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Songs from foreign lands with Katerina Clambaneva, Gavrilos Kokonas and Pavlos Carvalho Saturday 10th June 2023 @ The Studio Theatre, BHASVIC 6th form college Τα τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς (Songs from foreign lands)  People have been leaving their homes for foreign lands over the centuries escaping war, economic crises, searching for new opportunities in the hopes… Continue reading Songs from foreign lands

Greek Serenade with Rebetiko Carnival Musicians Friday 23th June 2023 @ Holy Trinity Church An evening of songs exploring soulful Greek urban folk music… Rebetiko. Absorbing influences from not only different parts of Greece, but different corners of the world, including the spices of tango and swing, regetiko nevertheless remains uniquely Greek. Coloured by the… Continue reading Greek Serenade

The Turkish Makam: Rum Composers and Greek Folk of Istanbul with Baha Yetkin,Stavroula Constanti, Alexandros Koustas Sunday 11th June 2023 @ Green Note Constantly evolving since the 13th century, the Turkish Makam has become one of the world’s great music traditions. A sound that grew out of the heart of Istanbul and neighbouring areas, its… Continue reading The Turkish Makam: Rum Composers and Greek Folk of Istanbul

Songs of Asia Minor with The Gouventas Collective Sunday 11th June 2023 @ Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Southampton Asia Minor music reflects the synthesis of the western tradition of polyphony with the eastern tradition of modes and microtones. During the great population movement in the Balkans in the early 20th century, outstanding musicians… Continue reading Songs of Asia Minor – Southampton

Rebetiko and Blues with Marina Deligianni, Levent Basharan, Dimitris Gionis, George Grigoriadis Sunday 4th June 2023 @ The Harrison Pub From Vamvakaris and Tsitsanis to BB King, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Hendrix,  Stevie Ray Vaughan, we find many fundamental similarities between Rebetiko and Blues; both authentic sensational sounds, still very influential today. In this show we… Continue reading Rebetiko and Blues

The Urban Folk Songs Of Crete with Kalia Lyraki, Miltos Boumis, George Aggelopoulos, Simon Mercouris Friday 9th June 2023 @ Cafe Barcelona Book Now The trio of George Angelopoulos (mandolin), Simon Mercouris (Cretan laouto) and Miltos Boumis (Cretan laouto) will joined by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Kalia Lyraki, to perform songs drawn specifically from the… Continue reading The urban folk songs of Crete

Rebetika of the Gramophone and Beyond with Fotis Vergopoulos, kostis Kostakis, Dimitris Koustas, Andria Antoniou Wednesday 21st June 2023 @ Jamboree An evening of rebetika songs of all eras with some of the greatest musicians in this genre performing today.  Musicians: Fotis Vergopoulos, voice/bouzoukiKostas Kostakis, voice/guitarAndria Antoniou, voice/hand held percussionDimitris Koustas, voice/accordion Fotis Vergopoulos was… Continue reading Rebetika of the Gramophone, LONDON

Rebetika of the Gramophone and Beyond with Fotis Vergopoulos, kostis Kostakis, Dimitris Koustas, Andria Antoniou Tuesday 20th June 2023 @ Jericho Tavern An evening of rebetika songs of all eras with some of the greatest musicians in this genre performing today.  Musicians: Fotis Vergopoulos, voice/bouzoukiKostas Kostakis, voice/guitarAndria Antoniou, voice/hand held percussionDimitris Koustas, voice/accordion Fotis Vergopoulos… Continue reading Rebetika of the Gramophone, OXFORD

The Cafe Aman Experience with Tip the Waiter Tuesday 20th June 2023 @ Green Note Expect to feel and listen to the Smyrna-style and Pireotiko ‘dromoi’ and sounds in a modern-day Cafe Aman experience.  Tip the Waiter play music from Greece, Turkey and beyond, from the mountain villages to the smoky harbours; songs of love,… Continue reading The Cafe Aman Experience 2023

Celebrating Zabetas with Plastikes Karekles Sunday 18th June 2023 @ St.Paul’s Church Tickets available soon! The Rebetiko Carnival collaborates with The Chichester Festival to bring this concert of music by Zabetas. Zabetas is arguably one of the warmest, relatable and talented Greek musicians of all time. His catchy, melodic songs, filled with the down-to-earth tragedy… Continue reading CELEBRATING ZABETAS (18/6) with Plastikes Karekles