Vassilis Tsitsanis 1936-1940 - REBETIKA 3

Title: Vassilis Tsitsanis 1936-1940 - REBETIKA 3
Artist: Vassilis Tsitsanis
Year: 2008
Production: JSP Records England
Description: This 5 CD colletction contains music of the productive years 1936-1940, of the Greek rebeti Vassilis Tsitsanis. One of the best collections with very good sound, that are reproduced from the 78,s. Compiled and Annotated by Charles Howard, who had done also the previous great CD collections, Rebetika 1 & Rebetika 2. For any serious lover of the Greek music this is a must.

Tracks:


Sample tracks

Vasilis Tsitsanis

Vasilis Tsitsanis is considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers, lyricists and singers of the 20th century (whose songs are heard even today). Also one of the major figures of rembetiko and (laiki mousiki) popular music of Greece.

Vasilis Tsitsanis was born in Trikala on 18 January 1915. From an early age he showed an interest in music and got violin, mandolin and bouzouki courses. In 1936 he went to Athens to study Law. In 1937 he made his first recording. During 1937-1940 he wrote great songs that he recorded with the voices of Dimitris Perdikopoulou, Stratos Pagioumtzis, Markos Vamvakaris, Apostolos Hatzihristos and Stellakis Perpiniadis on many recordings in which Tsitsanis participated as a second voice.

During the German occupation Tsitsanis stayed in Thessaloniki. There he wrote some of the best songs, which were recorded after the end of the war.

In 1946 he settled in Athens and began to record, beside the known singers, such as Sotiria Bellou, Ioanna Georgakopoulou, Ninou Marika and Prodromos Tsaousakis.

In his first pre-war period of his discography (1937-1940) he recorded more than 100 songs (87 under his own name). In the after-war period (1946-1960) he recorded more than 300 songs most of which are sung by the majority of the Greek people. One of the ingenious Greeks of that time, the painter Giannis Tsarouhis said in 1966 “Tsitsanis is the only proof that we have civilization”. After 1960 there were more than 300 songs recorded on 45s and 33rpm, records.

The following years Tsitsanis enjoyed widespread acceptance. He died on 18 January 1984 in London, and was buried in the first cemetery of Athens.

Sources:
Rebetika III Tsitsanis
Kounadis Panagiotis, "Eis Anamnisin Stigmon Elkistikon"
Wikipedia
Photo: Ilias Petropoulos, Rebetika Tragoudia

Introduction samples:
After war songs (1946~1955)
1. Vasilis Tsitsanis, M. Ninou - I Serah
2. Vasilis Tsitsanis, M. Ninou, Prodromos Tsaousakis - Eimaste Alania
3. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Prodromos Tsaousakis - Giati me xipnises proi
4. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Prodromos Tsaousakis - Paixe Christo to bouzouki
5. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Prodromos Tsaousakis, Ioanna Georgakopoulou - Peftoun tis vrohis oi stales
6. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Prodromos Tsaousakis, M. Ninou - Sinnefiasmeni Kyriaki.
7. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Stratos Pagioumtzis - Arhondissa
8. Vasilis Tsitsanis, Stratos Pagioumtzis - Bakse Tsifliki

REBETIKO [Ρεμπέτικο] (1983)

Director: Kostas Ferris

Producer: George Zervoulakos

Writers: Costas Ferris , Sotiria Leonardou

Music :Stavros Xarhakos

Language: Greek

Year: 1983

Time: 110 min. (150 min. in original version in Greece)

Awards: It won Berlin Film Festival, Silver Bear Award in 1984 and Thessaloniki Film Festival, "Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress Awards in 1983.

Cast:
Sotiria Leonardou as Marika
Nikos Kalogeropoulos as Bambis
Michalis Maniatis as Giorgakis
Themis Bazaka as Andriana
Nikos Dimitratos as Panagis
Giorgos Zorbas as Thomas
Konstantinos Tzoumas as Giannis
Vicky Vanita as Roza

The story of a big singer of Rebetiko, born at Smyrna in 1919, and leads in 1956 to Athens. The roamings, the loves, the professional successes and the personal destructions of the hero, but also an original glance in the facts that played important role in the history of Greece in first half the 20th century, are accompanied by Stavros Xarhakos' music and songs (most in Nikos Gatsos' verses). All the elements of a popular musical drama, complete this epic masterpiece.

