IamageneralpractitionerdoctorandIhavebeeninvolvedasanamateurwiththethree stringmusicalinstruments(bouzouki,tzouras,baglamas)formanyyears.

Myinvolvementwiththiskindofmusichasledmetopickrebetikoamongtheothertypesof music,asitstillalivenowadays.

As a result of my love for this kind of music and with an initiative of mine,a musical – culturalclubcalled“Straypareitzides”establishedinHaidariwasfoundedin2007.

Itspurposeisthestudy,preservationanddisseminationofthisamazingkindofGreekmusic whichisstillconsideredrelevantfromalyricaswellasfromamelodicpointofview.

For all the above, which I mentioned briefly,I believe it isworld cultural heritage and deservestoberecognizedassuchbyUNESCO.



IoannisVarnavas

PresidentoftheMusical–CulturalClub

FortheRebetiko“Adespotoipareitzides”

AgiasLavras2,Haidari

12461Athens,Greece

Athens,15.3.2016



MynameisLevitikosDimitris.IamagraduateoftheMusicDepartmentoftheUniversityof AthensandoftheNationalConservatoryofMusicDepartment(fugueandaccordion).Iwork as a Music Teacher in primary education and I have been involved for several years with rebetikoplayingguitar,accordionandviolin.

IthinkRebetikoisaveryimportantandhighͲqualitymusicgenreasthecreatorswereable toheedtheirmusicinfluencesfromGreekfolkmusic,musicorientalculturesandthewords Byzantineecclesiasticalmusicandcreateagenrethathasartfulmusicandlyricscreating elementswithoutlosingthespontaneityandvitalityoffolkorigin.

InmyopinionRebetikoisthebestthingmodernGreekculturehastoofferinmusicinthe lastonehundredyears.





LevitikosDimitris

EͲmail:[email protected]

Tel.6973996629

Address:7LaskaridouStr,Kallithea

MynameisGiorgosGoumenakis,Iam47yearsoldandIwasbornandliveinAthens.Iama musicvenueowner,inadistrictofAthens.Inthiscafe,whichmyfatherownedbeforeme,I gottolistentothepatronsspontaneouslysingingrebetika,andthatishowIcameinearly contactwithrebetikamusic.

Mycontactwiththisgenrecameeffortlessly,assomethingabsolutelynormal.Lateron, whenIbegantowonderwhyIlikeitsomuch,Iconcludedthatrebetikomusicisexciting becauseitspeaksdirectlyanduniquelyaboutlove,friendship,separation,poverty, marginalization,thejoysoflifeandgenerallyforwhatordinarypeoplegothrough,witha lotoftalentandsometimesevenwithanguish.

Inmyopinion,therebetikomusicisthemostoriginalthingGreecehastopresentduringthe lastcentury.AndIampleasedthattherearestillgoodmusicianswhoservethiskindwith respect.





GiorgosGoumenakis

90,M.Botsaristr,Aigaleo,Athens mob:00306942223150



Athens,20thMarch2016



Havinggrownupinpopularquarters,mymusicalsensorformedmainlybysoundsdeeply rootedintheculturaltraditionoftheGreekpeople.Inthistraditionrebetikoholdsaspecial place,asitwasblendedwitholderelementsofaculturethatexceededtheGreekworld,but alsolaterservedasthebasis,fortheappearanceanddevelopmentofnewtypesofpopular music.

MyrelationshipwithrebetikowasstrengthenedduringtheperiodsIwasownerofapopular cafeandbarwhereIfoundtheacceptanceithadevenbymuchyoungerpeople,whohad grownupwithwithoutrockmusicinfluences.

Asahistoricwriterandliterateur,Ihavebeenveryinvolvedwiththestudyofthehistorical formation of rebetiko, discovering the close relationship it had with the more comprehensive social conditions of the times in which it flourished and with the living conditionsofthepoorestworkingclassesofcities.

Preciselyforthesereasons,rebetikoisanelementofwealthnotonlyforGreekbutalsofor theinternationalculturalheritage.



