Sun 12 | 6pm
MY SWEET CANARY – ROY SHER
A journey through the life and music of Roza Eskenazi
She was the most famous singer of the ‘30s in Greece and Turkey, the Diva of Rebetiko. With her posters displayed in every gramophone store, her Bohemian looks would drive even the toughest men crazy. (From the short story Roza, by Dinos Christianopoulos)
Roza Eskenazi sang the way she lived, with passion, fire and love.
This is the story of three young musicians from Greece, Turkey, and Israel,
who embark on an exciting musical journey, to tell the story of Greece’s
best-known and best-loved rebetiko singer for the first time on film.
It’s a journey that will take them from Istanbul to Thessaloniki and to
Athens, following the musical trail she left behind. Most of all, it’s a
journey into a world that has largely vanished, but whose sounds continue
to echo throughout the Mediterranean Basin.
pictured:The three musicians at the sirkeci train station, Istanbul
The ensemble, that is featuring the musicians from the film, will play live in Rudolstadt folk roots Festival on the 7th of July, as well as in Düsseldorf on the 23rd of September 2012.
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Roy Sher IL My Sweet Canary 89 min 2011