Rebetika: Music from the Old Greek Underworld
During the 1920s, over a million and a half Greeks were forced to leave their lands and towns. Many became refugees, even in Greece, and some became known as "rebetes." They were very much discriminated against. "Rebetika" traces their struggle through the evolution of their music--enriched by new challenges and a sense of tragedy for which the Greeks are famous. "Rebetika" has been compared to the American blues, the Portuguese "fado," and the Spanish "flamenco."
"Rebetika" is a fascinating history of the anguish of an uproo