Rebetika Evening
Kelsey Edwards • 6 October 2018
Hosted at Xeri Elia (Douskos) Taverna
The annual Rebetika Festival is organised by Ed Emery of SOAS (University of London). He is a long-time enthusiast of traditional rebetika music and a great fan of Hydra Island. This year's closing party for the festival was as enthusiastically enjoyed by everyone who attended. The music was a little more mainstream this year with, dare I say it, a rather too cheerful sound instead of the more usual sad lament. There were some misgivings about the belly dancers too who were accompanied by a group of musicians from Estonia. However, by the end of the evening everyone was singing into their cups and a few Hydriots got up to show everyone how you are supposed to dance with Rebetika.
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