Women of Rembetica

Various Artists - International - Europe - Continental | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Original Release Date: January 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder
• ASIN: B00003W89X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,111 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #22 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Greece
  • #90 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Europe

Editorial Reviews

Rembetica, a music of the Greek underworld, was born in the port cities of Asia Minor and the Aegean during the 19th century. With its recurrent theme of lost love, often delivered through a cloud of hashish smoke, Rembetica is soulful, powerful music, which offers a compelling listening experience. In the first half of the twentieth century, when Rembetica was at its peak, several great female singers were recorded. These women were true "Rembétisses" -- free spirits who defied the conventions of the times. A selection of their finest performances is presented here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greek Women Singers of the Smyrnaic School of Rembetika, December 28, 2010

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This is a collection of rarely heard--even in Greece-- rembetika music. All the artists are singers, all are women and all--to one or two exceptions--were born in Asia Minor, that is what is now the turkish border of the Egean sea. They sing in the style of Smyrna--the big, greek, turkish, armenian, jewish, metropolis of that area -- before all the Greeks had to flee in 1920. Great names: Maria Papagika, Rosa Askenazy, and more; great songs of the ghazal type--in greek "amané" (from the arab word, "aman"=mercy).