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Rebetiki

From Australia, Greece

For years Rebetiki have been playing urban Greek blues along with rural folk music from many regions of Greece. These songs dominated the music scene in Greece for decades during the 20th century and remain to this day a major influence in the direction of modern musical trends. With a variety of instruments including the traditional six string bouzouki, baglama, oud, lute, guitar and percussion Rebetiki present an acoustic passage through a musical style just as vibrant today as it was during its initial development.Rebetiki are:Argyris Argyropoulos, (Baglama, Oud) Takis Dimitriu, (Bouzouki, Tzoura) Tony Iliou, (Guitar, Lute) Achilles Yiangoulli (Bouzouki, Toubeleki)