June 14, 2011
The Jewish Women of Rebetika
Monday, June 20, 20117pm
Legendary Greek Jewish Singers of the '20s. '30s, & '40s
Songs and Personal Histories of
Roza Eskenazi, Amalia Baka, Stella Haskil, and Victoria Hazan
featuring:
Carol Freeman - Vocals
Beth Bahia Cohen - Violin
Haig Manoukian - Oud
LOCATION: The JCC of Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.
New York City
Information: 646-505-5708
www.jccmanhattan.org/multicultural
Admission $20, $15 members
Within the provocative world of the early twentieth century urban Greek Cafe Amans and Rebetika Houses, where flamboyant characters sang about desperate love, life, and death, and the seedy side of life, there were a surprising number of celebrated Greek Jewish female vocalists. Included among them were Roza Eskenazi, one of the most renowned Greek singers of all time, and Stella Haskil, who performed with the most famous musicians and composers of the time. On this side of the Atlantic, Jewish women, notably Amalia Baka and Victoria Hazan, found center stage in the immigrant Greek nightclubs and community centers of major urban centers, as well as within the American ethnic recording industry.
Although remarkably celebrated for their musical contributions to urban Greek cafe music and Rebetika, their life stories as Jewish women are not widely known. Using live performance and excepts from personal and family interviews, acclaimed vocalist Carol Freeman, together with virtuoso musicians Haig Manoukian and Beth Bahia Cohen, pay tribute to these Greek Jewish singers with a fascinating look into the songs and lives of these extraordinary women.
Information: 646-505-5708
www.jccmanhattan.org/multicultural
Admission $20, $15 members
Posted by jmwc at June 14, 2011 09:33 PM