Roza Eskenazy

Roza Eskenazi (Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ; c. 1895 – 2 December 1980) was a Constantinople-born Greek dancer and singer of rebetiko, Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music. She was known as the "Queen of Rebetiko". She made her first recordings in 1929 and achieved instant success and is credited with bringing rebetiko to a mainstream audience. She recorded over 500 songs over the next decade and was one of few Gr…