Μαρίκα Παπαγκίκα MARIKA PAPAGIKA ZMIRNEIKOS BALOS (1928)

Emotional purity of Marika Papigikas keening voice, a bracingly authentic glimpse into a now largely vanished folk culture of early rebetica, also known as Greek Blues. anastenaso kai pono, lipoume kai dhakriso den exo alon apo se ston kosmo na elpizo (i sigh in pain, i weep with rue in all the world i have no hope but you). Marika Papagika, vocals; Athanasios Makedonas, violin; Kostas Papagikas, cembalo; Markos Sifnios, cello. Born 1890 on the island of Kos, Marika was one of the first generation