by Daphne Polyzos & Derek Fenix www.transreality.net Live Recording Ark Festival Athens 13-09-2011 www.imambaildi.com // About the band // Imam Baildi is a very popular Southeast Mediterranean dish consisting of aubergine stuffed with onion, garlic, and tomatoes simmered in olive oil. It is a similar fine blend that Lysandros and Orestis Falireas do - only in musical terms! On the one hand the unique sound of rebetiko, a sort of outlaw Greek blues that captivated the country’s music scene from the turn of the century until the early 1950s, and one the other hand a combination of remixing techniques the brothers were subjected to while studying in Europe. Bouzouki meets electro swing and Greek roots meet hip hop and mambo. Just add an MC, a female voice and a fair bit of Balkan flair to the mix and there you have it… It's Imam Baildi's global pop! Falireas brothers stem from a family with a long connection with rebetiko: their father owned both a record label specialising in the

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