“Rebetes,” or Rebetiko musicians, in Piraeus in 1933 ... Rebetiko, sometimes called the “GreekBlues,” is perhaps the most influential genre of Greek music ... Rebetiko, once the music of the underground, is now widespread.
While in Athens, he was recruited by a friend to play bouzouki for his Rebetiko band ...Today, the four-course bouzouki is the most popular, but many rebetiko musicians and traditionalists still play the three-course version.