Die Frauen des Rembetiko

In the organizer's words:

A musical homage to the great ladies of Greek rebetiko: singer Theodora Baka impressively interprets songs that sing about life, love and the longings of women in urban Greece from the 1940s to the 1960s. She is accompanied by the ensemble "Ta Perix" from Kavala in northern Greece, which brings the sound of this period to life with traditional instrumentation and stylistic authenticity. Achilleas Anastasiadis will host the evening and, with his baglamas, will blend in with the characteristic ensemble sound. Although rebetiko is often perceived as a rather "male" genre - not least due to the era in which it originated and its socially marginalized milieu - women have had a profound influence on its development from the very beginning. They were not only the central inspiration for many of the songs in which pain, loss and hopelessness, but also love, joy and ecstasy found expression. They were also extraordinary singers such as Sotiria Bellou, Stella Haskil, Marika Ninou and many others, whose unique voices and interpretations had a decisive influence on the genre. This content has been machine translated.