Roza Eskenazi

Roza Eskenazi
Eskenazi, 1932
Background information
Also known asThe Queen of Rebetiko
Born
Sarah Skinazi

c. 1895
OriginConstantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died(1980-12-02)December 2, 1980
GenresRebetiko (Smyrneiko)
Amanes
OccupationSinger
Years active1920s – 1977
Formerly ofAgapios Tomboulis
Smyrna Trio

Roza Eskenazi (Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ; c. 1895 – 2 December 1980) was a Greek dancer and singer of rebetiko, Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music born in Istanbul, whose recording and stage career extended from the late 1920s into the 1970s.