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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The Trilogy by Frosso Stylianou dedicated to Cyprus
Written by Sotiris BekasWith a trilogy that includes two Cypriot folk songs (“I Vrysi ton Pegiotisson”…
Kyratzides – Album Review
Written by Sotiris BekasThe Kyratzides (or Kiratzides), these Vlach nomadic groups quietly but relentlessly marked a…
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…
