Roza Eskenazi
Roza Eskenazi | |
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Eskenazi, 1932 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sarah Skinazi |
| Also known as | The Queen of Rebetiko |
| Born | 1890s Constantinople, Constantinople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Origin | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 2, 1980 Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Rebetiko (Smyrneiko) Amanes |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1920s – 1977 |
| Formerly of | Agapios Tomboulis Smyrna Trio |
| Website | www.mysweetcanary.com |
Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a Jewish-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.