Kızın adı Marika'ydı... Rum'du, İzmirliydi, göçmendi... Aşık oldu kanatlandı yüreği; aldatıldı, yenik düştü hayata ve rebetikolar onun çığlığı oldu ve çıkış yolu...1922 Küçük Asya Felaketi sonrası, pek çok Rum yerini yurdunu terk ederek, Yunanistan'da gurbetçi oldu. Oranın egemenleri tarafından da kabul görmeyip dışlanınca marjinelleşen, açlık ve mutsuzluk sonucu esrara sarılan, barakalarda yaşayıp hayatlarını yasadışı yollardan kazanmaya çalışan ve üstüne bir de "Türk tohumu" diye çağrılan bu insanlar, çaresizliklerini, özlemlerini, acıyla yoğrulmuş halk şarkılarıyla, rebetikolarla dile getirdiler.Onlardan biriydi... Sesiyle varolmaya çalışan, acılarını rebetikoyla haykıran diğer kadınlar, rakibesi Roza, annesi Adriana gibi, aşka, göçmenliğe, yoksulluğa ve kadınlığına yenik düşmüştü Marika... Hangisi daha çok acıttı yüreğini bilinmez; ama dilinden bir rebetikonun şu dizeleri hiç düşmezdi:

Bu adaletsiz dünyaya

Bu yaşadığımız dünyaya

Sormadı kimse bize

Acaba gelmek ister miyiz diye?

A short sample from movie (song: Stou Thoma)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDoetQlDU0c

Antonios Dalgas or Diamantidis

Arnoukoi, Constantinople 1882 - Athens 1945. He started from the age of 16 playing oud in Constantinople, and at 18 he was already an established singer, singing in the cafe aman and the panigiria of the City. The nick name "Dalgkas" was issued for his excellent voice, and which he remained known. In 1922 he came to Greece, worked with many musical forms, in which he sang amanedes, songs of Asia Minor, rebetika, European, light, traditional, and as a musician he played the oud and the nine chord guitar. In 1926 he made his first recording with the “Minore mane” . He has recorded more than 430 titles, of which 89 amanedes, and has written 78 of his own compositions. Since 1934, he dealt with highly paid performances in a tavern in Koukaki Athens, leaving aside the recordings, while the last he made where in the late'30s. With the entry of the Germans in Athens in 1941 he stopped the performances and in 1945 he died.


Αντώνιος Νταλγκάς ή Διαμαντίδης
Αρνούκοϊ, Κωνσταντινούπολη 1882 - Αθήνα 1945. Άρχισε από ηλικία 16 ετών να παίζει ούτι στη Πόλη, και στα 18 του έγινε ήδη καθιερωμένος τραγουδιστής, τραγουδώντας στα καφέ αμάν και τα πανηγύρια της Πόλης. Το προσωνύμιο "Νταλγκάς" του δόθηκε για την εξαιρετική του φωνή και με το οποίο παρέμεινε γνωστός. Το 1922 ήρθε στην Ελλάδα, συνεργάστηκε με πολλά μουσικά σχήματα, στα οποία τραγουδούσε αμανέδες, μικρασιάτικα, ρεμπέτικα, ευρωπαϊκά, ελαφρά, δημοτικά, και ως μουσικός έπαιζε ούτι και εννιάχορδη κιθάρα.

Το 1926 ηχογραφεί το πρώτο του δίσκο με το "Μινόρε μανέ". Έχει ηχογραφήσει περισσότερα από 430 τραγούδια, από τα οποία είναι 89 αμανέδες ενώ έχει γράψει 78 δικές του συνθέσεις. Από το 1934, ασχολήθηκε περισσότερο με υψηλής αμοιβής εμφανίσεις, σε ταβέρνα στο Κουκάκι αφήνοντας κατά μέρος τις ηχογραφήσεις, ενώ τις τελευταίες του τις πραγματοποίησε κατά τα τέλη του '30. Με την είσοδο των Γερμανών στην Αθήνα το 1941 σταμάτησε τις εμφανίσεις του και το 1945 απεβίωσε.

