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Reviews for records and performances
The Musical Collective of URBAN 𐌌ØĐÂĿ
By Sotiris BekasThe Department of Music Studies at the University of Ioannina, located on the university campus in Arta, is the institutional successor to the Department…
Amoroza – New Album Release
By Sotiris Bekas“The present album is the result of the spontaneous musical collaboration of four individuals with very close musical experiences and aesthetics. It comes…
The “Kalesma” of a Deep Musical Exploration
Written by Sotiris BekasThe perception of music and its influential beauty is a primal instinct. It is an inner “kalesma” (call) for emotion. Such a…
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 evolution from the orientation manual that was maintained by the…
Stella Tempreli – Anastenariko (Thrakian Fire Dance)
By Sotiris BekasAttempting to reinterpret a very old folk song, let alone a folk fable carrying an entire story with it, is a challenging endeavor,…
Stories
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…
The “Kalesma” of a Deep Musical Exploration
Written by Sotiris BekasThe perception of music and its influential beauty is a primal instinct.…
PAGAN invites us to their celebration! (Interview)
Interview by Sotiris BekasThey've gained a wide audience in a very short period of time,…
