FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 12th, 2024
Speakers - presentations [indoor stage]
11:30 – 11:50 Greetings – Preface “Grecous”
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12:00 – 12:20 "Music Recordings & institutions" Dimitris Manzouris (KEPEM)
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12:30 – 12:50 Markos through the eyes of the Larissa Music Association "Markos Vamvakaris" Thomas Asteriou (association president, lyricist)
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13:00 – 13:20 "The use of illegal substances in Greece during the interwar period and its depiction in Rebetika songs" Dimitris Yfantis (Sociologist, author)
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13:30 – 14:00 Presentation of the book "Panagis Family – Musical Instruments makers from Makri of Asia Minor" Panagiotis Kagiaphas (author)
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14:15 – 14:30 "Michalis Genitsaris, Rebetiko & Piraeus" Dimitris Vlachos (collector)
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14.30 - 14.50 "Rebetiko yesterday & today" Panagiotis Kounadis (researcher, author)
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15:30 – 16:15 "The violin & its violinists" Kyriakos Gouvendas (musician)
Concerts [Indoor & Outdoor Stage]
16:15 – 16:30 Aigaleo Asia Minor Association ‘’Nees Kydonies’’ dance group [outside stage]
16:35 – 17:00 Rebetiko Ensemble of the Music School of Athens (dir. GeorgiosTsertos) [outside stage]
17:00 – 17:45 Rebetiko band (Sakis Nikoletopoulos –Katerina Nianiou – Stelios Papadopoulos – Giannis Mastrotheodorou) [interior stage]
17:45 – 18:30 George Zorbas Band - guest Maria Katinari (George Zorbas – Tasos Kaklamanis – Thanasis Kampas – Danis Tsamtzis – Kostas Spiliopoulos) [outside stage]
18:30 – 19:15 “White Birds” - Tribute to Kostas Bezos (Giannis Niarchos – Thodoris Skondras – Sotiris Letsios – Kostas Kostakis – Panagiotis Diamantis) [interior stage]
19:15 – 20:00 Karagiozis performance "The bouzouksidiko of Karagiozis" Athos Danelis [outside stage]
20:00 – 20:45 Dimitris Mystakidis- “Amerika” [interior stage]
20:45 – 21:00 Rebetiko Trio (Vasilis Skoutas – Dimitris Mitarakis – Giannis Zarias) [outside stage]
21:30 – 22:15 Nikos Tatasopoulos & friends [interior stage]
22:15 – 23:00 Ifigenia Ioannou & “Eivala band” (Ifigenia Ioannou, Petros Papageorgiou - Antonis Kaliouris, Sakis Karakostas - Thanasis Valaskas - Panagiotis Loizou - Thodoris Maraidonis) [outside stage]
23:00 – 01:00 Main Saturday concert: Dedicated to Agathonas Iakovidis
Musicians: Antonis & Thodoris Xintaris - Nikos Tatasopoulos - Nikos Protopapas- Argyris Nikolaou - Dimitris Mystakidis - Dimos Vougioukas - Kyriakos Gouvendas.
Singers: Basia Vougioukli - Giannis Lembesis - Antigoni Basakarou - Eva Xenou - Antzela Orphanou - Sotiris Papatragiannis - Katerina Tsiridou [interior stage]
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
Speakers - presentations [indoor stage]
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11:30 – 11:50 Preface "Grecous"
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12:00 – 12:20 "Rebetiko & Politics" Dimitris Maniatis (journalist, writer)
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12:30 – 12:50 “Rebetiko Sealabs” Makis Drymonas (founder of Rebetiko Sealabs)
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13:00 – 13:20 "Rebetiko & radio" Giorgos Tsampras (journalist)
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13:30 – 13:50 “Rebetiko & TV” Nikolas Angelidis (journalist)
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14:00 – 14:30 Presentation of the book "Markos from Syros " - Giorgos Thanopoulos & Dionysis Maniatis (researchers-authors)
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14:40 – 15:15 Music Presentation of the book "Marika Ninou" - Katerina Tsiridou, Tasos Kaklamanis & orchestra
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15:30 – 16:30 Music presentation of the book "From the tekke girl to Harama Kaisarianis" - Giannis Tsiantis & orchestra
Concerts [Indoor & Outdoor Stage]
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16:30 – 17:15 "Rebetiki FaTrias" (Cyprus) - The rebetika of Smyrna and Piraeus (Anna Mosfili – Marios Georgiou – Apostolos Konstantinou) [outside stage]
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17:15 – 18:00 "And Zeibekiko was born" (Dimitris Kranidas -Dimitris Karachristodoulou - Nikos Mougelas – Apostolos Samaras [interior stage]
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18:00 – 18:45 “Piraeus” (Sweden) & Haroula Tsalpara (Robert Folsch – Maria Stellas – Panagiotis Diamantis) [outside stage]
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18:45 – 19:30 “Tribute to Markos Vamvakaris & Apostolos Chatzichristos” (Antonis Ainitis – Giorgos Koutoulakis – Evelina Angelou – Dimitris Koukoulitakis [interior stage]
