Category: Rebetiko of the day
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Rena Dalia, Unfair, unfair
Beginning in the 1950s, Rena Dalia charted a course across popular Greek music that…
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Giorgos Manisalis, When he smokes, don’t talk, with Giorgos Mitsakis
The failed Greek invasion of Anatolia that led to the Greek-Turkish population exchange and…
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Giorgos Lafkas , You stabbed me, with Ioanna Georgakopoulou
Giorgos Lafkas had a long and fruitful creative career that extended beyond rebetiko: some…
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Mairi Janet, My eyes have seen much, with Markos Vamvakaris
Between 1949 and 1956, Mairi Janet released at least 16 recorded sides, performing with…
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Nikos Kallergis, I was lost, I was lost, with Mariko Ninou
Nikos Kallergis, born in 1916 in Constantinople, appeared regularly in recorded rebetiko, beginning in…
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Estoudiantina (The Citizens), Deceptive woman
This may not sound much like a rebetiko song: plinky mandolins, piano and a…
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Yiannis Tatasopoulos, The sidewalk, with Marika Ninou
Yiannis Tatasopoulos was a much-loved and much-recorded bouzouki player, singer and composer who, without…
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Andreas Spagadoros, Woman with two men, with Yiannis Tatasopoulos
Andreas Spagadoros was a perfect fit for the late stages of classic rebetiko and…
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Whoever loves is jealous (my terrible jealousy), composed by Spyros Kalfopoulos
Spyros Kalfopoulos was 16 when he heard Stelios Keromitis play and sing rebetiko at…
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They call me names, lyrics by Despina Arbatzoglou
We’ve briefly met Despina Arbatzoglou once before as the tobacco factory worker who married…
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