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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Overview of Greek Music in America<sup>1</sup>
- Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era<sup>1</sup>
- Greek Café Music<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Amanes</i>: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Rebetika</i>, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
- George Katsaros: The Last <i>Café-Aman</i> Performer<sup>1</sup>
- “Health to You, Marko, with Your Bouzouki!”: The Role of Spoken Interjection in Greek Musicians’ Imagined Performance World in Historical Recordings Made in America and Abroad<sup>1</sup>
- Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
- Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York<sup>1</sup>
- Communities Born in Song<sup>1</sup>
- Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian <i>Tsambouna</i> and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris<sup>1</sup>
- Alternate Resonances: Kalymnian Traditions in Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Greek Record Making in the Early Days, 1896–1937
- Greek Music Piano Rolls in the United States
- Encountering Greek American Soundscapes
- Bouzoukis and Belly Dancers, Drinkers and Dreamers: A Look at Greek Nightlife at the Crossroads<sup>1</sup>
- Part Four Profiles
- Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
- Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)<sup>1</sup>
- George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)<sup>1</sup>
- Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Marika Papagika (1890–1943)<sup>1</sup>
- Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
- Amalia Baka (1897–1979)<sup>1</sup>
- Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)<sup>1</sup>
- John K. Gianaros (1904–1998)
- Pericles Halkias (1909–2005)
- Steve Zembillas (1923–2002) and the Grecophon Record Company
- Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis (1923–2010) and Nina Records<sup>1</sup>
- Sotirios (Sam) Chianis (b. 1926)
- Ilias Kementzides (1926–2006)
- Giannis Tatasopoulos (1928–2001)
- Gust J. (Dino) Pappas (1931–1999)
- Harilaos Papapostolou (1932–1998)
- Kay Skordilis (b. 1936)
- Peter Stephen Kyvelos (1943–2017)
- Trio Bel Canto and Takis Elenis (b. 1948)
- George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Appendix
- References
- Contributors
- Index
Amalia Baka (1897–1979)1
Amalia Baka (1897–1979)1
- Chapter:
- (p.374) Amalia Baka (1897–1979)1
- Source:
- Greek Music in America
- Author(s):
David Soffa
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
DOI:10.14325/mississippi/9781496819703.003.0024
Amalia Baka was a Greek Romaniate Jew from Ioannina who settled in New York in 1912 and later converted to Orthodoxy.She became a famous singer, recording artist, and songwriter who gave live performances in Greek and Turkish clubs, café amans, restaurants, and resorts. Her recorded music also encompassed Greek and other Balkan music traditions, and she often sang with her daughter, Diamond.
Keywords: Ethnic recordings, Greek music, Greek diaspora, Balkan music, Diamond Baka
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Overview of Greek Music in America<sup>1</sup>
- Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era<sup>1</sup>
- Greek Café Music<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Amanes</i>: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Rebetika</i>, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
- George Katsaros: The Last <i>Café-Aman</i> Performer<sup>1</sup>
- “Health to You, Marko, with Your Bouzouki!”: The Role of Spoken Interjection in Greek Musicians’ Imagined Performance World in Historical Recordings Made in America and Abroad<sup>1</sup>
- Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
- Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York<sup>1</sup>
- Communities Born in Song<sup>1</sup>
- Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian <i>Tsambouna</i> and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris<sup>1</sup>
- Alternate Resonances: Kalymnian Traditions in Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Greek Record Making in the Early Days, 1896–1937
- Greek Music Piano Rolls in the United States
- Encountering Greek American Soundscapes
- Bouzoukis and Belly Dancers, Drinkers and Dreamers: A Look at Greek Nightlife at the Crossroads<sup>1</sup>
- Part Four Profiles
- Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
- Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)<sup>1</sup>
- George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)<sup>1</sup>
- Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Marika Papagika (1890–1943)<sup>1</sup>
- Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
- Amalia Baka (1897–1979)<sup>1</sup>
- Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)<sup>1</sup>
- John K. Gianaros (1904–1998)
- Pericles Halkias (1909–2005)
- Steve Zembillas (1923–2002) and the Grecophon Record Company
- Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis (1923–2010) and Nina Records<sup>1</sup>
- Sotirios (Sam) Chianis (b. 1926)
- Ilias Kementzides (1926–2006)
- Giannis Tatasopoulos (1928–2001)
- Gust J. (Dino) Pappas (1931–1999)
- Harilaos Papapostolou (1932–1998)
- Kay Skordilis (b. 1936)
- Peter Stephen Kyvelos (1943–2017)
- Trio Bel Canto and Takis Elenis (b. 1948)
- George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Appendix
- References
- Contributors
- Index
