ROAD TO REMBETIKA Music of a Greek Sub-culture
Rembetika, Greeces urban folk music, which became the basis for its present day popular bouzouki music, could be paralleled to the blues of America. This book, written by an ethno-musicologist who lived for several years in Greece, is an enthusiastic personal account of the genre and an introduction to its sociological and musical bases. It also includes a selection of song lyrics in Greek and English. Ilustrated.
ISBN: 9789607120069 Binding: Cloth 181 pages
Publisher: DENISE HARVEY
Price: € 28.46 £ 20.69 $ 31.90