Workshops

Eirini Zogali counts almost 10 years in the Rebetiko genre, which she studied thoroughly through her bachelor studies in Thessaloniki. She has done numerous of concerts dedicated to Rebetiko throughout the word and teaches bouzouki, the main solo instrument of the genre, since 2018. In 2023 she had the opprtunity to organise her first series of workshops on Rebetiko, in Brussels. Throughout the year, the rebetiko workshop took place in 4 different countries.

This workshop is an in depth presentation of the rebetiko genre, through its history and of course its repertoire. The compositions learnt vary chronologically, starting from the '20s and ending in the '50s. Theory and practice co-exist throughout all the workshops with the goal of a holistic knowledge about the Rebetiko music. Last but not least it's very important to create a safe place where we can perform and enjoy this music as a team.

More specifically during the workshops, we discuss about:

• Ornaments 

• Improvisation and tools to improvise (taksim) 

• Rhythmology 

• Modes of Rebetiko ( dromos) 

• Harmonic cycle pf the genre

• Orchestration 

• Decoding of grammophone recordings.

Workshop dates 2023-2024:

14/10/23: Art Base, Brussels

21/10/23: To spiti, Berlin

27/10/23: Joe's garage, Amsterdam

28/10/23: Art Base, Brussels

02/12/23: Art Base, Brussels

03/12/23: Art Base, Brussels

17/02/24: Art Base, Brussels

16/03/24: Art Base, Brussels

20/04/24: Art Base, Brussels

19/05/24: Boni books & coffee, Istanbul

Photo credits: Özenç Yıldız