Konstantinos Faltaits’ Musical Works
Konstantinos Faltaits especially interested in the Rebetiko music and he is considered a pioneer researcher on this genre. In the beginning of the 1930s he started composing his own songs - mostly Rebetika but also fox and tango music - signing them as Kostas Faltaits or K. Roumeliotis. He was self-taught. He was also a member of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AEPI).
Konstantinos Faltaits especially interested in the Rebetiko music and he is considered a pioneer researcher on this genre. In the beginning of the 1930s he started composing his own songs - mostly Rebetika but also fox and tango music - signing them as Kostas Faltaits or K. Roumeliotis. He was self-taught. He was also a member of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AEPI).
AEPI has listed his following songs
"Ta dio adelfia" (The two brothers), 'Kiourntou xitzaskiar (I rented my bosom)', 'Ta Makedonopoula' (Macedonian children), 'I Dada' (The nanny), 'Ksanthia Varoneza' (Blond Baroness), 'Rast aravi manes'(Tuberculosis what have you done to me), 'The Rebetis', 'Sabach (I have an unhealed wound)', 'san se blepo fos mou' (When I look at you, my light), 'Segiach manes' (all-day long i plead)', 'Sotirchainas', 'Tzatzas', 'Rast neva manes (if all my tears)', 'Gia mia Ksanthoula' (For a Blondy), 'Garip chouzam manes (behind jail)', 'Ena fili sto skotadi' (A kiss in the dark), 'Extaz', 'Chlapatsos ke Bisbiris', 'To kokkino foustani' (The red dress), 'Mia stigmi konta sou' (A moment close to you), 'Naziara', 'I parastratimeni' (the one who went astray), 'Tavernopoules' (tavern girls), 'Tria merakia'.
More unreleased songs, verses and notes have been found in his archives.
