…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
“Once Upon at Lemonadika” a story on the “Lemonadika” square of Piraeus with poor devils, rebetes, with simple ambitions, everyday people with low profile… and
“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
State Radio 105.8 FM on 27/4/2001, 6/2/2002, 28/12/2002 and in May 2003 on the broadcast of Panos Savopoulos in a tribute of Vangelis Papazoglou.
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
June 19 and 20, 2011 at the hall of “Parnassos Philological Association”. The aim of the presentation was focused on the unity of Greek music
“Once Upon at Lemonadika” (2019-2020) a story on the “Lemonadika” square of Piraeus with poor devils, rebetes, with ambitions of simple, everyday people without colours
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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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.