…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.
Interview on “Rebetika of War and Occupation” by George Kousis in press publica October 25, 2018 and October 22, 2019 View the full interview here
POSPLA street market sellers strike Concert at Syntagma Square on May 2, 2014 with the “Parapetamenoi”
Music night at the 1st street Market Sellers celebration entitled “The Feast of Feelings” with the rebetiko band “Parapetamenoi” with the participation of the master
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
Tribute to the great folk composer Dimitris Gogos-Bayanderas. March 20, 2016 Saint Paul Greek-French School in Piraeus. Collection of material and presentation: Katerina Vlachou, music
A tribute to the bouzouki master Spiros Goumas organized by Paris Mitsou in the music scene “1002 nights” March 19, 2013 with “Parapetamenoi” band.
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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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.