Eleftheria Arvanitaki is coming to Carnegie Hall.

One of today’s most talented Greek singers, Eleftheria Arvanitaki has a unique gift for both rebetiko (a genre of folk music popular with refugees from Asia Minor in the early 20th century) and contemporary Greek music. With the distinct ability to bring together disparate music styles, her voice has a clarity and emotional depth that registers with anyone who hears it.

Don’t miss this exceptional folk Greek artist at one of the quintessential New Yorka- places.  She will bring down the house no doubt.  For one performance only February 1st at 8 pm.  Buy tickets directly from the box office http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/2/1/0800/PM/Eleftheria-Arvanitaki/

Here’s an excerpt from www.syntorama.com:

Eleftheria is a star in Greece, and her concerts are very successful and turn always into a true explosion of enthusiasm.

She started her career in the Opisthodromiki Company at the beginning of the 80´s . She is the most known voice of all Rebetica music done in Greece, She can be considered the promoter of this kind of music unknown and not very spread until she arrived. Rebetica music, together with the smyrneika, contains songs that go back to the folklore of Asian refugees .

After leaving the group, Eleftheria starts a career on her own, she is soon considered the most promising female voice of her country. The political and social events of her nation give her voice the leading role in the expression of new feelings and ideals.

Her personality, warm but strong, her voice, her ambition to create a bridge between Greek and new urban music, from the best composers, make her work to be considered a classic in Greek music.

And of course in life performances, Eleftheria is simply overwhelming: she is successful wherever she goes.