Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Rebetika, a truly underground music created at the beginning of the 20th century, was, in its preamble form, the music vehicle to express a culture bumbling under a constantly changing society – a culture based on drugs, haunted by poverty. Unfortunately, in its birth land Greece, Rebetika was transformed through the decades, became soft and gradually deteriorated to a stupid folklore music consumed by the neogreek unmusical masses and tourists alike.
Andy Moor / Yannis Kyriakides – “Touto To Kalokeraki (This Summer)”
Steve Gunn – “Trouba”
Ignatz – “Stin Ypoga”
Sam Shalabi – “Rebetikaud”
CWK Joynes & Son Ensemble feat. William Sathya – “23 Minore Mane”
Amen Dunes – “Sousta Politiki”
Free Piece of Tape – “Burning School”
Astral Social Club – “Efoumernam Ena Vradi”
Plankton Wat – “Hash Smugglers Blues”
Mike Cooper & Viv Corringham – “New Rembetika/14”
Caligine – “Με Πιάνουνε Ζαλάδες”
On Track 1 Alex South plays clarinet & bass clarinet. Mastering by Emma Peel. Cover by McPan.
Tracks 1,6,7,8,15 originally by A.Kostis
tracks 5,11 by Kostis Bezos
track 2 by Rosa Eskenazy
track 3 by Jack Gregory
track 4 is traditional
track 9 by Stratos Pajioumdzis
track 10 by Antonis Dalgas
track 12 by Markos Vamvakaris
track 14 by Sotiria Bellou.
Rebetika, a truly underground music created at the beginning of the 20th century, was, in its preamble form, the music vehicle to express a culture bumbling under a constantly changing society – a culture based on drugs, haunted by poverty. Unfortunately, in its birth land Greece, Rebetika was transformed through the decades, became soft and gradually deteriorated to a stupid folklore music consumed by the neogreek unmusical masses and tourists alike.
Andy Moor / Yannis Kyriakides – “Touto To Kalokeraki (This Summer)”
Steve Gunn – “Trouba”
Ignatz – “Stin Ypoga”
Sam Shalabi – “Rebetikaud”
CWK Joynes & Son Ensemble feat. William Sathya – “23 Minore Mane”
Amen Dunes – “Sousta Politiki”
Free Piece of Tape – “Burning School”
Astral Social Club – “Efoumernam Ena Vradi”
Plankton Wat – “Hash Smugglers Blues”
Mike Cooper & Viv Corringham – “New Rembetika/14”
Caligine – “Με Πιάνουνε Ζαλάδες”
On Track 1 Alex South plays clarinet & bass clarinet. Mastering by Emma Peel. Cover by McPan.
Tracks 1,6,7,8,15 originally by A.Kostis
tracks 5,11 by Kostis Bezos
track 2 by Rosa Eskenazy
track 3 by Jack Gregory
track 4 is traditional
track 9 by Stratos Pajioumdzis
track 10 by Antonis Dalgas
track 12 by Markos Vamvakaris
track 14 by Sotiria Bellou.
