Dear BFE People,

I am happy to announce that SOAS Rebetiko is back in action.

Putting the dark days behind us.

On Friday night we played a lovely gig in the heart of London, on a rooftop
terrace, with good company and a sea-food barbecue, and wine flowed and the
thunder cracked overhead, and we brought out the old songs, and all was well
in our Rebetiko world.

We are now moving to the next stage - rebuilding our Monday night rebetiko
sessions.

The first session will take place on Monday 4 October at Jam in a Jar at
599A Green Lanes, London N8 0RE, starting at 7.30pm.

NOTE: If you are a musician or singer and would like to join the session,
please write and let me know, because the performance space is somewhat
limited.

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Members of the general public are very welcome to attend. Admission is free.
See web address below for venue details.

https://jaminajar.co.uk/

OTHER NEWS:

REHEARSALS: The next step will be to continue the rebuilding of our SOAS
Rebetiko Band, with a view to performing gigs, living the music, and going
on tour (our friends in Paris and Istanbul are waiting for us...!)

For this purpose we are re-starting our programme of REGULAR WEEKLY
REHEARSALS. The rehearsals will take place on Mondays or Tuesdays, at a
venue in central London. (At the present time music facilities at SOAS are
not available.)

Musicians and singers are welcome to join us. If you would like to join the
Band, write and let me know.

THE SOAS REBETIKO SONGBOOK

We are now finalising the texts for production of a proper printed Rebetiko
Songbook. The work will be completed in the coming month and will be sent to
press. Printed copies will be available.

Meanwhile, we have a website where the Band's repertoire of songs can be
found.

See: http://www.geocities.ws/soasrebetikosongbook/

We shall be updating the list shortly.

HYDRA REBETIKO GATHERING

For 20 years we have been organising our Rebetiko Gathering on the island of
Hydra in Greece. We fully planned to celebrate this anniversary in Hydra at
the start of October. However word reaches us that covid levels on the
island are quite high, and the police are breaking up social gatherings on
the island. So we have cancelled our event. Apologies to all our
international rebetiko friends - we hope to see you again soon!

Meanwhile we have a good store of video recordings from past Hydra Rebetiko
events, and we are preparing to post them online.

For a bit of rebetiko nostalgia,

see: https://youtu.be/0Hnm0Euenpw

and https://youtu.be/uNiygZuRp0o

With rebetological greetings,

Ed



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