FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 12

CENTER STAGE

13.00-13.40 Karagiozis Puppet Show – Kostas Spyropoulos

14.00-14.40 "Rebetiko in Comics" – panel discussion with Th. Petrou, P. Christoulias, P. Koulifeti

15.00-15.40 Book presentation by St. Kourousis "Stray Traditional Rebetika," accompanied by an orchestra with Ch. Biniaris, N. Sarigiannis, K. Kopanitsanos, St. Kourousis.

16.00-16.40 "Back To The Roots" - Ntoumos Rebetiko Orchestra feat Sotiris Papatragiannis (D. Ntoumos, G. Goudousakis, K. Papasideris, S. Papatragiannis)

17.00-17.40 Concert "Rebetiko Antifascist" (G. Zorbas, G. Tsantis, G. Charalambakis, T. Kaklamanis), introduction by the Deputy Mayor of Culture & Sports of Aegaleo, Yannis Koutoulias

19.00-19.40 Concert by Dimitris Mystakidis & the Folk Guitar Department of the University of Ioannina – with the friendly participation of Mariza Koch

21.00-21.40 "Tribute to Apostolos Kaldaras" - (Kostas Kaldaras- S. Papazoglou, V. Prodromou, S. Papatragiannis, N. Tatassopoulos, G. Anagnostou, Th. Kouelis, P. Diamantis. D. Vougioukas)

23.00-00.30 Concert by Rebetiko Trio ( D. Mitarakis, V. Skoutas, G. Zarias) with H. Tsalpara and D. Kranidas

OUTDOOR STAGE

18:00-18:40 "Songs of the City from Port to Port" – Ancoretto Ensemble feat Nikos Milas (Th. Athanasiou, A. Kentris, N. Milas)

20.00-20.40 “Our change” - (A. Margiola, E. Xenou, M. Fasoulaki, M. Dimas, Th. Stougios, A. Papanikolaou, G. Katos, G. Fountoukos)

22.00-22.40 "Tribute to Giorgos Kavouras" - Apodimi Kompania (G. Galiatsos, M. Galiatsos, G. Niarchos, Chr. Kehagioglou, V. Votteas), presented by Aristogeiton Kotsas

At noon there will be a percussion seminar with Dimitris Stamatelos (14.30-15.30) and Smyrneikos Mane with Yannis Niarchos (15.30-16.30)

Friday, October 10:
CENTER STAGE

16.00 Welcome address by Panagiotis Kounadis

16.15 Documentary “In Skipperstreet”

17.00-17.40 “Rebetiko in Europe” – panel discussion (S. Steiner-G Durand-X. Poulakis – K. Kaerts & P. Roumeliotis)

18.00-18.40 “Vourla-Troumba” book presentation by V. Pisimisis (presented by G. Drakakis)

19.00-19.40 “Tribute to Old Athens” - Katara Trio (P. Diamantis, K. Kostakis, S. Letsios, L. Papanikolaou)

20.45-21.00 Documentary and presentation "Rebetiko Tampachiotiko Hasapiko of Patras" - Piraeus and Islands Unesco Group & International Action Art

22:00-22:40 "From the City to Piraeus" - Rebetiko Roots & Routes (D. Kampolis, K. Tziviloglou, G. Dermitzakis, H. Papatragiannis, P. Loizou)

23.00-00.30 "Tribute to Markos Vamvakaris" - Giorgos, Antonis and Thodoris Xintaris, Thodoris Papadopoulos, M. Katinari, Katerina Tsiridou, Marianthi Lioudaki

• OUTDOOR STAGE

18.00-18.30 Dance Association of Asia Minor Refugees of Egaleo "Nees Kydonies"

20.00-20.40 "At the Aman Café" - Modal Vento (E. Xenou, A. Andreou, I. Mantikos, Str. Skourkeas, F Sierakowski)

21.00-21.40 "With Rebetiko Again" - Three Singers (G. Georgakis, N. Panteliou, D. Stergiou, N. Georgakis)

The festival venue will also host:

• Instrument exhibition: Adonis Goulielmos, Delios Andreas, G. Tsoulogiannis

• Exhibition of personal items belonging to Apostolos Kaldaras, courtesy of Kostas Kaldaras

• Exhibition of radio gramophones by X. Fanaritis-I. Barounis

• Photography exhibition featuring figures from the Rebetiko scene

• Exhibition of collectible instruments

• Creative activity area for children

(The program is subject to change without notice)

Free admission: unemployed, large families, people with disabilities, pensioners, people over 75, children up to 12 years old.

Part of the proceeds from the 2nd Festival will be donated to charity to the S.O.S Children's Villages and the Solidarity Fund of the Panhellenic Music Association.

Saturday, October 11

CENTER STAGE

14.00-14.40 "Digital integration & study of music archives" - panel (A. Charkiolakis- Athens Concert Hall-, L. Tsikouridis-Pan. Macedonia-, D. Mantzouris-KEPEM)

15.00-15.40 "The Rebetika" - book presentation and audio material by Kostas Mitsios and Lefteris Bakas

16.00-16.40 "Rembetiko & Stelios Kazantzidis" - panel (journalists D. Maniatis-G. Kontogiannis-Th. Gioglou)

17.00-17.40 "The published and unpublished musical work of Dimitris Gogos - Bayantera" - presented by author Anestis Barbatsis, accompanied by an orchestra with A. Nikolaou, A. Spiliotopoulos, K. Tsigonia, G. Michalelis & A. Barbatsis

18.00-18.40 "Let the ship set sail" - Tetras Kaisarianis (Ch. Lerogiannis, V. Theodorou, I. Pappoulis, M. Vlachos)

20.00-20.40 "Vasilis Tsitsanis in the Golden Age of Rebetiko" - (K. Tsiridou, E. Toumbaki, Ch. Papagiannoulis, T. Giannousis, D. Konstantinou, A. Tzikas, N. Protopapas and the V. Sarantidis Choir)

22.00-22.40 "Pre-war Tsitsanis" - (G. Kokonas, G. Kadoglou, A. Papakonstantinou, A. Bartaki)

23.00 Concert with Souare (G. Dafnos, S. Mermiaga, A. Souyoul, L. Vaiopoulos)

00.00-01.30 Concert with Eleni Dimou, Th. Stouraitis, M. Kapetanidou, G. Tzortzis, G. Lembesis

• OUTDOOR STAGE

17.00-17.20 "Koulouriotiko hasapiko" - Folklore Center of Salamina (presentation by Ilias Drivas)

19.00-19.40 "Gypsy rebetika" - Larissa Company (L. Noutsou, L. Margianos, St. Tsochatzis, K. Gkaifyllias, G. Koltsidas)

21.00-21.40 Karagiozis puppet show – Kostas Makris

At noon there will be a vocal seminar with Denia Kourousi (15.00-16.00) and a bouzouki seminar with Kostas Mitsios (16.00-17.00).