GiorgosAlexatos

7NikitaraStr,Korydallos,Athens

Tel.:00306983189251

EͲmail:[email protected]



Athens,20.3.2016



MynameisFanisApostolopoulosandIaminvolvedwiththegreekfolkmusicandrebetiko in particular. I play bouzouki as an amateur. I have played with small groups in various venuessuchastavernsetc.

IhavebeendrawntotherebetikosincemystudentyearsandIlistentoitallthetime.Itis mypreoccupationwiththiskindofmusicthatpromptedmetowritesomeofmyownsongs inthesamestyle.

Ibelievethattherebetikolifecirclehasstillalongwaytogo,itisstillaliveandinnmyopinio  itisoneofthefewculturalthingsthatmakeusproudasapeople,itisourseal.



Thankyou



FanisApostolopoulos

3,Kallipoleosstr.,Athens mob:00306973321636

EͲmail:[email protected]

Aigaleo,20.3.2016(Rebetokafenes)



ForyearsnowIhavethegermoftherebetikogenre,illnessandredemptionatthesametime.I wasonlyastudentattheTechnicalUniversityinPatras(electricalengineering),inthetaverns playingRembetika,inthequietroomIstartedwithmyfirstverses.Myimagination,mylove affairs,musicandrebetikojourney.

Latelywehadsomepublicityaswereleasedourfirstcdentitled"Inlife’spath",alwaysfollowing thetrailofrebetiko.



GiorgosDimas,Librettist

EͲmail:[email protected]



My name is Giorgos Mihelinakis and alongside the music I work as an employee in a pharmaceuticalcompany.

IwasfirstinvolvedwithmusicasachildandlaterasanadultIstartedworkingasaguitarist. Rebetikoandtraditionalmusicingeneral,theearlyyearstherewereonlysoundsinmyears, until I started discovering the wealth hidden in the rhythms, the melodic lines and the amazingvoicesthatcarriedthem.

Historically, rebetiko that was the starting point for the creation of subsequent popular music,startedbytheweakereconomicstratawhichneverthelessmanagedtocreatestrong emotions and passions. The acceptance it had, during the first decades, from the poor popularstrata,forcedthebourgeoisieofthetimetoreconcilewiththeideathattheywere witnessingthe“birth”modernculturalheritage.

Almost a century after its appearance rebetiko is a timeless genre, which for the Greeks aroundtheworldisanintegralpartoftheirheritage.





GiorgosMihelinakis

Memberoftheband“RebetokafenesTrio”

18,Miloustr.,AgiaVarvara,

12351Athens

Mob:00306942532321

EͲmail:[email protected]

MynameisSpirosKazakosandIworkasanemployeeintheprivatesector.

Iplaybouzouki,baglamawithvariousmusicalbands.

Rebetikowaswhatmademeturntomusic.Ittouchedme.



Withhonour

SpirosKazakos

38,Ag.Spiridonosstr.,Lamprini,Athens

Mob:00306983381194

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Date:21stMarch2016

From:KampasThanasis

Subject: Inscription ofRebetiko in the UNESCO archives, as a live Greek music tradition, whichcontinuestoreflectasignificantpartoftheGreeksinthelast100years.

My name is Kambas Athanasios, I studied and I practice the profession of Rural and SurveyingEngineering.Iamanamateurplayerofstringedbouzoukiandbaglama,andasI say"myworkoffersalivingwhilemyinvolvementwithmymusicoffersagoodliving."

RebetikoisaliveGreekmusicgenrewhichappearedearlylastcenturyandspringsfromthe needofordinarypeopletospeak,tosinganddanceforjoyandpain.Thismusicgenreis transmittedfromgenerationtogenerationandislovedandsupportedbyasignificantpart oftheGreekpopulationͲfromplainlistenerstomusiciansͲandIthinkthatitwillcontinueto touchandthenextgenerationsasitisveryaliveandalwaysrelevant.

BecauseoftheauthenticityandthehighemotionofRebetikosongsandthepassionofits fans, the spirit of the original composers, singers and musicians still continues to inspire, influence and guide the older and younger through the original and the later recordings. Rebetikoisalsoplayedinmanysmallmusicvenueswithmanysimilaritiesinspirit,ethics, wayofpracticeandsocialcontextwithwhichitwasoriginallycreatedandspread.

