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Rita Abatzi (Greek: Ρίτα Αμπατζή) (1914 – June 17, 1969) was a Greek rebetiko musician who began her career in the first part of the 1930s. She was born in Smyrna, Asia Minor, now İzmir, Turkey. A versatile singer of rebetiko, Smyrneika and other music, she was a popular performer on gramophone records in the 1930s. During that decade, the only female singer of rebetiko who rivalled her in popularity, and in the number of her recordings, was Roza Eskenazi.[1] Abatzi performed with many of the most famous musicians including Panayiotis Toundas, Vangelis Papazoglou, Kostas Skarvelis, Iakovos Montanaris, Spyros Peristeris, Dimitrios Semsis, I. Ogdontaki up to Markos Vamvakaris and Vassilis Tsitsanis. Her career ended after World War II. She did not publish any discography. She died in Egaleo (Athens), Greece. Her sister, Sofia Karivali, was also a notable singer of rebetiko. References 1. ^ Greek-Oriental Rebetica: Songs and Dances in the Asia Minor Style, 1911–1937. CD booklet. Arhoolie/Folklyric 7005 Rebetiko Rita Abatzi | Grigorios Asikis | Giorgos Batis | Sotiria Bellou | Manolis Chiotis | Loukas Daralas | Roza Eskenazi | Michalis Genitsaris | Manos Hadjidakis | Antonios Katinaris | Maria Katinari | Apostolos Nikolaidis | Marika Ninou | Marika Papagika | Stelios Perpiniadis | Kostas Roukounas | Iovan Tsaous | Vasilis Tsitsanis | Kostas Skarvelis | Markos Vamvakaris
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