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100

"Policeman, don't beat us"

"The Pickpockets" by Papazoglou

100

The Rembetikan scale is known as what?

Road

100

Where did Rembetikan music come from?

Unclear origins

100

The first use of the term "Rembetika" was recorded in what decade?

1930s

100

Which gender typically dominated ancient Rembetikan culture?

Male

200

"Even the rich play a big trick on you now"

"Bouzouki, Joy of the World" by Markos

200

Who wrote "Road to Rembetika?"

Gail Holst

200

Rembetikan music is typically passed through "______" tradition

Oral

200

Rembetikan music began its downfall in which decade?

50s

200

Female Rembetikan artists used which musical instrument for their performances?

Tambourine

300

"And i'll never get my heart back again"

"Ah, You Bicth" by Markos

300

When Rembetikan became Europeanized, what was the term it was given as a meaning of folk music?

Laiki
300

Where was the music of the poor class borrowed from?

Smyrna

300

Rembetikan music had its revival during which decades?

60s - 70s

300

The Turkish belly dance rhythm primarily performed by women was named what?

Tsifteteli

400

"But a brave lad cannot sleep"

"Night Without Moon" by Kaldara

400

Who said this quote?: "When a musical style moves to a modern city it must learn to interact with a large number of musics"

Bruno Nettl

400

Another nickname for Rembetikan music is "the _____ of Greece"

Blues

400

When was the Greek Civil War?

1944-1949

400

In Mangas society, women were depicted as "_____"

Sacred

500

"Which is always cloudy, Christ and the Virgin"

"Cloudy Sunny Day" by Tsitsanis

500

Which 15-year-old singer mentioned in the text became a singer for Strato's music?

Daisy Stavropoulu

500

Due to the political turmoil, where were performances of Rembetika held?

Cafés

500

When was "Road to Rembetika" published?

1983

500

Which genre of Rembetikan music was primarily male-dominated?

Piraeus