Rebetiko, plural rebetika, (Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively) is the name for a type of urban Greek music.
Rebetika were the songs of the Greek underworld, sung by the so-called rebetes (Greek: ρεμπέτης). Rebetes were unconventional people who lived outside the social order. They first appeared after the Greek War of Independence of 1821.
The songs, often compared to genres like American blues, are full of grief, passion, romance, and bitterness. They are generally melancholic songs telling of the misfortunes of simple ordinary men. A lot of the rebetika songs are for dancing. Almost half of them are zeibekiko and the others are hasapiko.
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Brief History of Rembetika - An article covering a music of nostalgia and regret - until the 1950's, when it lost its immediacy in a world of freedom and prosperity.
Brief Selective History of Greek Rebetika Music - Information on the music, its history, instruments, and modes/tuning/rhythm. Includes a discography and bibliography.
Meta Description: [ musiq.com rebetika music website: information on the music, the history, and links for finding recordings online. ]
Chicago Pete's Rebetiko Row - Review of this music style, including biographies and a synoptic history of the genre.
Doctor Dark's Rebetiko Notes - An introduction to Rebetiko, with hints for learners, discography, description of the instruments, and links.
Rebetika - A collection of resources on rebetika in the period before WWII; includes substantial sections on Markos Vamvakaris and Spyros Peristeris, with a biographical encyclopedia of other performers.
Rebetiko - A Wikipedia article traces the origins of the style, with a listing of key performers, typical instruments used, and external links.
Rembetika and Greek Popular Music - An introduction to Rembetika music, illustrated with photos and sound samples.
Meta Description: [ Matt Barrett's introduction to Rembetika music, the Greek urban blues, songs of drug addiction, love, sorrow, exile, war and occupation ]
Rembetika, the Greek Urban Folk Music of the Early 20th Century. - A history, with CD reviews, bibliography, and a discussion of the music's original roots.
Meta Description: [ A site about Rembetika, the Greek urban folkmusic of the early 20th century. ]
The Rebetika - A history, illustrated with photos and audio samples.
The Rembetiko Forum - Offers a history of the music, with a discussion forum (in Greek only), a timeline from 1890 to the present, a collection of articles, and details of an enthusiasts club. [Greek and English]
Meta Description: [ The greatest FORUM concerning the rembetika. It also contains the history, and other information about the rembetika. ]
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