Snap Scene: Melbourne Rebetiko Festival, Caravan Music Club 20th August 2016

August 26, 2016 Mary Boukouvalas

Melbourne Rebetiko Festival – 2 day festival

Bringing together the Melbourne Musical Rebetiko community, this live festival is situated in the heart of Oakleigh and will celebrate the musical and cultural legacy of Rebetika and its impact on Greece and the world at large. Focusing on the golden era of this music, this festival will present live performances from various local artists on musical works between 1920-1950.

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Featuring music from Smryne, Pireotiko Rebetika and everything in between! Covering the repertoire of Kostas Skarvelis, Soteria Bellou, Giorgos Mitsakis , Markos Vamvakaris, Vassilis Tsitsanis to name a few.

Spread across two days the festival will take place at the Oakleigh Caravan Music Club

DAY 1 – SATURDAY 20TH OF AUGUST 6PM- 11.30 MAIN STAGE -SOLD OUT-

6.00pm-6.05pm     RSL Minute Silence

6.05-6.45pm  Christos Baltzidis Master of the Oud

7.00-7.45pm     Melbourne Bouzouki Students

8.00-8.45pm     Songs of Kostas Skarvelis

9.00pm-10.00pm     Songs of Soteria Bellou

10.30pm-11.30pm     Music of Giorgos Mitsakis

DAY 2- SUNDAY 21ST OF AUGUST 6PM-11.30 MAIN STAGE –RESERVED SEATS STILL AVAILABLE

6.00pm-6.05pm     RSL Minute Silence

6.00pm-7.00pm     Polixeni

7.30pm-8.30pm     Music of Markos Vamvakaris

9.00pm-10.00pm     Zourouna

10.30pm-11.30pm     Music of Vassilis Tsitsanis

About Mary Boukouvalas 1539 Articles
Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits. She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.
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