Tag Archives: Greek music

Gail Holst-Warhaft’s Road To Rembetika

Judith Gennett wrote this review. Sometime during the late nineties our radio station in Texas received an archival rembetika CD from Rounder Records. It all sounded Greek to me, but then I began to read the lyrics. Pick-pockets, jail, knife … Continue reading

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Selim Sesle’s The Road to Kesan: Turkish Rom and Regional Music of Thrace 

Brendan Foreman penned this review.It continues to be a great time for the traditional music lover, especially now that Rounder Records has begun distributing the music of Traditional Crossroads, a record company in New York that specializes in the music of … Continue reading

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