Rembetika & Greek Popular Music
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The Athenians
Rembetika & Greek Popular Music
[ Arc / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 1 August 2013
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Rembetika was a Greek urban blues of a subculture of Greek refugees, who had for centuries lived in Asia Minor. With the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) collapsing in 1922 they fled to Greece, where they were not particularly welcome either. These refugees, called "Rembetis" created their own music.
The lyrics of rembetika reflect poverty, pain, oppression, unrequited love, betrayal...
Tracks:
1. Adrachti (K. Smirnios) - 3:00
2. Adelfi mou (D. Polychronis) - 4:46
3. Ftochojitonies (D. Polychronis) - 2:32
4. O Jiorjis (A. Gialeles) - 2:22
5. O Ymnos tis Retsinas (K. Smirnios) - 3:00
6. To Gaidouri tou Jiorika (K. Smirnios) - 2:38
7. Mastro Vassilis (K. Smirnios) - 2:52
8. I Marigo (A. Gialeles) - 2:43
9. Jiati (A. Gialeles) - 3:06
10. I Jitonissa (A. Gialeles) - 3:44
11. O Xenos (K. Smirnios / D. Polychronis) - 3:10
12. Barba Nikolas (D. Polychronis / K. Smirnios) - 2:43
13. Istoria enos Bouzoukiou (K. Smirnios) - 2:18
14. Epatha tin Plaka mou (K. Smirnios) - 2:33
15. To Oniro (K. Smirnios) - 2:31
16. Alexandra (A. Gialeles) - 3:10
17. I Tsakoti (K. Smirnios) - 2:51
18. Bouzoukia ke Koutoukia (A. Gialeles) - 2:36
19. Echthri ke Fili (K. Smirnios) - 2:37
20. M'ena Tsigaro (K. Smirnios) - 4:15
21. Astati Kardia (A. Gialeles) - 3:06
22. Elikoptero (K. Smirnios) - 2:45
23. Mou tin Ekane i Xanthoula (A. Gialeles) - 4:23
24. Os tora itane kala (K. Smirnios) - 1:55
