Rebetiko: History and Protagonists

Nikos Koufopoulos and 14 illustrators and cartoonists present a graphic novels: REBETIKO.

A “trip” to the rebetiko song and its protagonists. To the Mourmourika songs of the prisons. To the hash dens of Piraeus. To the amanes of Smyrna. To the Cafe Aman. To the zeibekiko songs of Troumpa. To Vourla. To Volos. To Chania. To America. To Istanbul. To Smyrna. To the prohibition on bouzouki and the rebetiko song. To censorship and… Barbara. To the prohibited songs and the rebetika of the Occupation. To the lecture of Manos Hadjidakis on the rebetiko. Listening to the heartfelt sighs of Markos Vamvakaris, Giannis Papaioannou, Vassilis Tsitsanis, lovan Tsaous, Dimitris Gogos (Bayanderas), Stelios Keromitis, Spyros Peristeris, Vangelis Papazoglou, Panagiotis Toundas. To the melodies of Dimitris Stergiou (Bebis) and Manolis Chiotis. To the voices of Roza Eskenazi, Sotiria Bellou, loanna Georgakopoulou, Marika Ninou. To the lyrics of Eftichia Papagiannopoulou. To these and many more creators of the rebetiko song.
Enjoy… the music.