Introduction files:
1. Antonios Dalgas - Manes mpestenkiar
2. Antonios Dalgas - Manes Tis Avyis
3. Grigoros Asikis - Eleni Elenara mou (Andonios Dalgas)
4. Zaharias Kassimatis - Stous Podarades (Andonios Dalgas)
5. Antonios Dalgas - Apo ligo ligo
6. Antonios Dalgas - Ego eim enos psara paidi
7. Antonios Dalgas - Karotsierhs
8. Antonios Dalgas - Manaki mou

Road to Rebetika - Gail Host

Book title: Road to Rebetiko, Δρόμος για το ρεμπέτικο
Author: Gail Host
ISBN: Greek edition 960-7120-00-0, Turkish edition 9789757652199
Language: Greek, English, Turkish
Year: First English edition 1975
Publisher:
Description: One of the first books written on the rebetiko, that has all the basic knowledge for anyone wanting to learn about this music.
Content: 1. How I found rebetiko, 2 Peireaus 1920-the raod starts, 3. The world of a rebeti - Markos Vamvakaris, 4. The good days of the rebetiko - Smyneiko and Peiraiotiko, 5. The days of the war - Vasilis Tsitsanis, 6. The backbone of the rebetiko, the "roads", and maqams, 7. Looking back, 8. The songs, 9. Manuscripts, Lelakis, Tsitsanis, Moshonas, Vamvakaris
Articals from newspapers
Links: (Turkish edition)

Rebetiko music - A Brief Introduction

Rebetiko music succeeded, and followed the steps of the Smyrnaic, Constantinople and Asia Minor originated music after ~1930 until the mid 50's. This can be analyzed with the maqams used, (Nihavend, Hicaz, Kurdi etc) the rhythms hasapiko (slow 2/4), Hasaposerviko, Zeybekiko, Karsilama. etc, and the taxims. Even though rebetiko music was "bubling under" in various places in Athens and the port Pireuas, it is considered by most without a doubt that Markos Vambakaris and his recordings paved the way to introduce this music all over Greece and to influence other artists to start to record in this direction. The popularity made the record companies welcome this music as a gold mine, as previously it was unacceptible music of the underground. Vamvakaris started with others and had huge succes playing in Pireuas. Many of the songs they made praised the use of hashish, and the hash dens where they smoked and played for their pleasure. Also the instrument used to play the songs - the three stringed bouzouki - was only played by the marginals, and was often chased by the police, along with the hashish. So by these means it is music of the underworld, that had an appeal to all non class people. The term "Rebetiko" was not used to define these songs at that time. From the period when they were at their peak, scattered publications have been found and the term "Rebetis" is now used to describe those people of the underworld, who always sang the "hasiklidika" songs. The word itself, was given various meanings, but the description of these songs was widely given in 1949 by Manos Hadzidakis who penned this term in a lecture. After this the term was spread, and later (over) used by companies to describe this music.
Markos Vambakaris' (born in Syros island) popularity, except from himself, was also introduced at that time (1933) with other "rebetes", with whom he formed a group "thriliki tetras" (legendary fours) in Pireas (port of Athens). Other than Vamvakaris, the group consisted of Giorgios Batis (born in Pireas), Stratos Pagioumtzis (born in Ayvali) andAnestis Delias (born in Smyrni died from heroin).
Today there are probably more than 40 books written only in Greece on the subject of "Rebetiko", which analyze many aspects of it. Major artists that are noted in the huge number songwriting and recordings are Markos Vamvakaris and Vassilis Tsitsanis. Major singers are considered, Giorgos Kavouras, Apostolos Hatzihristos, Stratos Pagioumtzis, Kostas Roukounas. Women singers, Rita Ambatzi, Roza Eskenazi. Important composers, Vaggelis Papazoglou (born in Asia Minor), Giannis Papaioannou, Spyros Peristeris (born in Smyrni), Panagiotis Toundas (born in Smyrni), Giovan Tsaous (born in Asia Minor). At the end of the rebetiko era great composers are, Apostolos Kaldaras, Giorgos Mitsakis.

Turkish Bibliography (Thanks to Ali Fuat Aydin)
Gail Host - Rebetika (This is a suggested book)
Turkish edision
Iki Yeni Kitap!
http://www.muzikkitaplari.com/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/83/products_id/437

Recordings
These suggestions are made with the possibility you will find them in Turkey
1. Rebetika 1918-1954 (Kalan) - A very good compilation produced by Muammer Ketencoglu, with Turkish notes.
http://www.kalan.com/scripts/album/dispalbum.asp?id=193
2. Yeni Turki - Kulhani Sarkilar - Very nice rebetica versions in Turkish
3. Kudsi Erguner - Rembetiko from Istanbul. Not to be considered a rebetiko based CD, but rather the connection of the the Turkish music and Rebetiko.
From JSP Records (excellent selection and quality of 78's)
4. Rebetika "Greek Music from the underground"
http://www.amazon.com/Rembetika-Greek-Underground-Various-Artists/dp/B000FOQHJO
5. Rembetika Vol.2: More of the Secret History of Greece's Underground Music
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rembetika-Vol-2-History-Greeces-Underground/dp/B000YRZ1WG
6. AJS Music company, check out their two rebetiko boxes (Turkish production)
http://www.ajsmuzik.com/

Greek bibliography for the above text
1. Tasos Shorelis - Rebetiki Anthologia, books 1-4
2. Panos Savvopoulos - About the word "Rebetiko"

List of the names and music examples mentioned in the brief introduction to rebetiki music.