IhopethatthisletterwillbeasmallcontributionintheefforttoensuretheRebetikowillbe inscribed in UNESCO's archives, as a live Greek music tradition, which I consider as imperative,sincethismusicreflectslargelytheGreekculture.



Yourssincerely,

KampasThanasis

43EliaVeneziStr,HaidariP.C.12461

Mob.:00306978006363

EͲmail:[email protected]

MynameisSpirosGoumasandiam51yearsold.Iamamusicianandiplaythebouzouki fromaveryyoungage.Ifirstheardrebetikafrommyfather,whowasabouzoukiplayer.I lovethiskindofmusicverymuch.Ihavebeenplayingthiskindofmusicinmusicvenuesfor alotofyearsandIbelievethatitwillneverfadeasitspeaksattheheart.

Ialsohavebeenteachingthiskindofmusicsince1996andmystudentscomefromallthe professionsandsocialbackgrounds.TheacknowledgementoftheRebetikofromUNESCOas intangibleculturalheritageofGreeceissomethingthatinmyopinionhastobedone.





SpirosGoumas

20,Thrakisstr.,16342Athens

Tel:2109957063

EͲmail:[email protected]

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Rebetiko constitutes the most important component of the Greek during the 20th century. Expressing in authentic manner the needs, the longing, the passion, the uplifts, resistance and “decline” of the society, it encompassed elements of Byzantine and folklore music as well as Eastern Mediterranean forms and largely determined the current music forms of the Greek song. It always remains vivid and is being transmitted from generation to generation through communities and the new music bands which are constantly formed and nurture it. Rebetiko is the Greek version of spirituals and fados and deserves a place in world cultural heritage.

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Athens, 28.3.2016

To the Greek Ministry of Culture

My name is Leif Eriksson. I live in Sweden. For many years I have dealt with rebetika and played rebetika as I still do. In Sweden I have the Swedish group “Meraklides” and have also played with the Swedish group “Pireus” in Gothemburg. I can add that there is another Swedish group playing rebetika in the town Örebro, called “gia mas”.

Myself I have played rebetika also in Finland, in Helsinki and Vaasa and of course in Greece. In Finland I have an acquaintance, Risho Pekka Penann in Tompere, who has written a thesis on Rebetika.

I have met and played with a couple from Spain, experienced players of rebetika, also an Italian and the leader of rebetika group in Estonia, Olavi Korre. In Holland I know the members of the very experienced rebetika group “Paleo Parea”, all Hollandish. Another experienced expert in rebetika in Holland is my friend performer Hugo Shoefbaum.

My wife is singing and has a great knowledge of the rebetika singing repertoire.

Finally I want to express how thankful I am to have had the possibility to get in deep contact with the specific Greek treasure which is called ɆȵɀɅȵɈȻȾȰ!

Leif Eriksson Lena Svensson

Sweden: Utsiktsv. 6

178 51 Ekero, Sweden

Tel. 00 46 – 8- 56035704

0046-7093213222

Greece: 67 ɀavromichali Str

Exarheia, Athens

Tel.: 210 36 06 691

6946588790

THE TIMELESSNESS OF THE REBETIKO

Since the emergence in 1932 of the first rebetika performed with bouzouki, these songs have a decisive presence in Greek music.

Based on old Asian-minor tunes, as well as “stray” melodies, they boomed in our music during the period 1932-1937. The censorship imposed on them by the Metaxas dictatorship did not succeed in eradicating them.

Big composers such as Tsitsanis made them more “refined” and gave them a new dimension, more accessible to the broad masses.

Later on, M. Hadzidakis and M. Theodorakis, were deeply influenced by the rebetika, using – especially the latter – great performers of the kind, such as M. Chiotis, St. Kazantzidis and others.

After the fall of the military junta of 1967-74, free from any sort of censorship, the rebetika entered a new period of prosperity.

All earlier banned songs came to the fore, whereas numerous bouzouki-based musical groups were formed.

