Following last year’s sold out in Herodion, Minos Matsas presents the second cycle: Rebetika II+ Fado Tango & Blues, the songs of the world: The musical traditions from different length and width of the earth expressing the same experiences and emotions, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain Hope.

But music is one. It unites us, vibrates us, touches us, fascinates us, wherever it comes from, it is enough to have truth.

Rebetiko was born in a socio -political reality and expressed the need for people to escape the difficulties and problems that haunted them. The same can be said about Portugal’s fados who lived 40 years of dictatorship, Argentina’s tango with immigrants who have been involved from all over the world and made this unique kind of dance and the Blues of the South of America that became human screams against slavery. Each of these musical traditions, although it has its particular cultural and historical backgrounds, shares a world language.

Minos Matsas created a unique musical journey into space and time, where the figures of Vamvakaris, Tsitsani, Papaioannos emerge from the Athens Catalas, on the banks of Mississippi, in Lisbon and reaches the Homes Rodrigues and Carlos Gardel. With companions 15 soloists Greeks and foreigners. Costas Triantafyllidis, Dimitra Moraitis and Lina Cardoso Rodrigues, Debora Russ and Eric B. Turner sing.

His relationship with rebetiko is inextricably linked to the history of his family. His grandfather, Minos Matsas, director of the historical Odeon-Parlophone, was a decisive figure for highlighting the species. In difficult times and against social prejudices, he dared to record and release the first songs of Mark Vamvakaris and then support the work of the greatest rebetiko creators. At the same time, he wrote lyrics for timeless songs. After all, the bold covers of Minos Matsas in the songs “You’re My Man”, “The Minor of Dawn”, “Antonis the Varkaris the Seretis” in which his grandfather has written, are well known.

Today, Minos Matsas, with his look at tomorrow, chooses to approach these songs in a different way. He decomposes, reconstitutes, adds new musical places and creates a bridge between his sound then and now.

A complete musical proposition aimed at the true, experiential showdown with a genre that continues to live, inspire and move.

This concert is under the auspices of the UNESCO National Commission.

They sing:

Costas Triantafyllidis

Dimitra Moraitis

Lina Cardoso Rodrigues

Debora russ

Eric B. Turner

They play:

Giannis Arvanitakis, Trombone

Takis Vassiliou, percussion

Grigoris Vasilas, bouzouki, nightclub

Nikolas Garoufalakis, piano, keyboards

Sofia Euclidou, cello

Paraskevas Kitsos, Contrabass

Nikos Mermigas, bouzouki, nocturnal

Areti Bartaki, guitar, vocals

Kostas Mylonas, Drums

Giannis Papagiannoulis, percussion

Giannis Poulios, violin

Dinos Hadjiordanou, accordion

George Chatzopoulos, guitar

Facundo Torres, Bandoneon

Miguel Martins, Portuguese guitar

Daniele bronzini, acoustic guitar

and the composer on the piano

Minos

Rebetika II + Fado Tango & Blues
The world’s songs

Tuesday 16.09.2025
Herod Atticus Conservatory
Start time: 21:00

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