Rebetiko, plural rebetika, greek and respectively is the name for a type of urban greek music rebetika are the songs of the greek underworld, sung by the socalled rebetes greek. Based on a true story, this uneven but engaging musical drama sweeps through a turbulent 40 years in popular singer marika ninous sotiria. With sotiria leonardou, nikos kalogeropoulos, michalis maniatis, themis bazaka. This movie provides a rare glimpse of the rembetiki music. This is my second try at acquiring a good sample of the rembetiko style of music and i am glad i took the chance.
This passionate, soulful music, born of the plight and pain of the poor, captured the hearts and imaginations of the greek people. Rebetes were unconventional people who lived outside the social order. In greece, rembetiko had always been known as the songs of the outcasts. The rembetiko movie which featured this song was inspired and created by the life of one of.
On some of the songs his daughter maria joins him in singing. The radical movement for rebetiko dechiotification and bouzouki detetrachordization claims for unity against the imperialistic tyranny of the fourcourse bouzouki. Sep 25, 2019 order food online at rembetiko, vienna with tripadvisor. Director costas ferris skillfully provides archival footage throughout the film. Rembetiko 1983 a history of greece from 1917 to 1956 underscores the story of singer marika ninou. Apr 19, 2004 rebetiko or rembetiko music captivated greece from the turn of the century until the early 1950s. Rembetiko rebetika tragoudia rebetika rebetic songs. Rembetiko proved to be extremely flexible genre, embracing new forms tango, romance, waltz and eager to try new instuments guitar, accordeon, violin. I have spent many many hours listening to his music and talking. In greece, rembetiko had always been known as the music of the outcasts. After the 1922 occupation and destruction of smyrna, the refugees who sought shelter in central greece, along with their few suitcases and memories, also brought with them their culture and music. University of macedonia, department of music science and art, greece. So savor these last moments for when the dance comes to an end.
Fotis varthis was born in 1983, he comes from corfu island, lives and works in athens. Radical movement for rebetiko dechiotification and. Oct 08, 2007 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Costas ferris s classic film is the tale of a greek singer s remarkable career from the backstreet taverns of pireas to the nightclubs of chicago. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from rembetiko. Rembetiko facets video 1983 color somewhere between 1. Rembetiko home bemerode, niedersachsen, germany menu. Rempetiko gia ligousradio, rebetiko tragoydi gia ligoys, athen. Subscribe on apple podcasts, spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Aug 24, 2017 dances around the world and how they connect to one another. Rembetiko sparked a rediscovery of rembetika music, the greek blues. Jiannis loulourgas is a luthier, bouzouki player and singer from the village of pythagorio on the island of samos in greece. It was prolifically recorded at the time, but is virtually unknown outside of its native land. Even the dance that is normally associated with it, zeimbetiko, occasionally looks like some kind of. The films sound is as rich as its color and its characters.
All in all rembetiko was an equivalent of the first wave of urban blues illiterate, naive, cruel and rough. The cd is available only locally in shops in pythagorio on samos island. Nikos kalogeropoulos and sotiria leonardou in rembetiko 1983 sotiria. The musical accompaniment for this evening consists of 10 traditional greek instrumental tunes by stavros tzouanakos, ta. I personally cant get half way through the lyrics without crying.
At the age of 11, he introduced himself to hagiography, taking lessons by great teachers. Sotiria leonardou marika, nikos kalogeropoulos bambis, michalis maniatis giorgakis, themis bazaka andriana, nikos dimitratos panagis, giorgos zorbas thomas, konstantinos tzoumas giannis, vicky vanita roza. Rembetiko rebetika tragoudia rebetika rebetic songs on. Total number of members who have this title in their. All albums of greek rebetiko rembetiko music listen and buy at online music store. The story of a group of rembetes, singers and musicians of the greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th. This is the reason why rembetiko started expanding through. There are some amazing songs and artists throughout the collection. Rembetiko is a kind of greek folk music which started in asia minor, more specifically, in smyrna and constantinople. Radical movement for rebetiko dechiotification and bouzouki. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Based on a true story, this uneven but engaging musical drama sweeps through a turbulent 40 years in popular singer marika ninous sotiria leonardou life and in the history of greece.
A sort of outlaw blues, rebetiko typically dealt with themes of exile, loss of family, wandering the streets after dark, taking drugs and drinking to. He started singing at the age of 14, he grew up with the songs of stelios kazantzidis and continued by listening to giannis parios, while not denying foreign music. Index of musicmusicfiles name last modified size description. The film is based on the life of rebetiko singer marika ninou and gained cult status in greece. Stavros xarhakos rembetiko original motion picture. Rebetiko or rembetiko music captivated greece from the turn of the century until the early 1950s. Order food online at rembetiko, vienna with tripadvisor. The rembetiko forum offers a history of the music, with a discussion forum in greek only, a timeline from 1890 to the present, a collection of articles, and details of an enthusiasts club. Afterwards, graphic design was just one step, because very soon the internal need for personal expression would lead him to intake exams at athens school of fine arts. I first met him in 1999 and since then we became friends. Konstantinos tzoumas in rembetiko 1983 nikos dimitratos in rembetiko 1983. Rebetika, singular rebetiko also often written as rembetiko or rembetika, became the music of what the greeks called the manges. Considered to be one of the most powerful and emotional greek movies, rembetiko focuses on the life of an individual woman,a real person and through her personal story, it retells the story of greece,from 1920 to 1955. Rembetiko 1983 full movie download full hd youtube.
For tonights entertainment, the dance of death, the show youve waited your entire life to see, will be performed in its entirety. Her second husband, niko ninos nikolaidis, was an entertainer and acrobat. A highly evocative film which is at once biographical and political. They first appeared after the greek war of independence of 1821. The album is called rebetika tragoudia rebetika songs and contains 12 masterful interpretations of traditional rebetic songs. Rembetiko, winner of the silver bear at the berlin film festival, is the story of modern greece as seen through that music. See more ideas about dance, gypsy trailer and spanish gypsy. Brief history of rembetika an article covering a music of nostalgia and regret until the 1950s, when it lost its immediacy in a world of freedom and prosperity brief selective history of greek rebetika music information on the music, its history, instruments, and modestuningrhythm. Rembetiko original motion picture soundtrack label. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. Sotiria leonardou won the prize for best actress at the 1983 thessaloniki film. The first international anthology to present the most outstanding representatives of greek blues, with 31 ensembles from countries illustrating how rembetiko spread throughout the world and continued to develop in a wide variety of forms all around the globe.
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