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Roza Eskenazi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sarah Skinazi |
Also known as | The Queen of Rebetiko |
Born | 1890s Constantinople, Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Origin | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | Athens, Greece | December 2, 1980
Genres | Rebetiko (Smyrneiko) |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1920s – 1977 |
Formerly of | Agapios Tomboulis Smyrna Trio |
Website | www.mysweetcanary.com |
Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a Jewish-Greek dancer and singer of rebetiko, Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music born in Istanbul, whose recording and stage career extended from the late 1920s into the 1970s.[1][2]