Rembetiko from Asia Minor to Greece

2009-09-22T12:16:53-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Yannis Adoniou|Tags: , , , |

After Kemal Attaturk beat Eleftherios Venizelos Greek troups in Turkey there was an exchange of population of the two countries. All the Christians had to move to Greece all Muslims had to move in Turkey. The refugees that went back to Greece had to start all over because although they were prosperous they had to escape massacre with nothing except wat they would carry. Most of them carried liras (gold coins) a hand full of soil from their garden to