The Famous Quartet of Piraeus The Famous Quartet of Piraeus
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[United States] : Europe Comics, 2023.
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English
ISBN
9791036882159
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The Famous Quartet of Piraeus was formed in 1934 as a caf band. It was the first group featuring the bouzouki and the baglama, and consisted of frontman Markos Vamvakaris, Giorgos Batis, Anestos Delias, and Stratos Pagioumtzis. Markos fiery love for Zingoala, his first wife, is the main and painful source of inspiration for the founder of rebetiko music. Starting as a skinner at a slaughterhouse, Markos becomes a pioneer who paves new paths for traditional Greek music and entertainment, running constantly afoul of the musical mores of the eraas well as the police, his wife, and the dictatorship of Metaxas. And all the while, war is approaching in the background like an inevitable chorus...
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Skabardonis, G., & Kerasidis, D. (2023). The Famous Quartet of Piraeus The Famous Quartet of Piraeus . Europe Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Skabardonis, Giorgos and Dimitris. Kerasidis. 2023. The Famous Quartet of Piraeus The Famous Quartet of Piraeus. Europe Comics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Skabardonis, Giorgos and Dimitris. Kerasidis. The Famous Quartet of Piraeus The Famous Quartet of Piraeus Europe Comics, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Skabardonis, Giorgos., and Dimitris Kerasidis. The Famous Quartet of Piraeus The Famous Quartet of Piraeus Europe Comics, 2023.
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