…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…
Musical presentation of “Piraeus rebetiko and the names associated with it” 25-1-2019 Presentation by Thanasis Vlachos, musing editing by Spyros Goumas and “Parapetamenoi”, organized by Diana Notaroglou for the New Year’s event at the Lyceum Ellinidon at Kolonaki, Athens.
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
“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
“Opou Giorgos ke malama” A theatrical-musical performance dedicated to the poet-composer George Mitsakis in a dramaturgical treatment by George Makris based on the book “George
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.
Tribute: “The woman in rebetiko and folk song”. Organized by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality and the Equality Research Center. With the bouzouki solist
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
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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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.