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 (Results 126-140 of 140 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | 0T1418 | 10-in. | 8/1/1934 | Pheretze phorō (Φερετζέ φορώ) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1420 | 10-in. | 1/8/1934 | Psarades houvardades (Ψαράδες χουβαρντάδες) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1495 | 10-in. | 1/8/1934 | Neos Konialēs (Νέος Κόνιαλης) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1496 | 10-in. | 1/8/1934 | Kakia mikroula (Κακιά μικρούλα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1509 | 10-in. | 10/29/1949 | Mes' tou chelmou ta elata (Μεσ' του χελμου τα ελατα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Giōrgos Anestopoulos (Γιώργος Ανεστόπουλος) ; K. Prenta (Πρεντα, Κ.) ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) | Vocal duet, with clarinet solo and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA1510 | 10-in. | 10/29/1949 | Chōriatissa (Χωριατισσα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Giōrgos Anestopoulos (Γιώργος Ανεστόπουλος) ; K. Prenta (Πρεντα, Κ.) ; Dēmētrios Semsēs (Δημήτρης Σέμσης) | Vocal duet, with clarinet solo and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0T1582 | 10-in. | 6/25/1934 | Mia kontē kontoula (Μια κοντή κοντούλα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1583 | 10-in. | 6/25/1934 | Stylianē (Στυλιανή) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1593 | 10-in. | 7/18/1934 or earlier | Apopse ta mesanychta (Απόψε τα μεσάνυχτα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; N. Rellias | Female vocal solo and klarino (clarinet) | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1596 | 10-in. | 7/18/1934 | Trikalinia mou perdika (Τρικαλινιά μου πέρδικα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; N. Rellias | Female vocal solo, with clarinet | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1608 | 10-in. | 6/27/1934 | To phlytzani tou Giannē (Το φλυτζάνι του Γιάννη) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1631 | 10-in. | 6/29/1934 | Ē Nitsa (Η Νίτσα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0T1664 | 10-in. | 7/16/1934 | Me zournades me daoulia (Με ζουρνάδες με νταούλια) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Odeon | GO4719 | 10-in. | approximately 1952 | Kouna kouna to kormi sou (Κούνα κούνα το κορμί σου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WG397 | 10-in. | November 1932 | O psilos zeimpekikos (Ο ψιλος ζειμπεκικος) | 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 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
"Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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