01 Anestis Delias - To Charemi Sto Chamam
01 Antonis Kalibopoulos (Giovan Tsaous) - Giovan Tsaous
01 Apostolos Kaldaras - Nichtose Choris Phengari
01 Giorgos Batis - Zembekano Spaniolo
01 Giorgos Kavouras - Mi mou les giati xexnao
01 Jack Grigoriou & S. Michelidhis - To Minore Tou Deke
01 Kostas Roukounas - Kontrabatzides
01 Marika Ninou (Vasilis Tsatanis) - Ela opos eisai
01 Markos Vamvakaris - Rixe tsiggana ta hartia
01 Rita Ambatzi Zaharias kasimatis - Aeroplano tha paro (Panagiotis Toundas)
01 Stellakis Perpiniadhs - Barbara
01 Roza Eskenazi - Konialhs

Samples

Giorgos Kavouras - Introduction

Giorgos Kavouras

Kastellorizo 1909-Athens 1943, originating from Asia Minor Livisi. Folk singer and musician, one of the most prominent voices of pre rembetiko. Grew up with the Dodecanese and Smyrneika songs that he learned when he was young from the music band of his father’s, also from the musician Stamatis Kavouras. Played the santouri, violin and guitar and started as a musician of the Smyrneikon songs. Meeting the Smyrnian musician Gianni Hatzi, he entered the band of Stellaki Perpiniadis and Kostas Nouros, playing the santouri and violin. By this music group he is known in Drapetsona and Kokkinia suburbs of Athens. But at that time he had not begun to sing yet. With the inducement of Stellaki, who knew his abilities in singing, tentative timid beginning, they both sang on the same stage with huge success. Another person who urged him to sing was Vangelis Papazoglou. He gave his two 'Paidi tou dromou' and 'Ainigma' songs to Kavouras which were then to become some of his first songs. Later in the music scene he has become known now singing almost exclusive compositions of Kostas Skarvelis (in total 43) and recorded 69 songs in the period 1936-1940. In 1940 he died at age of 34. His death even made the great Marcos Vamvakaris dedicate to him a memoriable zeibekiko song called "Kavouras".
Panos

Introduction of his music
1. Ego ta plirono (Spasta kai ta plirono)
2. Eimai tehnitis xakoustos (Afou les pos magapas)
3. Kathe vradaki me gelas (Kaimo mes tin kardoula mou)
4. Krifo ton eho ton kaimo
5. Ma ti na kano s'agapo (Mes ta stenakia tou Psiri)
6. Mi mou les giati xehnao
7. Pes mou Kalamatiani mou
8. Pono den me lipase (Kathimerinos gia senane)

Ta hairia mas mas edo - Giorgis Papazoglou

Book title: Ta hairiamas mas edo - Giorgis Papazoglou
ISBN: 960-8144-80-9
Year: 1986
Language: Greek
Publisher: Eptalofos www.eptalofos.com.gr
Description: This book has the life from interviews of the widow of Vaggelis Papazoglou, Aggela, who also was a singer in Smyrni (Asia Minor). It talks about everything, the life in Smyrni, the destruction of Smyrni, the later life of a refugee in Athens, and about the life and works of her husband Vaggelis.

Rebetiki Anthologia - Tasos Shorelis

Book
ISBN (set) 960-7599-56X
ISBN (book A') 960-7599-57-8
Language: Greek
Year: A' 1977, C' 1988
Publisher: Plethron, Πλέθρον Greece

Four books that cover the biographies of the Rebetes, contain rich collection of song, of know and unknown composers. Also include photos, music encriptions, and handwritten, documents.

