…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…
ΝΕΤ (national range TV network) live broadcast, SYN and PLIN (2/2/01) on the occasion of the production Grigoris Falirea’s presenting a CD with songs of the popular composer Stelios Keromytis.
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
“Rebetiko’s Footprints in Piraeus Neighborhoods”. 21 and 22, March 2014 we presented a tribute to the “Rebetiko’s Footprints in Piraeus Neighborhoods” at the Piraeus Municipality’s
George Makris interview with the “Parapetamenoi” at “105.5 on red” 25-10-2018 by Thanasis Lazaridis in the “Remains of a Day” program.
In January 2019, a tribute was realized for Yiannis Papaioannou entitled ” I travel with your taximi!” at the Greek Music Center “Fivos Anogianakis”. Collection
“The Other World” November 1, 2016, Anna Faltaits, Vice President of the Museum “Manos and Anastasia Faltaits” presented the work of the journalist Konstantinos Faltaits
Seminar / Concert Rebetiko: The Greek Urban Folk Music of the 20th Century. In 30 April 2015 we had a tribute to the Rebetiko song
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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.