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08 Jul 08 - 08:37 AM (#2383684) Subject: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: John MacKenzie Listen now, you'll love it. G |
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08 Jul 08 - 09:00 AM (#2383698) Subject: The Greek Blues From: Emma B On BBC radio 4 now - and available on listen again 'Rock critic Peter Paphides goes back to Athens, the city where his parents grew up, to chart the history and roots of Rembetika, the Greek blues. Played on violins, ouds and bouzoukis and featuring extremely impassioned singing, Rembetika is the music of the lower classes in Greece and Asia Minor. Typical lyrics are concerned with lost love, impending death, hashish, sex, prison and gambling.' Music Feature |
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08 Jul 08 - 09:03 AM (#2383699) Subject: RE: The Greek Blues From: Emma B forgot to mention ... repeated Saturday 12 July 2008 15:30-16:00 (Radio 4 FM) |
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08 Jul 08 - 10:18 AM (#2383751) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Fred McCormick Thanks for pointing that one out. I've been away for the past week, so I didn't get to see the Radio Times. |
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08 Jul 08 - 04:07 PM (#2384071) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST,Shimrod Does anyone else like Dalgas (Andonios Dhiamandidhis)? He was an amazing singer from the 30s. Recordings are available on CD and are highly recommended. |
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08 Jul 08 - 04:15 PM (#2384080) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST Just listening to this - I love Rembetika (and all things Greek!) Joe G |
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08 Jul 08 - 04:23 PM (#2384086) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST,Ravenheart Dalgas is a wonderfully powerful singer. I have a collection of his music (and a few others') on the English Heritage label. They worked from the original metal stampers instead of some worn acetate disks, and the results sound really good. |
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08 Jul 08 - 04:52 PM (#2384123) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Lord Batman's Kitchener Rembetika Rembetika 2 Rembetika at Musical Traditions I hope these prove useful to those unfamiliar with this incredible music |
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08 Jul 08 - 05:55 PM (#2384187) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: George Papavgeris You bastards! I'm in heaven. LB'sK, the first site is gorgeous, but the second one gave me all those wonderful MP3s... George Dalaras is my favourite male voice. Anywhere. Any time. And Savopoulos and Nikos Papazoglou(both Thessalonikans like me, as it happens) my top contemporary Greek songwriters. Thankyouthankyouthankyou. |
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08 Jul 08 - 06:01 PM (#2384192) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Lord Batman's Kitchener Tip of the hat to you George. I was listening to those mp3's...absolutely incredible stuff! I must admit to being aware of rebetika but not knowing alot about the genre, I'm working my way through the websites as we all post. Amazing! |
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09 Jul 08 - 03:52 PM (#2385019) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: fat B****rd Great stuff ! On holiday in Crete some years ago I asked the host/bouzouki player at the nearest taverna about Rembetika - I heard about it from Ann and Ken at Red Lick Records - he was amaxed that anybody from England had heard about it and changed his repertoire that night, regardless of tourist requests, "Everything now is from the 20s and 30s" he yelled. Great night. On a trip further up the coast I went into a Cd shop and made enquiries. The pretty shop asistant seemed unsure so I asked for hashish smoking music and she actually reached under the counter and sold me two cd collections. After reading this I shall be playing them again. Great thread and good radio programme. Hopa !! |
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09 Jul 08 - 04:07 PM (#2385034) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST This is fascinating too, I thought I'd never heard of her but now keep finding I do have single tracks by her on different rebetika compilations and she's terrific. The radio show was very good, just listened on the BBC Player. |
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16 Jul 08 - 03:18 PM (#2390853) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST,Joe G I've stored these in my favourites for later listening/reading Cheers Joe G |
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17 Jul 08 - 06:17 AM (#2391243) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Roger the Skiffler Great programme, I'm another fan, especially of Sotiria Bellou, the Bessie Smith & Billie Holliday of Rembetika. RtS |
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17 Jul 08 - 09:58 AM (#2391369) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: GUEST,ak can someone please tell me how i can listen to this programme again as the programme is no longer available on bbc radio 4? |
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17 Jul 08 - 01:00 PM (#2391521) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Piers Plowman Warning: Rant Alert! I love rembetika, but I wish people, especially broadcasters and the people who write liner notes for CDs, would stop referring to every type of music and its uncle as "blues". "Blues" is "blues"; other genre's of music can be good without necessarily being called "Turkish blues" or "Moravian blues" or "Tierra del Fuegan blues". |
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17 Jul 08 - 01:08 PM (#2391528) Subject: RE: Radio 4 UK Now Rebetika, Greek Blues From: Piers Plowman I might be wrong, but it doesn't seem to be available on Listen Again. |