…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…
A very interesting interview with Spyros Goumas, in the web magazine “Klika” on September 2017.
A multi-dimensional and multi-thematic discussion, which goes from his personal memories to the essence of our folk music, from Byzantine studies to teaching and from the seminaries of Skyros to the younger generation seeking a point of reference and expression in pre-war rebetika.
View the full interview here
Presentation of the music band “Parapetamenoi” in “Rebetiko song” by George Kiousis December 31, 2018. View the full interview here
In March 2019, a musical tribute was held for the Greek musician from Constantinople Gregory Asikis entitled “Blooming path your Music …” at the “Underflow
Radio interview of George Makris of “Parapetamenoi” at “105.5 on red” 22-11-2019 by Thanasis Lazaridis on the radio program “The remains of a Day”.
“Parapetamenoi” and Nida Ates. After an invitation made by the Bursa region and Nida Ates, a joint concert with “Parapetamenoi” and our Turkish friend Nida
We participated in the Rebetiko Festival in Helsinki September 28 & 29, 2019. We had been invited by the Hellenic Embassy and the Hellenic Association
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
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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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.