Lovers of Rebetika

By Lovers of Rebetika

This podcast will delve into the world of Rebetika, each week your host Con Kalamaras will have a new episode covering this genre. Rebetiko is story telling spanning love, loss, drugs, and heart-break... more

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February 07, 2023 Lovers of Rebetika - Changing the musical landscape of Greece
With the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1923, a great number of refugees resettled in harbor cities like Piraeus, Volos, and Thessaloniki. This intermingling of cultures had a profound impact on the urban musical landscape, with musicians constantly exchanging new ideas and inspiring each other.
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January 31, 2023 Lovers of Rebetika - Acceptance in mainstream.
This week we explore the historical perception of this music when it first came to fruition in Greece and how it was eventually accepted in the mainstream music appetite of Greeks.
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22min
January 24, 2023 Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from the underground
In this week's podcast, we delve into the recordings of the exceptional violinist Alexis Zoumbas, Marika Papagika and also hear a track from the Cavadhias Popular Orchestra that was recorded in Camden NJ in 1926!.
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21min
January 17, 2023 Lovers of Rebetika - Rare recordings from Asia Minor 2023 #1
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In this podcast, we introduce you to common words that come up again and again in Rebetika, also we start to delve into the rare recordings from Asia Minor and some rare recordings from Chicago!.
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November 23, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - Last podcast for 2022
This week we delve into some of the works of Yiannis Dhragatsis, Dimitris Kalinikos and Kostas Karipis!.
This is the last episode for 2022, back again early 2023!
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November 15, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - Terminology and common phrases in Rebetika
In this episode, we explore some common words that come up in Rebetika and the meaning behind them. As always we keep the podcast informal, short and conversational.
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21min
November 08, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - Athens 1934 -1936
This week we once again visit the recordings done by Rita Abadzi, Sophia Karivali, Aggelitsa Papazoglou and Georgia Mittaki.
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23min
October 27, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - Smyrne and Athens 1930's
This week we continue to dip our toes into recordings from Athens, Constantinople !
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21min
October 18, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - New York - Istanbul - Athens
This week we delve into the recordings of Marika Politissa , born in Constantinople 1900, we also listen to the beautiful voice of Rita Abadzi and Rosa Eskenazi .
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22min
October 13, 2022 Lovers of Rebetika - Constantinople - Smyrne - New York & Chicago
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This week we will focus on some recordings by Marika Papagika in New York and also Kyriaki Kapsali, both had emigrated to New York in the early 1900's .
Kyriaki Kapsali was born in Constantinople in 1878 and emigrated to New York with her husband in 1914, they also set up their own company Panhellinion Records.

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FAQs about Lovers of Rebetika:

How many episodes does Lovers of Rebetika have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.