Folknews
Reviews for records and performances
Giorgos Zoumbas – “Stin Agkalia sou Pare Me”
By Sotiris Bekas The Zoumbas family became widely known through references made by the American ethnomusicologist, record collector, and author, Christopher King, in his book…
POLIS Ensemble – Calanda (Album Review)
Written by Sotiris BekasThe carols, a very old form of folk song and a rural social custom associated with major calendar holidays remain popular even in…
Eva Poulopoulou – The Song of the Dead Brother
By Sotiris Bekas In her first published comic, Eva Poulopoulou (with studies in architecture and digital arts) tackles one of the most intense and dramatic…
Kyratzides – Album Review
Written by Sotiris BekasThe Kyratzides (or Kiratzides), these Vlach nomadic groups quietly but relentlessly marked a large part of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period in the…
Ali Doğan Gönültaş – Interview
By Sotiris BekasAli Doğan Gönültaş is a versatile individual and musician, constantly restless and creative, who quickly garnered attention in the world music scene with…
Stories
The Soul of Epirus: Remembering Petroloukas Chalkias
Written by Sotiris Bekas One of the things that distinguishes the truly great people of this…
From Danube to the Aegean: Veronika Varga’s Journey into Greek Music
Written by Sotiris BekasAs a member of Babra, Veronika Varga plays bass in one of…
The Musical Collective of URBAN 𐌌ØĐÂĿ
By Sotiris BekasThe Department of Music Studies at the University of Ioannina, located on the university…
Divanhana – Live In SIMMCity (Vienna)
By Sotiris BekasDivanhana performed in Vienna (November 21) as part of a European tour that underscores…
Finale for Omara Portuondo at 93 years old
Written by Michael PolychronisThe legendary Cuban music performer, Omara Portuondo, who reintroduced herself to the world…
Méglen – Songs with lyrics from the region of Moglena-Karatzova (Album review)
By Sotiris BekasA particularly significant musical record from the Central Macedonia region appeared a few weeks…
