Author: Mark Hamilton
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To a Little Girl, written by Yiovan Tsaous (Yiannis Eitziridis)
Reportedly, only a dozen songs by Yiovan Tsaous were recorded before he stopped writing…
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Yiannoula from Liesia, written by Spyros Peristeris and Minos Matsas
Like several of the other classic era rebetiko composers, Peristeris was an accomplished musician…
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Kostas Roukounas: The Crisis
The first time I heard this song, on an album by the group Kompania,…
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Stelios Keromytis & Daizi (Daisy) Stavropoulou: Without Hope I Hurt (Double Sorrow)
I wonder how many people have heard a rebetiko recording by Stelios Keromytis and…
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Stellakis Perpiniadis: Hear the News, Duce
This one is special, coming as it does, on the eve of one of…
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Why I Smoke Cocaine, written by Panayiotis Tountas
Panayiotis Tountas was a composer of hundreds of songs, and in his work with…
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Marika Papagika: In Syngrou Prison
A lot of the early recording of rebetiko took place in Chicago and New…
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The American’s Game, written by Kostas Skarvelis
Kostas Skarvelis’ impact on classic era rebetiko — as a musician, songwriter and recording…
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Yiorgos Batis: The Barber
How about a song about a barber? Giorgos Batis wrote and recorded The Barberaki…
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Rosa Eskenazi: Our Hookah is Forbidden
Rosa Eskenazi is a giant of Greek music. A versatile singer, and occasional songwriter,…
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