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Fables and Customs of Death
Written by Soula Tosca-KampaThe purest waterof the earth are tearsFor it is the distillation of the soulat the edge of the eyes.A special place in…
Chronis Aidonidis – the Grandmaster of Greek folk music (video interview)
Chronis Aidonidis is considered one of the greatest personalities of Greek folk music in general. His work is priceless. He has gone down in history…
Domna Samiou – Biography
Domna Samiou was born on October 12th 1928, in the Kaisariani1 neighborhood in Athens, and died on March 10th 2012. Her parents were refugees from…
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Simon Karas – Biography
Simon Karas was a musicologist and a researcher of the Greek musical tradition and heritage. It is widely believed that his long-standing and arduous investigative…
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The Soul of Epirus vol.II – Album Review
Written by Sotiris BekasThe second part of Petroloukas Chalkias's collaboration with Vasilis Kostas is an…
Yorgos Arvanitis – The Journey of Askavlos
Interview by Sotiris BekasA musical instrument emerging from the depths of a very ancient musical…
Giorgos Mavridis, Folk songs and tunes from the region of Drama – Book and cd release
By Sotiris BekasGiorgos Mavridis is a unique case of a musician who seems to draw his…
