Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή)
Rita Abatzi (also spelled Abadzi; Greek: Ρίτα Αμπατζή) (1914 – 17 June 1969) was a Greek rebetiko musician who began her career in the first part of the 1930s. She was born in Smyrna (now Izmir), in the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Some sources have given her year of birth as 1903. A singer of rebetiko, Smyrneika, and other music, she was a popular performer on gramophone records in the 1930s. During that decade, the only female singer of rebetiko who rivalled her in popularity, and in the number of her recordings, was Roza Eskenazi. Abatzi performed with many of the most famous musicians including Kostas Skarvelis, Spyros Peristeris, Dimitrios Semsis, Markos Vamvakaris and Vassilis Tsitsanis. Her career ended after World War II. She died in Egaleo (Athens). Her sister, Sofia Karivali, was also a notable singer of rebetiko. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 140 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | 0GA314 | 10-in. | Before 9/14/1936 | To meraki (Το μεράκι) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA316 | 10-in. | before 12/1/1936 | Trava s' allē geitonia (Τραβα σ' αλλη γειτονια) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA318 | 10-in. | before 10/23/1936 | Holo psemata mou les (Όλο ψέματα μου λές) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA319 | 10-in. | 1936 | Ti travoun oi arravōniasmenes (Τι τραβούν οι αρραβωνιασμένες) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA320 | 10-in. | before 10/23/1936 | Perdikoula gkiorntanatē (Περδικούλα γκιορντανάτη) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Relias | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA321 | 10-in. | before 10/23/1936 | Na cha ena mēlo narrichna (Νa 'χα ένα μήλο νάρριχνα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA336 | 10-in. | before 12/1/1936 | Varethēka tēn xenitia (Βαρέθηκα την ξενιτιά) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Ap. Stamelos (Απ. Σταμιλος) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA338 | 10-in. | 1936 | To paichnidi tou Amerikanou (Το παιχνίδι του Αμερικάνου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA339 | 10-in. | Apr. 1936 | Apopse me pantreuoune (Απόψε με παντρεύουνε) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Ap. Stamelos (Απ. Σταμιλος) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA364 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Spasta phōs mou gia ta mena (Σπάστα φως μου για τα μένα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA365 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | M' ekapses Amerikē (M' εκαψες Aμερικη) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA366 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Stēs Zērias tis rachoules (Στης Ζήριας τις ραχούλες) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA367 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Klepsan tē vasilikē (Κλέψαν τη Βασιλική) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA368 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Samarina (Σαμαρίνα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA390 | 10-in. | 1936 | Mesa sto Pasalimani (Μέσα στο Πασαλιμάνι) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA391 | 10-in. | 1936 | Sta xena m' aphēses (Στα ξένα μ' άφησες) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA398 | 10-in. | 1936 | Tragouda mou glyka (Τραγούδα μου γλυκά) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet), with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA399 | 10-in. | 1936 | Mias chēras thygatera (Μιας χήρας θυγατέρα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA438 | 10-in. | before 6/18/1937 | Vlacha plenei sto potami (Βλάχα πλένει στο ποτάμι) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA440 | 10-in. | 1936 | To klēma Marō m' (Το κλήμα Μάρω μ') | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA441 | 12-in. | before 3/4/1938 | Marousana (Μαρουσάνα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Nikos Karakostas (Νικος Καρακōstas) | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA454 | 10-in. | before 3/11/1937 | Mana diōxe tous giatrous (Μάνα διώξε τους γιατρούς) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA456 | 10-in. | before 10/27/1937 | Hetsi se thelō (Έτσι σε θέλω) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA472 | 10-in. | before 10/20/1937 | O arrōstos (Ο άρρωστος) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA473 | 10-in. | before 10/20/1937 | Oi kampoi prasinisane (Οι κάμποι πρασινίσανε) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα)," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
"Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Abatzi, Rita, 1914-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008032457
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