Annabouboula

Annabouboula is a Greek-American musical trio that flourished in the 1980s and 1990s. Their members are Anna Paidoussi, George Sempepos and Chris Lawrence. The members are based in New York, New York and in Athens, Greece. An answers.com article opins that Paidoussi's voice is akin to that of Cowboy Junkies' Margo Timmons "on speed." [http://www.answers.com/topic/annabouboula]

Their style had been steeped in eastern Mediterranean music an in Greek music in particular.

They recorded an album in 1990 on Shanachie Records. The liner notes say that, "What they did was take a traditional belly dance and "rembetiko" music (smokey Greek blues) and electrify them, adding a funky rhythm and a wild psychedelic undertow to these dark and moody songs of passion and heartbreak." [liner notes by Brian Cullman, epynomous LP, "Annabouboula," Shanachie 64022]

Discography

*Hamam, 1986, [EP] , Virgin
*In the Baths of Constantinople, 1990, Shanachie 64022
*Greek Fire, 1992, Shanachie 64027

References

External references

* [http://www.answers.com/topic/annabouboula group description in answers.com]
* [http://www.omnium.com/balkans/anna.html portrait on Balkans Without Border site]
* [http://ectoguide.org/genre/traditional/annabouboula group details on Ectophiles Guide page]

ee also

*Greek music
*Rebetiko