The rebetika nowadays are flourishing for the following reasons: 1) Old forgotten songs come to the surface, and are widely transmitted on Youtube. 2) Bouzouki and rebetika songs are taught at conservatories and music schools – which was something previously inconceivable. 3) Contemporary composers such as V. Korakakis and S. Malamas create songs that can easily be classified as rebetika.

For all these reasons, I believe that rebetika do not constitute a museum item, but remain alive, and are songs of everyday life.

Athens, 25-3-2016 (signature)

Arist. Kalyviotis Civil Engineer NTUA – Researcher, Author of the books: - Smyrna, music life 1900-1922. - Thessaloniki, music life before 1912. - Mangika and hasiklidika of songwriter Em. Savvidis. - Toys-sound objects.

Tel.: 6976 110319 Email: [email protected] http//:kaliviotis.wordpress.com “From smyrneiko to rebetiko”

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27/03/2016 From “Tsiantis Ioannis” To “UNESCO” Subject: Inscription of Rebetiko on the lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO

My name is Tsiantis Ioannis, son of Nikolaos, 40 years old, I play 3-string bouzouki, baglama, mandolin, and practice medicine as a professional cardiologist.

Rebetiko does not constitute a simple museum item of the Greek cultural heritage, but a living cell and a mapping of emotions, historical events and characteristics of an entire people/nation.

I believe that the inclusion of Rebetiko into the “family” of Unesco is very important, as it will be a way of transmitting both within and beyond our borders a whole historic music path that was passed on from generation to generation, on stage and through the gramophone.

From its birth up to our time the Rebetiko has been wrapped with a special kind of affection, an “obsessional” love. Many musical instrument makers build instruments based on old constructions used in Rebetiko. In big cities and throughout the country/nationwide one comes across taverns and music cafes with live rebetiko bands performing and singing the joy, sorrow and heartache of an entire generation.

Tsiantis Ioannis Cardiologist (signature) Cardiologist, musician, composer, librettist tel: 210 6821108, mob: 0030 6977 613706, [email protected]

Manolis Dimitrianakis

(Lawyer- Bouzouki player- Singer)

I have been a student of the “patriarch” of Rebetiko music, of Marcos Vamvakaris for two years.

I have been involved with the Rebetiko over 50 years alongside with my main profession. I am a lawyer.

In my opinion the Rebetiko is the urban folk music of Greece and constitutes the rural folk song (folk song) folk music and poetry of Greece.

It has been loved and hated like no other kind of music.

Its great value and timelessness is due to the fact that, apart from the quality of the music, it is true and it expresses and describes uniquely the life of the lower strata of the Greek population of urban centers and the province, the feelings, the sorrows and desires of the people, the poverty, the misery, their joys and sorrows, in a way that is relevant today and always.

It remains relevant up to this day due to the fact that many young people play and sing Rebetiko exceptionally and have great acceptance from their respective audience.

Athens, 30th March 2016

Manolis Dimitrianakis,

Lawyer- Music -Singer

8, Sosigenous str., 116 32, Athens mob: 0030 6947 127747

My name is Anastasios Katsifis and I construct folk musical instruments (bouzouki, baglama, tzouras, mandolin) since 1981. This is my main professional occupation. I started to manufacture instruments out of love and passion for the rebetiko music and I cannot imagine my life without these instruments and this music.

I hope I can convey my art to young people who show great interest in it, so that this traditional art of manufacturing musical instruments of rebetiko will not be erased. An art that was loved and is still being loved in Greece and abroad.

Anastasios Katsifis

1 Kafkasou Str

Kypseli

Tel. 210 82 27 391

E-mail: [email protected]

We are the “Soul of the Road”, a six-member band from Athens. Our love for music was the beginning of our acquaintance. Individuals with different musical backgrounds, but with deep roots in traditional and rebetika songs, we were led to all corners of Athens, we experimented with street music, often under severe weather conditions, always with the support of the people.

With the passage of time, our acquaintance was transformed into a group of friends, aiming at putting its own personal touch on the Rebetiko. Each people has its history. Every history has its own musical roots. Rebetiko is the national heritage of modern Greeks, because it fully reflects everyday life, the identity of who we were: simple people, with songs springing from our soul.

