…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…
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”.
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
Tribute entitled “Rebetika of War and Occupation”. In October 2019 and 2020 at the Multicultural Center “Dieleusis” was held a Tribute entitled “Rebetika of War
Press publica George Makris: «The nostalgy of a rebetis» by George Kiousis March 21, 2016 View the full interview here
Press publica: George Makris, Spyros Goumas: Tribute to the great folk composer Dimitris-Gogos Bayanderas by George Kiousis, November 24, 2018 View the full interview here
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
Presentation of the work of the “Parapetamenoi” in Rebetika and Smyrna songs at 105.5 in “red” 13/1/08 by Stelios Elliniadis.
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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and sociological approach of the development of rebetiko song, the names of the musical scales (dromoi) in rebetika, historical references to the life and work of great composers, singers and skilled players of rebetiko (Thanasis Manetas, Costas Bezos (A. Kostis), Marika Papagika, Panagiotis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.