“Cafe aman” was a kind of popular café of pre-war Greece that had a strong presence in the large urban centres of Asia Minor, where singers and musicians improvised in free rhythm and melody. These were the places where the intense musical tradition of the Asia Minor people was formed, who later, after moving to the opposite side of the Aegean Sea, mainly to the port of Piraeus, created the Rebetika movement.
Cafe aman ceased to exist in Greece, following a prohibition order by the dictator Metaxas regime in 1937, but the music that was born in them continued to live on with the “Rembetes”. A variety of rhythms, but mainly of musical paths and melodies, was deeply rooted in the artists that period, managing to express their passions and emotions, but also finding, then as now, a great resonance in a multitude of people.
The musical ensemble Aman Rembetiko will take us with the beauty of its instruments and the magical voices of its members, to the magical sounds of the Rembetiko melodies as they started from Asia Minor and reached the port of Piraeus.
Line-Up
Chrysa Papadopoulou: Voice – Percussion
Marina Liontou Mohamed: Oud – Vocals
Daniel Barbas: Guitar – Vocals
Alkis Zopoglou: Kanun- Vocals
Booking
medigrεcian productions
+41 77 502 90 58 Zürich Switzerland (Fauzia)
+30 6947 189109 Kavala Greece (Alkis)
contact@medigrecian.com
Aman Rembetiko is available all year with a music program that can be customized to meet the requirements of any festival or venue.