As Berthold Auerbach, a German writer, said: “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”.

Athens 20/3/2016

Georgios Ntinos Panagiotis Arvanitakis Damaskiou 8, Athens Kallikratous 14, Ano Liosia [email protected] [email protected] (signature) (signature)

Ȱɽɼʆɲ 24ɻ ɀɲʌʏʀʉʐ 2016

Ƀʆʉʅɳɺʉʅɲɿ ȳʌɻɶʊʌɻʎ ȿɳɶɶɲʎ ʏʉʐ Ɂɿʃʉʄɳʉʐ ʃɿ ɸʀʅɲɿ ɸʋɲɶɶɸʄʅɲʏʀɲʎ ʅʉʐʍɿʃʊʎ. ȵʌɶɳɺʉʅɲɿ ɸʋʀ ʍʐʆɸʖɼ ʍʐʆɲʋʏɳ ɹʏɻʘʎ ɷɳʍʃɲʄʉʎ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɼʎ ʍʏɻʆ ɲ͛ɴɳɽʅɿɲ ɷɻʅʊʍɿɲ ɸʃʋɲʀɷɸʐʍɻ ʃɲɿ ʋʉʄʑ ʋɸʌɿʍʍʊʏɸʌɲ ʖʌʊʆɿɲ ʘʎ ɴɿʉʄɿʍʏɼʎ ʍɸ ʋʉɿʃʀʄɲ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɳ ʍʐɶʃʌʉʏɼʅɲʏɲ. Ʌɲʌ͛ ʊʄʉ ʋʉʐ ɹʖʘ ʉʄʉʃʄɻʌʙʍɸɿ ʏɿʎ ʃʄɲʍɿʃɹʎ ʍʋʉʐɷɹʎ ʍʏʉ ɴɿʉʄʀ ;ʋʏʐʖʀʉ Θ ɷʀʋʄʘʅɲͿ ʅɸ ʃɹʌɷɿʍɸ ɻ ɸʄʄɻʆɿʃɼ ʄɲʁʃɼ ʃɲɿ ʋɲʌɲɷʉʍɿɲʃɼ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɼ ʃɲɿ ɸɿɷɿʃʊʏɸʌɲ ʏʉ ʌɸʅʋɹʏɿʃʉ ʌɸʋɸʌʏʊʌɿʉ. Ȱʋʊ ʅɿʃʌɼ ɻʄɿʃʀɲ ɸʀʖɲ ʋʉʄʄɳ ɲʃʉʑʍʅɲʏɲ ʌɸʅʋɹʏɿʃɲ ;ʅɹʍʘ ɷɿʍʃʉɶʌɲʔʀɲʎ ɲʄʄɳ ʃɲɿ ɲʋʊ ɺʘʆʏɲʆɳ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɳ ʍʖɼʅɲʏɲͿ ʉʋʊʏɸ ɻ ɸʆɲʍʖʊʄɻʍɼ ʅʉʐ ʅɸ ɲʐʏɳ ʏɲ ʏʌɲɶʉʑɷɿɲ ʏʊʍʉ ʍɸ ɸʋʀʋɸɷʉ ɹʌɸʐʆɲʎ ;ɀʉʐʍɿʃʉʄʉɶʀɲ ȵȾɅȰͿ ʊʍʉ ʃɲɿ ɸʋɿʏɹʄɸʍɻʎ ;ʘʎ ʅɹʄʉʎ ʌɸʅʋɹʏɿʃʘʆ ʃʉʅʋɲʆɿʙʆͿ ʍʐʆɹɴɻ ʘʎ ʔʐʍɿʃʊ ɸʋɲʃʊʄʉʐɽʉ ʏɻʎ ɲɶɳʋɻʎ ʅʉʐ ɶɿɲ ɲʐʏʊ ʏʉ ɸʀɷʉʎ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɼʎ. Ⱥɸʘʌʙ ʃɳʏɿ ʋɸʌɿʍʍʊʏɸʌʉ ɲʋʊ ɲʆɲɶʃɲʀɲ ʏɻʆ ɹʆʏɲʇɻ ʏʉʐ ʌɸʅʋɹʏɿʃʉʐ ʍʏɻʆ ɳʒʄɻ ʋʉʄɿʏɿʍʅɿʃɼ ʃʄɻʌʉʆʉʅɿɳ ʏɻʎ Unesco ʅɿɲʎ ʃɲɿ ʍʐʆɿʍʏɳ ɹʆɲ ʍʋʉʐɷɲʀʉ ɸʀɷʉʎ ʅʉʐʍɿʃɼʎ ʅɸ ʃʉɿʆʘʆɿʃɹʎ-ʋʉʄɿʏɿʍʅɿʃɹʎ ʋʌʉɸʃʏɳʍɸɿʎ ʃɿ ɸʆʘʏɿʃʊ ʖɲʌɲʃʏɼʌɲ ʏɻʎ ʃʉɿʆʊʏɻʏɲʎ ʋʉʐ ɸʅɸʀʎ ʉɿ ʔʀʄʉɿ ʏʉʐ ɲʋʉʏɸʄʉʑʅɸ.

