A Conference marking 20 years since UNESCO’s Convention on ICH has been taking place since yesterday.
Today, from 12:30 to 14:30, our interest as the Rebetiko Forum focuses on the session on Rebetiko.
Here is the programme and related information on how to attend remotely:
But here I read:
Presentation:
The Rebetiko Tradition. Seven Years After Its Inclusion in the National and International Intangible Cultural Heritage Register.
Lambros Liavas, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Department of Music Studies, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
The presentation attempts a brief review of research, educational and artistic activities connected with the cultural management of the Rebetiko tradition, with emphasis on the period following the element’s inclusion in the national register (2016) and subsequently (2017) in UNESCO’s international Intangible Cultural Heritage register.
Presentation:
Thoughts on Rebetiko in Greek Culture and Contemporary Reality
Leonidas Economou, Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University
The presentation examines Rebetiko’s place in Greek culture, culminating in its inscription on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. It outlines the cultural and political debates surrounding its content and value, its strong influence on various musical genres and artistic expressions, and the ways in which it has shaped the formation of public culture and perceptions of national character. It also develops some thoughts on the evolution of the Rebetiko tradition over recent decades and its prospects today.
So, broadly speaking, both of them will talk—though not exclusively—about the fact that it was added to the UNESCO list. I see something similar with the Momogeroi and Byzantine music.
What sort of conference is this? Should we expect the central theme of the next conference to be “The Conference Currently Underway”?
Those curious souls who do not share the above view can watch the session on rebetiko here (from 2:50:00 onwards):
Such a thing makes no sense: curious, yet without that curiosity.
Er, um…
Und jedenfalls tragen „Spitzen“ dieser Art nicht gerade positiv dazu bei, ein Klima der Freundschaft / Vertrautheit aufrechtzuerhalten, das wir in diesem Raum brauchen.