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Rebetiko (Greek: ρεμπέτικο, pronounced [re(m)ˈbetiko]), plural rebetika (ρεμπέτικα [re(m)ˈbetika]), occasionally transliterated as rembetiko or rebetico, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek music which in the 1930s went through a process of musical syncretism and developed into a more distinctive musical genre.
Rebetiko, plural rebetika, (Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively) is the name for a type of urban Greek music. The main article for this category is Rebetiko . Subcategories
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The mainstream popularity of archontorebetiko paved the way for éntekhno and laïkó. In the 1960s Manolis Chiotis popularized the eight-string bouzouki and set the stage for the future 'electrification' of rebetiko. Rebetiko in its original form was revived during the Junta of 1967–1974, when the Regime of the Colonels banned it. After the ...
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Most rebetiko songs are based on traditional Greek or Anatolian dance rhythms. Most common are: Syrtos, a general name for many Greek dances (including the Nisiotika), (mostly a 4 4 meter in various forms) Zeibekiko, a 9 4 or a 9 8 meter, in its various forms; Sirtaki, including various kinds of Greek music. It is also the fast version of ...
A singer of rebetiko, Smyrneika, and other music, she was a popular performer on gramophone records in the 1930s. During that decade, the only female singer of rebetiko who rivalled her in popularity, and in the number of her recordings, was Roza Eskenazi. [3] [4] [5]
Giorgio Theologitis (20 December 1888 - 22 June 1997) professionally George T. Katsaros was a Greek-American rebetiko singer, songwriter and guitarist, who was known for compositions of romantic ballads in the old style. During a career spanning close to 100 years starting from when he was a young child in Greece, he performed in venues ranging ...