Actual Greek music : Songs from the rebetiko underground compilation скачать в хорошем качестве

Actual Greek music : Songs from the rebetiko underground compilation

Rebetiko music is a genre of music which originated in Greece proper after the great migration of the refugees from Asia Minor & Pontus, after the Greco-Turkish war of 1922. This music is often described as "Greek blues" as it tackles themes such as loss of home, heartbreak, poverty, life as an outcast etc. The refugees also brought what would become the national instrument bouzouki, an instrument which could produce sounds from the east as much as from the west. Rebetiko music due to its hard thematology was banned during a dictorship and the only songs that survive from this period were recorded in the USA. Today rebetiko music is still popular in Greece and it is recognized as a part of the intangible heritage of humanity by Unesco.