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
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…
