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Our rebetiko workshop in New Zealand

During our Christmas holiday trip to visit my family in New Zealand we put on a small workshop teaching rebetiko, the style of Greek music that we play. Olga has put some footage online, which I’ll link to in a moment (I want you to read the caveats and disclaimers first). Said caveats and disclaimers [...]

I don’t want your money, stop loving me

We’re experimenting with recording some of our favourite rembetiko numbers. Here is our rendition of Τα λευτά σου δεν τα θέλω (“I don’t want your money”), with Olga’s vocals and bouzouki and me on guitar. It’s by Toundas, our favourite rebetis; the original was sung by Rosa Eskanazy.

Rembetiko workshop in Golden Bay

So it looks like we’re going to give a rembetiko workshop when we visit my folks (in Golden Bay, New Zealand) for Christmas. Here’s the plan: Rembetiko is the “Greek blues”, a style of Greek music from the urban underclass of the early part of the 20th century (lots of songs of unrequited love, oppression [...]

A musical interlude

This has been a marvelously musical weekend, so much so that I feel I ought to commemorate it somehow.1 Notes:And I note that the last entry was published more than a month ago; folks at home who use this blog to reassure themselves that I’m still alive might be starting to worry a bit. [↪]