Roza Eskenazi

Roza Eskenazy, born Sara Skinazi in Constantinople in  1897, was a Greek Romaniote singer known for her contributions to rebetiko and traditional Greek music. She began her career as a dancer in Thessaloniki before transitioning into singing. Her breakthrough came in the late 1920s when she was discovered by Panagiotis Toundas, leading to her first recordings with Columbia Records, including "Mantili Kalamatiano" and "Koftine Eleni tin Elia." Throughout the 1930s, Eskenazy recorded around 300 songs for Columbia. Her repertoire included traditional folk songs from Greece and Smyrne, as well as rebetiko. Eskenazy passed away on December 2, 1980.