“Moi, Markos”
book presentation + Babis Papadopoulos & Fotis Vergopoulos Live
18:30 | bookstore “O Meteoritis”
21:00 | TV Control Center (KET)
The independent French publishing house Les Fondeurs de Briques has included the Autobiography of Markos Vamvakaris in the collection “Instrumental” dedicated to the popular music of the world. The series includes iconic works – often with an accompanying CD – for blues, flamenco, folk and rock music.
The book “Moi, Markos” was published in 2024 in France, translated by Nicolas Pallier, also known for the anthology Rébétiko – Chants grecs des bas-fonds (published by Aéora).
On the occasion of this publication, the bookstore “O Meteoritis”, KET and the French house co-organize an evening in two spaces of Kypseli – a journey from speech to music.
18:30 | Bookstore “O Meteoritis”
Presentation of the book Moi, Markos
free entrance
Translator Nicolas Pallier, editor Jean-François Bourdic and publisher Virginie Girard present the French translation of the book.
More than 50 years after its first publication, this text remains one of the most vivid documents on the history of rebetiko: from the life of the young Vamvakaris in Syros and Piraeus, in the tequettes and his recording success, to the years of the Occupation, the Civil War and his personal adventures.
Mark’s words – simple, bitter and self-deprecating – shed light on both the popular experience and the darker aspects of a rare journey.
more information on the French version:
www.fondeursdebriques.fr/livres/moi-markos-markos-vamvakaris-autobiographie
21:00 | TV Control Center (ΚΕΤ)
Vamvakaris Jam Session: Babis Papadopoulos – Fotis Vergopoulos
10€
reservations required: www.more.com/gr-el/tickets/music/moi-markos & ☎ 213 00 40 496
Babis Papadopoulos (guitar) and Fotis Vergopoulos (bouzouki) meet for the first time on stage and improvise on the music of Markos Vamvakaris.
Babis Papadopoulos
Babis Papadopoulos first became known as the main guitarist of the band Trypes (1984-2001). He has composed key songs for the band, while since 2008 he has been following a personal path with eight albums, combining rock, experimentation and Greek musical traditions. He has collaborated with artists such as Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Socrates Malamas and Floros Floridis. He has composed music for theatre and cinema, winning an award from the Greek Film Academy. He presents his work live with rotating projects such as Electric Solo and Acoustic Set.
Fotis Vergopoulos
He was born in 1988 in Melbourne. He lived his childhood in Koroni, Messinia. He started to be involved in music from a very young age. After high school he returned to Australia to study Civil Engineering and at the same time started to play bouzouki professionally. Since the end of 2012 he has been living permanently in Athens. He has collaborated with Babis Goles, Agathon Iakovidis, Dimitra Galani and others, and was a member of the band Rebetien. For the last five years he has been participating in the “Vassilis Tsitsanis Orchestra” under the direction of Manolis Pappos, as well as in Stavros Xarchakos’ performance “Rebetiko – 40 years later”.
Organised by Les Fondeurs de Briques, KET & Bookstore “O Meteoritis”
Photos: Panos Koutrouboussis / copyright: Kate Koutrouboussi