my sweet canary
Bringing together archival material, lyrics, and interviews, this project celebrates the Women of Rebetiko, urban music that emerged through the blending of musical traditions carried by Greek refugees from Anatolia with the sounds of local subcultures in the early 20th century. Women were central to the shaping of this music, yet they continue to be pushed to the margins of the scholarship surrounding it, their contributions overshadowed by the male figures more commonly celebrated in the genre's history. Through extensive research into the archives, drawing on primary sources such as recordings, photographs, and firsthand testimonies, this project seeks to recenter their voices and surface the stories, struggles, and artistry of women whose influence on rebetiko has too often gone unrecognized.research publication,
archival research
book design
book production