Triad of Rembétika tragoúdia by Kazantzídis *** (three rebétika songs performed by Stélios Kazantzídis) *** " Μαυροντυμένε " " Παίξε, Χρήστο, το μπουζούκι " (μουσική: Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης) " Ένας μάγκας στο Βοτανικό " "Black-dressed" "Play, Christo, the bouzouki" "A guy at the Botanical pub" ( " Μαυροντυμένε " : this song's version is an absolute rarity! — probably a bootleg recording.) The Rembetiko/rebetiko style is the Greek urban blues. (It can be compared, for example, with the real North-American 'Western' (cowboys) blues, the true earthy Andalusian flamenco, the new Tuareg Saharan electro music ...) In the Web, you can find song-text translations and much more info about the topic Rembetiko and its artistes ... http://www.musicportal.gr/folk_song_music/?lang=en http://rempetikogeo69.blogspot.ch/2014/01/blog-post_4886.html Stélios Kazantzídis - Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης (* 29 August 1931, † 14 September 2001). Among many others (only one example: Níkos Yioulákis - Nίκος Γιουλάκης, and also women, whose music i know well), Stelios Kazantzidis is one of the very best singer-songwriter-musicians in modern (Greek) Rembétiko and modern Laïkó-Tragoúdi (folk-) music. [For the German and the Italian language, his name is also spelled Stelios Kasantzidis.] _______ Stelios Kazantzidis is widely considered the most prolific Greek singer of all time. In his musical career, he recorded more than 1,500 songs. He was recognized as the voice of the working class, since many of his songs talked about their problems and complaints. Kazantzidis was born in Nea Ionia, Athens, on August 29, 1931, into a family of Pontic roots. His father's death forced him into employment for supporting his family; so he worked all manner of jobs, including baggage carrier, seller of roasted chestnuts, builder, and laborer. Music had surrounded him since his birth, and he started to play guitar in his teenage years, when a factory owner gave him one. Kazantzidis died on September 14, 2001, after a long battle with cancer, and his death spread grief and sorrow in Greece and especially among Greek migrants across the world, with whom he had created a special bond through the years. His last wife, Vaso, and Marinella were at his side until his last hours. (by Panayiotis Mantzaridis, "All Music Guide")

• published: 02 Mar 2014
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