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''My Sweet Canary'' ( Greek: Καναρίνι μου Γλυκό) is a
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- Greek- Israeli- German documentary film from 2011 about the life of Jewish-Greek rebetiko singer
Roza Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a famous Jewish-Greek dancer and singer of ''rebetiko'', Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music born in Istanbul, whose recording and stage career extend ...
. Its director is the
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Roy Sher. In the movie, Martha Demeteri Lewis,
Tomer Katz Tomer ( he, תֹּמֶר, , Palm Tree) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Coun ...
and
Mehtap Demir Mehtap Demir (born 1978 in Ardahan) is a singer of Anatolian folk music from Turkey. Biography Demir was born in 1978 in Ardahan,rebetiko and especially with the intention of learning more about the music career of
Roza Eskenazi Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a famous Jewish-Greek dancer and singer of ''rebetiko'', Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music born in Istanbul, whose recording and stage career extend ...
, as they travel between London, Jerusalem, Corinth, Istanbul, Athens and Salonika.


Music

The music of the film is sung by the
Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...
Yasmin Levy Yasmin Levy ( he, יסמין לוי; born December 23, 1975) is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judeo-Spanish music. Biography Yasmin Levy was born on December 23, 1975, in Baka, Jerusalem. She is of Sephardic Jewish descent. Her parents were A ...
, the Greeks
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Martha D Lewis Martha D Lewis (aka Martha Lewis and Martha Demetri Lewis) (born 1967 in London) is a British performing and recording artist regularly performing in the contemporary jazz and world music scene in the UK and Europe. She is also a presenter, broad ...
,
Sotiris Papatragiannis Sotirios ( el, Σωτήριος) or Sotiris () is a male given name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (, ). Sotiria () is the female version of the name. It may refer to: People Politicians and statespersons *Sotirios Hatzigakis (born 1944), G ...
and the
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Mehtap Demir Mehtap Demir (born 1978 in Ardahan) is a singer of Anatolian folk music from Turkey. Biography Demir was born in 1978 in Ardahan,Haris Alexiou, the Israeli
Tomer Katz Tomer ( he, תֹּמֶר, , Palm Tree) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley next to the Palestinian village of Fasayil, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Coun ...
, playing the oud and the bouzouki and the Turkish
Mumin Sesler ''Muʾmin'' or ''mumin'' ( ar, مؤمن, muʾmin; feminine ) is an Arabic and Islamic term, frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning "believer". It denotes a person who has complete submission to the will of God and has faith firmly esta ...
, playing the kanun. The film was presented in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.


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* * Documentary films about singers Israeli documentary films Rebetiko Documentary films about women in music 2011 films 2011 documentary films Documentary films about Jews and Judaism {{music-documentary-film-stub