Ⱦɲɿʍɲʌɸʀɲʎ 36

Ȱɽɼʆɲ, 11527

Ɉɻʄ.ɸʋɿʃʉɿʆʘʆʀɲʎ: н306993276340

LaggasͺgΛyahoo. com Athens, March 24th, 2016

My name is Grigoris Lagas and I am a professional musician. I have been working for seven consecutive years as a music teacher in primary public education and have been a violinist in various bands for a lot more. Although I completed classical studies in violin (degree and diploma) I am completely drawn to Greek folk and traditional music and especially rebetiko repertoire. From a young age I came into contact with rebetiko (via discography but also through live music groups) so my involvement with these songs in both research level (Musicology, University of Athens) as well as in a performing level (as a member of rebetiko groups) occurred as a natural consequence of my love for this kind of music. I think it is more than necessary for Rebetiko to be a part of the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO since it constitutes an important genre of music with social-cultural implications and unitary character of the community that we -its friends- form.

Yours sincerely,

Grigoris Lagas

36 Kaisarias Str

Athens, P.C. 115 27

Tel.: +306993276340

E-mail: Laggas_g@yahoo. com

“TAXIMI”, Den grekiska folkmusikgruppen, Ryttmästarvägen 13, S-162 71 VÄLLINGBY

The Hellenic Orchestra of Scandinavia

“Taximi” was created in 1993 from a group of musicians from Greece and Sweden and it represents in a respectful manner and for several years now, the Greek music tradition in Scandinavia. “Taximi”, as it is called, means improvisation in the folk music language. We picked this name because improvisation is a very important factor in our performances.

If we exclude some works of Theodorakis and Hatzidakis that are known and popular throughout the world and a commercial and touristic version of some rebetika and folk songs, other than these the knowledge on greek music in Scandinavia and in the world is somehow superficial. This is unfair but it is a result of the way music record companies create “hits” and music idols. Folk culture, in most parts of the world, has lost its contact with the present reality and is being confined in a static museum level.

We, the members of “Taximi”, wish to demonstrate with our work that the simplicity and authenticity of greek rebetiko music, is the most noble and complete form of music expression.

We consider the rebetiko music and songs as important cultural heritage that has to be protected with caution, from institutions that have the means to preserve amazing social and cultural practices. If not, there is always the danger of them disappearing in the vortex of the world commercialization of music.

With honour,

Christos Despiniadis

Address: Ryttmästarv. 13, 16271 VÄLLINGBY, SWEDEN [email protected], Tel. +46-705369430

Ann- Cathrine Hedin

Address: Ryttmästarv. 13, 16271 VÄLLINGBY, SWEDEN [email protected], Tel. +46 – 739752322

Giorgos Degemertsoglou

Address: Tallg.1, 17231 SUNDBYBERG, SWEDEN [email protected], Tel. + 46 729439822

Emmanouil Georgoudis

Address: Ventilvägen 22, 17675 JÄRFÄLLA, SWEDEN

[email protected], Tel. +46 73-7153451