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Roza Eskenazy

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Roza Eskenazy

Born January 1, 1897 · Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)

Died December 2, 1980 · aged 83

Roza Eskenazi (Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ; c. 1895 – 2 December 1980) was a Constantinople-born Greek dancer and singer of rebetiko, Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music. She was known as the "Queen of Rebetiko". She made her first recordings in 1929 and achieved instant success and is credited with bringing rebetiko to a mainstream audience. She recorded over 500 songs over the next decade a…

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BouzoukiBouzouki · 1973
Bouzouki
1973
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The history of Greek folk music - and the history of Greece - starting with the bouzouki: Bayanteras, Tsitsanis, Vamvakaris, Daskalakis, Rosa Eskenazi, Eftychia Papagiannopoulou, Vicky Moscholiou, Marinella, Theodorakis, Hadjidakis. The film, which was rejected by the then Thessaloniki Festival (by the Censorship Committee in 1973, by the Preliminary Committee in 1974), focuses on the sound that served as a compass for great artists, sealed important historical moments of the country and served as a mirror of its era.
My Sweet CanaryMy Sweet Canary · 2011
My Sweet Canary
2011
Movie
Roza Eskenazi sang the way she lived, with passion, fire and love. This is the story of three young musicians who embark on an exciting musical journey, to tell the story of Greece's best-loved rebetiko singer.

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