Folknews
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
POLIS Ensemble – Calanda (Album Review)
Written by Sotiris BekasThe carols, a very old form of folk song and a rural social…
Katerina Papadopoulou & Aegean Arc – Aura (Album Review)
Written by Sotiris Bekas"If 'Notio Toxo-In Karpathos' was a music proposal based on the repertoire of…
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…
Amoroza – New Album Release
By Sotiris Bekas“The present album is the result of the spontaneous musical collaboration of four…
Chronis Aidonidis dies at the age of 95
The great master of Greek folk music, Chronis Aidonidis, "departed" from this world today at…
Stelios Petrakis – Spondi (album release)
The characteristic sound of Stelios Petrakis is familiar, for several years now, not only in…
