A rebetis (Greek: ÃÂõüÃÂÃÂÃÂֈ; pl. rebetes ÃÂõüÃÂÃÂÃÂõà) was a musician involved in the scene of the Greek musical genre of rebetiko, which flourished between 1911 and 1967.
Prominent rebetes include:
Note: Sometimes (not without controversy) this definition is extended to include modern day performers of this kind of music, such as Babis Goles and Agathonas Iakovidis.
Sources
- Damianakos Stathis, ÃÂÿùýÃÂýùÿûÿóïñ ÃÂÿÃÂ
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2nd Edition. Athens, Plethron, 2001.
- Gauntlett Stathis, Rebetika, Carmina Graeciae Recentoris. Athens, D. Harvey and Co., 1985.
- Hadjidakis Manos, ÃÂÃÂü÷ýõïñ úñù øÃÂÃÂ÷ ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂõüÃÂÃÂÃÂùúÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂñóÿÃÂ
ôùÿÃÂ. 1949.
- Holst-Warhaft Gail, Road to Rembetika: Music of a Greek sub-culture, songs of love, sorrow and hashish, Athens, Denise Harvey, 1989
- Kotarides Nikos, áõüÃÂÃÂÃÂõàúñù ÃÂõüÃÂÃÂÃÂùúÿ ÃÂÃÂñóÿÃÂôù. Athens, Plethron, 1996.
- Kounades Panagiotis, ÃÂùàñýìüý÷ÃÂùý ÃÂÃÂùóüÃÂý õûúÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂùúÃÂý. Athens, Katarti, 2000.
- Petropoulos Elias, áõüÃÂÃÂÃÂùúñ ÃÂÃÂñóÿÃÂôùñ. Athens, 1968.