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19:30 – 20:30 Karagiozis Performance "The Wedding of Stavrakas" (Kostas Spyropoulos) [external]
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20:30 – 21:15 “The Well Known Trio” (Tasos Giannousis – Panagiotis Katsimanis – Antonis Tzikas) [interior stage]
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21:15 – 22:00 “KOMPANÍA” (Sotiris Papatragiannis – Andriana Achitzanova, Thodoris Petropoulos – Jimis Gkinis – Giorgos Papadopoulos – Michalis Darmas – Kostas Spyratos) [outside stage]
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22:00 – 22:30 Martha Frintzila [interior stage]
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22:30 – 00:30 Sunday main concert: Dedicated to Babis Goles
" Letter to Babis" Introduction with shadow theatre play by Kostas Makris
Musicians: Antonis & Thodoris Xintaris – Nikos Protopapas – Dimos Vougioukas
Singers: Vivi Apostolatou - Manolis Dimitrianakis - Anthoula Michou - Chryssi Papagiannouli - Sotiris Papatragiannis – Afentoula Razeli – Babis Tsertos - Katerina Tsiridou [interior stage]
Dancing:Giorgos Mayiakis & Dancers from Patra
"SEMINARS" - "CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES" - "EXHIBITIONS" October 12 & 13, 2024
Singing seminar Saturday 12 [Funnel – Back area]
13:00 - 15:00 Katerina Tsiridou
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Dance seminar - Hasapiko from Patras (Tabahaniotiko)
Sunday 13 [Fougaro - back yard]
13.00-15.00 Giorgos Mayiakis and team of dancers from Patras
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Creative table for children October 12 & 13 [In front of the Outdoor Stage]
16.00 - 19.00 Creative activity
* Only on Saturday 16.00-19.00 with clay and colors, with Myrto Bernhardt (Taran Tataan) & Anthi Mouriadou (Sporoi group) Certified members of the sensory education and therapy association “Messy Play Greece & Cyprus”
Exhibitions 12 & 13 October [Conference Venue]
Organist: Andreas Dellios - Theofilos Gazetas
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Rebetiko through the shadow theater: Kostas Spyropoulos & Sotiris Papatragiannis
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Antique Radios-Gramophones : Christos Vlachos (Karya Lefkada Gramophone Museum)
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*Part of the income will be donated to the charitable institutions “Christodouleio Orphanage”, “Panhellenic Association of Paraplegics”.
*Free entry for young (below 15) – elder (above 75) – multi-children families - unemployed – disabled people
Under the auspices of :
Greek Ministry of Culture
&Municipality of Egaleo
Direction - Production:
Archive of Greek Music “Grecous”
Artists/Bands
Volunteers
Artists & Music bands declaration of intend to participate in the “1rst Rebetiko Festival in Athens”, October 12th-13th 2024 (Organized by Grecous under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Egaleo).​
*​ All your info must be submitted no later than August 30th
* Your participation will be of non – profit and relative affirmation will be signed.
* Duration of performance : Up to 45 min. (approx. 10-12 songs)
* Hours : between 17.00-00.00
* Sound check on Friday October 11th (the necessary sound equipment will be provided by GRECOUS)
*With the permission of the participants the concerts will be videotaped, sent to the Ministry of Culture and handled by GRECOUS for any legal use (ie post in internet etc)
*The bands selection will be made by GRECOUS and will be announced latest by September 10th. In case you have not been informed by that date, this means that it was not possible to include your band this year
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Thank you very much for your intention to participate!
Archive of Greek Music ‘GRECOUS’
Volunteers declaration of intend to participate in the “1rst Rebetiko Festival in Athens”, October 12th-13th 2024 (Organized by Grecous under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Egaleo).
* All your info must be submitted no later than August 30th.
*Your participation will be of non – profit and relative affirmation will be signed.
*Minimum duration of participation: 8 hours
*The volunteers selection will be made by GRECOUS and will be announced latest by September 10th. In case you have not been informed by that date, this means that it was not possible to include you this year..
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Thank you very much for your intention to participate!
Archive of Greek Music ‘GRECOUS’
BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & VOLUNTEERS :
The names of all musicians and volunteers will be mentioned in the videotape of the festival and the printed minutes of the festival, they will all have free access to both days of the festival and will receive free marketing material.