…Even our heart suffers and pains
is fully occupied and “drifted” by love
and with bouzouki and guitars
sings softly and sweet like a bird…
Seminar / Concert Rebetiko: The Greek Urban Folk Music of the 20th Century. In 30 April 2015 we had a tribute to the Rebetiko song at the Bosporus University, invited by the MIAM ILHAN USMANBAS Hall, Istanbul and in 1st and 2nd May 2015 we played two concerts at the Gitar café Kadıköy, Istanbul
Interview for Seminar-Meeting in Skyros” “105.5 in red” 23-06-2013 in the program of George Xylouris with songs and discussion in the live broadcast.
A seminar for four consecutive Sundays, from January 13, 2013 to February 3, 2013, at “Fivos Anogianakis” Museum of Greek Folk Music in collaboration with
Press publica: George Makris, Spyros Goumas: Tribute to the great folk composer Dimitris-Gogos Bayanderas by George Kiousis, November 24, 2018 View the full interview here
Presentation of the music group of “Parapetamenoi” and live recording in the music bar “Makari”. TVC (private TV channel) 27/1/2005. in the program of George
The Cultural center dieleusis with the music group “Parapetamenoi”, the Association of Greek Arts and Evmaros Publications in collaboration with City of Athens Culture, Sports
Anthi and Alekos Tsakiris, grandchildren of Grigoris Asikis, together with the bouzouki master and music teacher Spiros Goumas and the music group “Parapetamenoi”, known for
Proceedings of the rebetiko seminar-meetings in Skyros are posted on the website of the seminar. Among others you can find a historical and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis Tountas, George Mitsakis, Giannis Papaioannou, Costas Kaplanis), even for not famous but not less important musicians of the interwar period (Kostas Faltaits, Grigoris Asikis, Dimitris Atraidis, Giakoumis Montanaris, Costas Tzovenos, Stavros Pantelidis) but also personal information for the not famous Urban musicians.
Historical data for Mortes, Koutsavakia and Magkes. You can also find Fado and rebetiko social relationships, an interesting approach titled “women in rebetiko” by the rebetiko researcher Gail Holst-Warhaft, an approach to the dances of 9, information about the flowering of rebetiko in Piraeus, the imprints of rebetiko in the neighborhoods of Piraeus, the growth of rebetiko in Thessaloniki and of course the rebetiko in Finland as well as personal revelations how the rebetiko touches our soul.