Eis Anamnisi Stigmon Elkistikon, Smyrne - Panagiotis Kounadis

ISBN 960-86427-6-0
Language: Greek
Year published: 2003
Texts about the Rebetiko - Book A'
-Interviews - Introduction of the music creators
Markos Vamvakaris
Vaggelis and Aggeliki Papazoglou
Stelios Keromitis
Giannis Kyriazis
Giannis Moschonas
Giorgos Kavouras
....
- Subjects on the Greek Discography

Vaggelis Papazoglou - Introduction

(Smyrni 1895-97 – Athens 1943)



«Aggouris (Nick name the Cucumber)». Born Smyrni, 1895-97 – died Athens 1943). Distinguished folk musician and song maker, of the leading pre-war Rebetes. Furthermore, he ranks among the few with character and integrity. He was playing santouri, mandolin, guitar, violin and banjo. Between 1919-20 he played in «Estountiantina Smyrna» group of Smyrni. He came to Greece in the Destruction of 1922 and settled in Kokkinia of Athens. Recorded only during the 3 years 1933-36, and then collided with tenacious censorship of «4th of August » (about the song «The skint - Batiris». When the lyrics «I have to get my chance to get ill so if I have the right to live free », although the censors have offered to replace the «free» to «happy», and the author replied that the free is only happy !...). He used the nickname "Cucumber" and wrote notes on a music He wrote: "Under the lemon tree," The vegetables "("Police man dot hit me": 1933),« Argiles »(1933),« If I were a man »(1933)," Pente hronia dikasmenos – five years convicted"," Put me in your arms"," The xemagkas"(1935)," Strive 'koutsavaki man","Children of the road","Bampesa "(which impressed the [[the compose Attik]. The smuggling "(later appropriated by the B. Vasiliadis entitled "Ante two eyes "),« The Nikoklakias »,"Geromagkas ",« I say that it seems to me » (1936),« As I returned from Pilos »(1936),« We will solve » (or« mystery », 1936),« The remove »and several others who were released several«folk vardoi »on; ... On behalf of LP records to revive the old recordings of note: "Vangelis Papazoglou (1982)," The old is new "(1984)," The Smyrneiko song in Greece "(1993, reprinted in" Vangelis Papazoglou "). According to George Lekakis he was the composer that Tsitsanis admired most, and the sophisticated Nick Armaos regarded him as the "best of all’. He died in the German possession of Greece and under deprivation and tuberculosis. His wife, also known a singer of the rebetiko song, Ageliki Papazoglou (Smirni 1899 - Athens 1983) was the daughter of the famous violinist and santourieri Dimitris Maroniti (who has the nickname «the Chiotaki»). It is remarkable and that left 750 pages of handwritten notes with valuable information about the music life of Izmir before the destruction.

From the "Dictionary of Greek Music"
of T. Kalogeropoulos

Introduction music

Playlist files:

1. Rita Ambaci - Zourlopenemenis genna
2. Stellakis Perpiniadis - Agiothodoritissa
3. Stellakis Perpiniadis - I foni tou argile (Pente hronia dikasmenos)
4. Kostas Roukounas - Kato sta lemonadika (Oi lahanades)
5. Virginia Magidou - Tsahpina Amerikana
6. Stellakis Perpiniadis - Vale me stin agkalia sou
7. Rita Ambaci - Varethika ton argile (O xemagkas)

Week 21-Collection of Songs (II) - Greek Laika & Rebetika

Playlist files:

1. Anna Hrisafi, Spyros Zagoraios - Pare to dahtilidi mou
2. Apostolos Hatzihristos - Fere mas kapela krasi
3. Apostolos Hatzihristos, Markos Vamvakaris - Kaixis
4. Elli Sofroniou, Stellakis Perpiniadis - To fantaraki
5. Giannis Papaioannou Stellakis Perpiniadis - Eisai ginaika tou bela
6. Giorgos Zambetas - O mathis
7. Grigoris Bithikotis - Ston Peiraia sinefiase
8. Grigoris Bithikotis - Ti travao, ti travao
9. Grigoris Bithikotis, Litsa Zika - Trellokoritso
10. Ioanna Georgakopoulou - Argosvinis moni
11. Manolis Aggelopoulos - Oso axizeis esi
12. Marika Ninou, Stavros Tzouanakos - Antilaloune ta vouna
13. Marika Ninou, Vasilis Tsistanis - Ti simera ti avrio, ti tora
14. Mihalis Menidiatis - Min perimenis pia
15. Panos Gavalas - Kathe limani kai kaimos
16. Panos Gavalas - Laiko tsa tsa
17. Panos Gavalas, Ria Kourti - Den me ponas, den m'agapas
18. Stelios Kazantzidis - Ego pono gia sena
19. Stelios Kazantzidis - Sto adeio proskefali
20. Stelios Kazantzidis - Tin edioxa ki omos tis agapo

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