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Diaspora and Rebetiko Music Monday 13th November 2023 @ Great Hall Book Now Join us for an evening dedicated to exploring the songs and music of the Greek diasporic world with the Rebetiko Carnival musicians. Dr Konstantinos Trimmis, CHS Visiting Research Fellow, will introduce the evening’s programme and the two speakers. Ed Emery, the coordinator… Continue reading Diaspora and Rebetiko Music

Rebet Asker Greek Roots Series: Sevdalides Sunday 12th November 2023 @ Green Note Book Now The newly formed quartet “Oi Sevdalides” have the honour of officially appearing for the first time at the Green Note in Camden. The programme will be based on Rebetiko repertoire by various artists, ranging from different periods of the Rebetiko… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Sevdalides

Smyrneika ‘B-side’ Sunday 22nd October 2023 @ Jamboree Book Now Smyrneika We use the term ‘Smyrneika’ quite loosely as songs that were recorded in the early parts of the 20th century in Istanbul or Smyrni from Greeks living there based mainly on ‘Makams’ (modal music). Following the destruction of Smyrna and the forced migration of… Continue reading Smyrneika ‘B-side’

Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Skarvelis Sunday 8th October 2023 @ Green Note Book Now Kostas Skarvelis (1880-1922), born and raised in the vibrant streets of Constantinople, displayed an innate talent for music from a young age. Despite facing adversities and lacking formal education, he blossomed into a virtuoso guitarist by the age of 17.… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Skarvelis

Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Tsitsanis Saturday 16th September 2023 @ Green Note Book Now Vasilis Tsitsanis (1915-1984) is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest icons of Greek music. Born of the Rebetiko tradition, over the many years of composing his music evolved into the more popular music form ‘laiko’. He is attributed with… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Tsitsanis

Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions Sunday 2nd July 2023 @ Music & Beans Shoreditch Free Event! Join us at our relaxed Rebetiko Lounge sessions for an opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and talk and play all things rebetiko and wherever else the mood takes us. No mics, no stage…just lounge about… Continue reading Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions 2-7

Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions Sunday 26th November 2023 @ Music & Beans Shoreditch Free Event! Join us at our relaxed Rebetiko Lounge sessions for an opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and talk and play all things rebetiko and wherever else the mood takes us. No mics, no stage…just lounge about… Continue reading Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions 26-11

Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions Sunday 29th October 2023 @ Music & Beans Shoreditch Free Event! Join us at our relaxed Rebetiko Lounge sessions for an opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and talk and play all things rebetiko and wherever else the mood takes us. No mics, no stage…just lounge about… Continue reading Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions 29-10

Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions Sunday 24th September 2023 @ Music & Beans Shoreditch Free Event! Join us at our relaxed Rebetiko Lounge sessions for an opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and talk and play all things rebetiko and wherever else the mood takes us. No mics, no stage…just lounge about… Continue reading Rebetiko Lounge Jam Sessions 24-9

Greek Roots Series: Vamvakaris revisited Saturday 8th July 2023 @ Green Note Book Now For our last event of the Greek Roots series, before summer holidays, we will be revisiting our tribute to Markos Vamvakaris. Before the sold-out closing event of the Rebetiko Carnival festival, we had a lot of tickets requests, so we believe… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Vamvakaris revisited