- rebetikocarnival@gmail.com
Come join us for an afternoon of enchanting melodies, soulful tunes and foot tapping, heart stopping rhythms at The Folklore Rooms. Immerse yourself in the rich sounds of Greece with the band “Plastikes Karekles” and experience the beauty of rebetiko music.This in-person event promises to transport you to the heart of Greece through its captivating voices and traditional instruments. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a truly magical evening celebrating the music of Greece! Songs of Tsitsanis, Mitsakis, Hiotis, Skarvelis, Toundas, Vamvakaris, Papaioannou and more.
Musicians
Maria Tsirodimitri: Vocals, guitar
Vasileios Voulgaropoulos: Vocals
George Angelopoulos: Baglama, bouzouki
Pavlos Carvalho: Baglama, bouzouki
Plastikes Karekles
“Plastikes Karekles represent a culture of reinvention as defiant and hopeful as the music itself.”
Songlines magazine
“Powerfully emotional, moving and involving”
Songlines magazine
Plastikes Karekles is one of the foremost bands in the performance and cultivation of Greek music in the UK and abroad. Internationally they have performed at festivals in Greece, France, Italy, Scotland, Wales and Qatar. In the UK they have performed at the Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, St David’s Hall as part of the proms, as well as more intimate venues such as the Green Note, Vortex and the Forge, London. They have also performed at Kings Place, London, both as part of the Rebetiko Carnival and Equator: Women of the World Festival.
The musicians of Plastikes Karekles are also founding members of the Rebetiko Carnival, a charity and festival with rebetiko music at its heart and dedicated to schools, hospitals, prisons and care homes throughout the UK.
Event Details
Doors open: 13:30
Music starts: 14:15
Music finishes: 16:30