Thanks to the crazy music fans at JSP in England comes this packed four-disc overview of rembetika, the true music of Greece's underworld. Rembetika has an interesting history. Its origins are not exactly known, and are traced back in vario...
Personnel: Michalis Terzis (piano); V. Samaras (acoustic guitar); Stelios Karydas (baglama); T. Diacogiorgis (sandouri); Papathanasiou Odysseas (cello); A. Kiriakou (flute); G. Salvanos (accordion); G. Metalinos (drums); George Zachariou (m...
Recorded between 1923 & 1950. Includes liner notes by David Soffa.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Personnel: Marko Melkon (oud); Alexis Zoumbas (violin); John Pappas (clarinet).Liner Note Author: David Soffa.Recording ...
Panegyris includes: Dora Stratou.The liner notes to this CD reissue don't give an original release date, but it's most likely from the 1950s, as that was when the Panegyris ensemble toured in the United States. It's a lively, well-record...
Great Britain's JSP label took a chance in 2006 by issuing a four-disc overview of rembetika (the "officially designated" Greek underground and criminal communities) called Rembetika: Greek Music from the Underground. It was official becaus...
Solo performer: Nick Stoubis (various instruments).Recorded at Aegis Infinity Studios, Los Angeles, California between 2002 & 2003.Personnel: Nick Stoubis (bouzouki).Audio Mixer: Nick Stoubis.Recording information: Aegis Infinit...