzouki Mou Diplohordo - Manolis Dimitrianakis & Dimitris Kontogiannis

3. Pireotissa - Mario

4. Mes' Tou Manthou Ton Teke - Yiorgos Katsaros

5. Stin Kaliva Tin Diki Mou - Glikeria

6. Galata Manes - Marika Papagika

7. Manes Tsergiach - Andonios 'Dalgas' Dhiamandidhis

8. Nini - Grigoris Asikis

9. Nea Meraklou - Roza Eskanazi

10. Ta Hanumakia - Rita Abatzi

11. Manes Rast Neva - Efstratios Payioumidzis

12. Kuvenda Me Ton Haro - Kostas Roukounas

13. O Xemangas - Rita Abatzi

14. Zeimbekano Spaniolo - Efstratios Payioumidzis

15. Antonis Varkaris Seretis - Markos Vamvakaris

16. Kapetan Andhreas Zeppo (Psaropoula) - Yiannis Papaioannou

17. Nykhtose Horis Fengari - Stella Haskil

18. Pende Ellines Ston Adi - Yiannis Papaioannou

19. Ta Kavourakia - Marika Ninou

20. I Pendamorfi - Theodosia Stinga

21. Mes Ston Teke Tis Marigos - Agathonas Iakovidis

22. Pira Ti Strata Ki Erhome (Strose Mou Na Kimitho) - Nena Venetsanou



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