FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Saturday, October 12th, 2024
11:30 – 11:50 Preface "Grecous"
12:00 – 12:20 "Rebetiko & Politics" Dimitris Maniatis (journalist, writer)
12:30 – 12:50 “Rebetiko Sealabs” Makis Drymonas (founder of Rebetiko Sealabs)
13:00 – 13:20 "Rebetiko & radio" Giorgos Tsampras (journalist)
13:30 – 13:50 “Rebetiko & TV” Nikolas Angelidis (journalist)
14:00 – 14:30 Presentation of the book "Markos from Syros " - Giorgos Thanopoulos & Dionysis Maniatis (researchers-authors)
14:40 – 15:15 Music Presentation of the book "Marika Ninou" - Katerina Tsiridou, Tasos Kaklamanis & orchestra
15:30 – 16:30 Music presentation of the book "From the tekke girl to Harama Kaisarianis" - Giannis Tsiantis & orchestra
Concerts [Indoor & Outdoor Stage]
16:30 – 17:15 "Rebetiki FaTrias" (Cyprus) - The rebetika of Smyrna and Piraeus (Anna Mosfili – Marios Georgiou – Apostolos Konstantinou) [outside stage]
17:15 – 18:00 "And Zeibekiko was born" (Dimitris Kranidas -Dimitris Karachristodoulou - Nikos Mougelas – Apostolos Samaras [interior stage]
18:00 – 18:45 “Piraeus” (Sweden) & Haroula Tsalpara (Robert Folsch – Maria Stellas – Panagiotis Diamantis) [outside stage]
18:45 – 19:30 “Tribute to Markos Vamvakaris & Apostolos Chatzichristos” (Antonis Ainitis – Giorgos Koutoulakis – Evelina Angelou – Dimitris Koukoulitakis [interior stage]
19:30 – 20:30 Karagiozis Performance "The Wedding of Stavrakas" (Kostas Spyropoulos) [external]
20:30 – 21:15 “The Well Known Trio” (Tasos Giannousis – Panagiotis Katsimanis – Antonis Tzikas) [interior stage]
21:15 – 22:00 “KOMPANÍA” (Sotiris Papatragiannis – Andriana Achitzanova, Thodoris Petropoulos – Jimis Gkinis – Giorgos Papadopoulos – Michalis Darmas – Kostas Spyratos) [outside stage]
22:00 – 22:30 Martha Frintzila [interior stage]
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
Speakers - presentations [indoor stage]
1:30 – 11:50 Greetings – Preface “Grecous”
12:00 – 12:20 "Music Recordings & institutions" Dimitris Manzouris (KEPEM)
12:30 – 12:50 Markos through the eyes of the Larissa Music Association "Markos Vamvakaris" Thomas Asteriou (association president, lyricist)
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)
13:30 – 14:00 Presentation of the book "Panagis Family – Musical Instruments makers from Makri of Asia Minor" Panagiotis Kagiaphas (author)
14:15 – 14:30 "Michalis Genitsaris, Rebetiko & Piraeus" Dimitris Vlachos (collector)
14.30 - 14.50 "Rebetiko yesterday & today" Panagiotis Kounadis (researcher, author)
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]
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]
"SEMINARS" - "CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES" - "EXHIBITIONS" October 12 & 13, 2024
Singing seminar Saturday 12 [Funnel – Back area]
13:00 - 15:00 Katerina Tsiridou
Dance seminar - Hasapiko from Patras (Tabahaniotiko)
Sunday 13 [Fougaro - back yard]
13.00-15.00 Giorgos Mayiakis and team of dancers from Patras
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
Rebetiko through the shadow theater: Kostas Spyropoulos & Sotiris Papatragiannis
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”
Speakers - presentations [indoor stage]
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Sunday, October 13th, 2024