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 76-100 of 140 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | 0GA479 | 10-in. | before 9/21/1938 | Treis orphanes (Τρεις ορφανές) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA481 | 10-in. | before 8/12/1938 | Kalogria (Καλόγρια) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA487 | 10-in. | before 8/12/1938 | Laliōtopoula (Λαλιωτοπούλα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA488 | 10-in. | before 9/3/1937 | O Rovas exekinēse (Ο Ρόβας εξεκίνησε) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA489 | 10-in. | before 2/23/1940 | Apo mikro s' agapēsa (Από μικρό σ' αγάπησα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA516 | 10-in. | before 8/12/1938 | Chōriatopoula (Χωριατοπούλα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA517 | 10-in. | before 9/3/1937 | De s' agapō, de s' agapō (Δε σ' αγαπώ, δε σ' αγαπώ) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA518 | 10-in. | before 3/4/1938 | Den thelō geron antra (Δεν θέλω γέρον άντρα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA519 | 10-in. | before 3/4/1938 | Mou pēran tēn agapē mou (Μου πήραν την αγάπη μου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA528 | 10-in. | before 9/3/1937 | Giati na me gelaseis (Γιατί να με γελάσεις) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA533 | 10-in. | before 9/3/1937 | Panō se Vlachika konakia (Πάνω σε βλάχικα κονάκια) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA534 | 10-in. | before 4/5/1938 | Hopoios echei geia kai niata (Όποιος έχει γεια και νιάτα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA535 | 10-in. | before 10/27/1937 | Ela opōs eisai (Έλα όπως είσαι) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA580 | 10-in. | before 9/23/1938 | Ston potamo ta roucha mou (Στον ποταμό τα ρούχα μου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA581 | 10-in. | before 10/20/1937 | Apophasisa pouli mou (Αποφάσισα πουλί μου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA582 | 10-in. | before 10/27/1937 | Daskalopoula lygerē (Δασκαλοπούλα λυγερή) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0GA583 | 10-in. | before 9/23/1938 | Thalassa bampessa (Θάλασσα μπαμπέσσα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA598 | 10-in. | before 4/5/1938 | Ta paidia tēs agoras (Τα παιδιά της αγοράς) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA599 | 10-in. | before 4/5/1938 | Mana tēs Giōrgainas o gios (Μάνα της Γιώργαινας ο γιος) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA600 | 10-in. | before 4/5/1938 | To balkonaki (Το μπαλκονάκι) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with violin | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA601 | 10-in. | before 9/23/1938 | Paei to pouli mou (Πάει το πουλί μου) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo, with violin | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA602 | 10-in. | before 1/27/1938 | Steile me mana (Στείλε με μάνα) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA630 | 10-in. | 1937 | Thalassa galazia (Θάλασσα γαλάζια) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA631 | 10-in. | before 5/11/1938 | Paraponiariko (Παραπονιάρικο) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | 0GA644 | 10-in. | 1937 | Na pas pouli mou sto kalo (Να πας πουλί μου στο καλό) | Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή) ; Stellakēs Perpiniadēs (Στελλάκης Περπινιάδης) | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα)," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113983.
"Abatzi, Rita (Αμπατζή, Ρίτα)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Ρίτα Αμπατζή
Discogs: Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή)
Allmusic: Rita Abatzi (Ρίτα Αμπατζή)
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LCNAR: Abatzi, Rita, 1914-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008032457
Wikidata: Ρίτα Αμπατζή - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3458835
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