Forget the tango, flamenco, bottom-dollar blues. Rebetika is the true music of passion. Its melodies have been known to make grown men weep and throw dishes. A genre of music known popularly as "Greek ...

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Naturally, the subject matter of the tunes heard in the underworld of Greek cities like Athens and Piraeus was tougher too, reflecting the lives of the poor, urban citizenry who struggled and strived ...

IT'S 1936. In a hashish den and cafe in the Greek city of Piraeus the displaced and marginalised (drug addict and prostitute, communist and refugee) are searching for acceptance, all wanting to ''lose ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Café Rebetika! debuted in Melbourne in 2009, audience members unexpectedly joined in. “Older-generation Greeks came along and they ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Greek blues music called rebetika is the inspiration for a new play about men who sang and danced to survive. Katherine Kizilos ...

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Dr Demeter Tsounis, a musician and ethnomusicologist, speaks to Dina Gerolymou about rebetika and its universal appeal. Dr Tsounis is giving a lecture in Melbourne on Thursday 13th of July at 7pm and ...