And the programme in detail:
Friday 9/10
15:45 Discussion: Digitisation of the Greek Music Archive (A. Charkiolakis—Athens Concert Hall Foundation, L. Tsikouridis—University of Macedonia, D. Mantzouris—KEPEM, Lefteris Bakas—doctor, Makis Drymonas—Rebetiko website, Giorgos Tsambras—journalist, Nikos Papazis—Melos.)
16:45 Seminar „The Hasapiko in our musical and dance tradition“—Kyriakos Gouventas, followed by a concert with Christos Tsiamoulis (Christos Tsiamoulis, Stefanos Dorbarakis, Giorgos Chronopoulos, Kyriakos Gouventas)
18:00 Dance performance by the Association of Asia Minor Greeks of Aigaleo „Nea Kydonia“
18:10 Concert „Echo of the Mandolins (Cyprus)—Rebetiko echoes with mandolins“
(Georgia Kompou, Despo Oikonomidou, Sarra Ioannou, Anastasia Sorra, Sofia Eleftheriou)
19:30 Concert „Malandro Quartet—Rebetiko songs with a twist“
(Dimitris Georgakainas, Nikolaos Chatzopoulos, Panagiotis Sfingos, Charalambos Chalkias)
20:50 Concert „Ifigeneia Ioannou & Eivala—The Smyrna heritage in contemporary music“ (Thanasis Valaskas, Sakis Karakostas, Panagiotis Loizou, Petros Papageorgiou, Theodoros Maraidonis, Theodoros Tasoulas)
22:10 Concert „Amoroza—The rebetiko songs of the sea“ (Marianthi Lioudaki, Nikos Milas, Christina Kouki, Maria Ploumi)
23:30. Main concert with Kompanía & guest Zorz Pilalí (and surprises) (Sotiris Papatraiannis, Theodoros Petropoulos, Tzimis Gkinis, Giorgos Papadopoulos, Michalis Darmas, Kostas Spyratos)
Saturday 10/10
13:00 Screening of the documentary „Broken Sound“
A co-creation by Anestis Barmpatsis & Foivos Kontogiannis
Idea—Research: Anestis Barmpatsis
Screenplay: Anestis Barmpatsis—Foivos Kontogiannis
Direction: Foivos Kontogiannis
Interviews—Music supervision: Anestis Barmpatsis
14:30 Discussion: Panhellenic Musicians’ Association
15:15 Presentation of unreleased recordings by Stelios Keromytis. (Spyros Antonopoulos, Giannis Lebesis, Tasos Kaklamanis, Nikos Protopapas)
16:20 Book presentation „Charalambos Vasileiadis, or Tsantas“
(Giorgos Xepapadakos, Panagiotis Kounadis, Thanasis Sylivos)
17:20 Concert „A tribute to Panagiotis Petsas“ (Argyris Nikolaou, Aris Spiliotopoulos, Kostas Tsigonias, Giannis Katos)
18:40 Concert „Petrokarava“, based on the book of the same name by G. Tsiantis (Vasilis Prodromou, Maria Fasoulaki, Giannis Tsiantis, Theodoros Petropoulos, Dimitris Gkinis, Panagiotis Tsitsikas)
20:00 Karagiozis shadow theatre performance for adults „The murder of Sakaflias and other stories“
(Kostas Makris, Kostas Spyropoulos)
21:30. Concert „A tribute to Sotiria Bellou“ (Nikos Tatasopoulos, Maria Kotti, Eftychia Mitritsa, Giorgos Anastasiou, Ntasos Kourti, Panagiotis Diamantis, Theodoros Kouelis)
22:45 Concert „Pliri Ntaxei—Le Rebetiko aujourd’hui—Society and everyday life“ (Lefteris Tsikouridis, Katerina Douka, Manolis Porfyrakis, Christos Pappas)
00:00. Main concert (Manolis Dimitrianakis, Mario, Maria Soultatou, Kostas Thomaidis, Nadia Karagianni, Maro Lytra, Katerina Tsiridou, Toubaki Eirini, Antonis & Theodoros Xintaris, Dimitris Gkinis, Dimitris Stamatelos)
Sunday 11/10
13:00 Three Karagiozis performances for children—The new generation of Karagiozis puppeteers
14:15 Screening of the documentary „Palco Femino“
Featuring: Vaso Vasileiadou, Katerina Douka, Maria Fragkoulis, Stella Charina
Title music: Konstantinos Kalamakis Direction, production, editing: Iris Molyvda-Nikolaidou
15:30 Talk „Archontorebetika“—Sideris Printezis
16:15 Concert „Rast Hitzaz—A tribute to Giorgos Mouflouzelis“ (Stratos Grintzalis, Giannos Perlegas, Iro Eleni Bezou, Babis Papadimitriou)
17:30 Concert „Rebetiko Compass—Rebetiko & Resistance“ (Giorgos Oikonomou, Eirini Liokoukoudaki, Vangelis Akrivos, Danis Tzamtzis, Tasos Kaklamanis, Giannis Tsiantis)
18:50. Concert „Kosmokrators (Belgium)—A cosmic experience“ (Frans De Clercq, Karsten de Vilder, Dimi Dumo, Andreas Mantzaris)
20:00 New Ionia Municipality Choir conducted by Vangelis Sarantidis
20:50 Concert „Rebetiko guitars“ (Dimitris Mystakidis, Antonis Xintaris, Nikos Protopapas, Katerina Tsiridou, Dimos Vougioukas, Makis Grigorasgos)
22:10 Concert „Trio ZaPaTa—Rebetiko & Sounds of the Eastern Mediterranean“
(Giannis Zarias, Marios Papadeas, Kyriakos Tapakis)
23:30 Main concert with Rebeti (Fotis Vergopoulos, Avgerini Gatsi, Kostis Kostakis, Giannis Katos)
Seminar programme
Saturday
16:00 „Bouzouki seminar“—Fotis Vergopoulos
17:15 „Instrument maintenance by musicians“—Andreas Dellios
18:00. „Instrument making“—Vasilis Anastasiou
Sunday
15:30 „Singing seminar“—Avgerini Gatsi
17:00 „Guitar seminar“—Kostis Kostakis
Various surprise events in the foyer
Creative activities area for children
Instrument-making exhibition (Andreas Dellios & Adonis Goulielmos)
Exhibition „100 Rebetiko Posters“
- The programme is subject to change
Media sponsor ERT & Second Programme 103.7
Anestis Barmpatsis’s documentary is excellent! Don’t miss it!