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Noonie Minogue, editor and translator of 'Markos Vamvakaris Autobiography', is a London based writer, musician and artist. She was an English literature scholar at Newnham College Cambridge, played cello in the university orchestra and was president of the Classical Guitar Society. She also studied Ancient Greek and Latin both at Cambridge and later at Birkbeck College London University. In 1980 Noonie spent nine months in Greece where she danced at all the paniyiria, heard Rebetiko for the first time and learnt Modern Greek. She has studied the language, literature and music ever since.
Pavlos Mélas, born raised in Athens is a London based musician and producer. He initiated the project of translating and publishing Markos Vamvakaris' Autobiography in 2013, spurred on by the scarcity of reliable material on Rebetiko in a language other than Greek. In 2015, Pavlos founded Greeklines and published the Autobiography. We thank the Vamvakaris family for their cooporation, Angeliki and Charles Keil, Laura Palmer, Dr Dimitris Katsianos, Dr Lefteris Kofidis and singer Rena Stamou for all their support. Special thanks to Davide Prudhomme for the book's tittle-page illustration. Contributors Georgia Konsta, Photo and Cover Editor Miranda Critchley, Assistant to Editor Catherine Pegler, Assistant Brooke Mills, Assistant |