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Tsiftes at Bird's Basement Jazz Club
Courtesy of Birds Basement | Posted on March 1, 2023
When
Fri, April 28, 2023
18:00
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Musicians
Tsiftes
band / ensemble / orchestraStav Thomopoulos
vocalsAlex Petropoulos
guitar and vocalsJenny Dixon
violinAbout
Rebetiko music, known as the Greek blues, emerged in Greece in the 1920s as the music of the poor and the outlawed. Early songs were written in prisons where inmates crouched in circles, singing and playing their shonkily made baglamas. Central to Rebetiko are the subjects of pain, heartbreak and comradery, themes relevant to the subculture of the time.
Eager to preserve this small piece of cultural history, the members of Tsiftes are known for their authentic renditions and vocal harmonies. Plate smashing is allowed only in a strictly metaphorical manner.
Lineup:
Con Kalamaras - Bouzouki/Vocals...