Panhellenion Records | |
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Founded | 1919 |
Founder | Kiria Koulas |
Defunct | 1927 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Greek music |
Country of origin | U.S. |
The Panhellenion Phonograph Record Company, commonly referred to as Panhellenion Records, was an American record label, started in 1919 [1] which issued numerous 78rpm records featuring ethnic Greek music. Founded by Kiria Koulas (alternates: Coulas, [2] Giortzi-Andonopoulou) who had become the prominent Greek recording artist in America while recording for Columbia Records. As such, it is almost certainly the first female-owned record label. [3] The label was associated with Emerson Records. [4] It was successful enough to open a branch office in Chicago. The label folded in 1927 with the death of Koulas' husband. [3] The label is an important part of the preservation of the Greek music heritage of popular Greek folk paradosiako dimotiko and rebetiko music style tradition. [5]
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Panhellenion Records | |
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Founded | 1919 |
Founder | Kiria Koulas |
Defunct | 1927 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Greek music |
Country of origin | U.S. |
The Panhellenion Phonograph Record Company, commonly referred to as Panhellenion Records, was an American record label, started in 1919 [1] which issued numerous 78rpm records featuring ethnic Greek music. Founded by Kiria Koulas (alternates: Coulas, [2] Giortzi-Andonopoulou) who had become the prominent Greek recording artist in America while recording for Columbia Records. As such, it is almost certainly the first female-owned record label. [3] The label was associated with Emerson Records. [4] It was successful enough to open a branch office in Chicago. The label folded in 1927 with the death of Koulas' husband. [3] The label is an important part of the preservation of the Greek music heritage of popular Greek folk paradosiako dimotiko and rebetiko music style tradition. [5]
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link)