Folknews
Reviews for records and performances
The Trilogy by Frosso Stylianou dedicated to Cyprus
Written by Sotiris BekasWith a trilogy that includes two Cypriot folk songs (“I Vrysi ton Pegiotisson” and "To Tertin tis Kartoullas Mou"), singer Froso Stylianou introduces…
Gidiki – “Πέρασμα” (Album Review)
By Sotiris Bekas Gidiki is one of the bands that, by confidently drawing from folk music, has managed to expand its audience, especially thanks to…
Love Enters the Dance at “Stou Taxiarchi to Platy”
Written by Sotiris BekasThe truth is that Tilos is a little bit less known than the rest of the Dodecanese, not because it lacks history, culture,…
Farewell to the Great Musician Napoleon Damos
By Sotiris BekasNapoleon Damos' "goodbye" is a great artistic loss both for Epirotic and generally for Greek folk music. The renowned clarinet virtuoso from Kourenta,…
The Musical “Knot” of “Argalios”
Written by Sotiris BekasThe initial "threads" were Alexis Iosifidis (piano, orchestration), Zoe Mantzou (vocals), and Eleftheria Matsentidou (daouli, vocals). Their common threads brought Alexis Iosifidis…
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Farewell to the Great Musician Napoleon Damos
By Sotiris BekasNapoleon Damos' "goodbye" is a great artistic loss both for Epirotic and generally…
Gidiki – “Πέρασμα” (Album Review)
By Sotiris Bekas Gidiki is one of the bands that, by confidently drawing from folk…
Ali Doğan Gönültaş – Interview
By Sotiris BekasAli Doğan Gönültaş is a versatile individual and musician, constantly restless and creative,…
Eva Poulopoulou – The Song of the Dead Brother
By Sotiris Bekas In her first published comic, Eva Poulopoulou (with studies in architecture and…
Giorgos Zoumbas – “Stin Agkalia sou Pare Me”
By Sotiris Bekas The Zoumbas family became widely known through references made by the American…
Stella Tempreli – Anastenariko (Thrakian Fire Dance)
By Sotiris BekasAttempting to reinterpret a very old folk song, let alone a folk fable…
