* Rita Abatsi rebetiko

Rita Abasti, Greek pre-war rebetiko artist. Greek rebetiko is considered by many to be Greek blues. It has a similar history to American blues in that was created by those struggling with poverty, geographical displacement and cultural bias. Rita Abasti recorded many such songs in the 1930s and is considered the top of the class. This is a rare record, "Dervisis & Rita" RCA Orthophonic S-748, from the 1930's.