54 Rebetiko musicians from around the world perform Markos Vamvakaris' great song:
Μπουζουκι μου διπλοχορδο, Μαρκος Βαμβακαρης
Bouzouki mou diplohordo, Markos Vamvakaris
Recorded remotely in July 2020, using mobile phones, and tablets.
A collaboration between the Rebetiko Carnival and Rebetika in Melbourne who collectively brought 54 musicians together from Greece, Cyprus, England, Scotland, France, Japan, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Australia.
Produced by Pavlos Carvalho
Typography by Maria Tsirodimitri
Translation by Noonie Minogue (See Below)
Assisted by George Stamatis, Sarah Carvalho-Dubost and Con Kalamaras.
With huge thanks, gratitude and admiration for all the musicians who gave their time, talent and enthusiasm to come together and help create this performance.
My Double Stringed Bouzouki
Music: Markos Vamvakaris
Lyrics: Markos vamvakaris
Translation: Noonie Minogue
My old bouzouki, double-stringed,
You are the only one that can
Console me now for all the pain
That tortures me, unlucky man.
The pain that I have in my heart
You know it and you share,
Remember who I was before
That hussy stripped me bare.
Now people turn away from me
I’m a bum, that’s what they say.
Do I want this kind of life?
No, Charos, come take me away!
My double stringed bouzouki, you,
Only you remain in place
To sweeten my embittered life
And put a smile on my face.
Musicians in alphabetical order.
Mutsumi Abe, violin, Japan
Yiannis Andrianakis, guitar, Greece
Niki Andronikou, baglama, Cyprus
George Angelopoulos, bouzouki, Greece
Andria Antoniou, voice, Cyprus/Finland
Christos Antoniou, guitar, Greece
Dunja Botic, voice, Greece/Serbia
Utkan Cagri-Kocak, bouzouki, Turkey
Pavlos Carvalho, voice/baglama/bouzouki/cello, Greece/England/Brazil
Sarah Carvalho-Dubost, guitar, France
Valandi Chatzikamaris, voice/dzoura, Greece
Frans De Clercq, baglama, Netherlands
George Delfas, bouzouki, Greece/England
Marina Deligianni, voice, Greece
Michalis Demetriou, bouzouki, Cyprus/England
Peter Diepeveen, voice/bouzouki, Netherlands
Alexis Dimitriadis, violin, Greece
David Dix, harmonica, England
Konstantinos Glynos, kanun, Greece
Kyriakos Gouvendas, violin, Greece
Dimi Dumo, koboloi, Belgium
Dean Georgalas, bouzouki, Greece/Australia
Dimitris Gionis, bouzouki, Greece
Michalis Iskas, violin, Greece
Con Kalamaras, baglama, Greece/Australia
Stavros Kokkinos, baglama, Greece
Nikos Kotsoglou, bouzouki, Greece
Dimitris Koustas, voice/accordion, Greece
Murat Kucukarslan, double bass, Turkey
George Kyriakides, accordion/koboloi/potirakia, Greece/Australia
Pavlos Melas, guitar, Greece
Simon Mercouris, voice/bouzouki, Cyprus
Noonie Minogue, voice/baglama, England
Grigoris Mitropoulos, bouzouki, Greece
Kalliopi Mitropoulou, voice/violin, Greece
Paddy Montgomery, lyra, Australia
Nicos Nicholas, dzoura, Cyprus/Englands
Ismini Nicolaou, violin, Greece/USA
Dario Papavassiliou, Greece/England/Italy
Michailis Spyridakis, bouzouki, Cyprus
George Stamatis, voice/guitar, Greece
Manolis Taouxis, voice/bouzouki, Greece
Leandros Toumpas, guitar, Greece
Yiannis Tsagkalos, bouzouki, Greece
Haroula Tsalpara, voice/accordion, Greece
Maria Tsirodimitri, guitar, Greece
Georsge Tsolakis, voice, Greece
Fotis Vergopoulos, bouzouki, Greece
Karsten De Vilder, guitar, Netherlands/Belgium/Germany
Kostas Voros, guitar, Greece
George Xenakis, bouzouki, Greece
Stavros Zafeiras, bouzouki, Greece
Yiannis Zarias, violin, Greece
Thodoris Ziarkas, double bass, Greece
