Biographies of the most important folk music musicians and performers.
Written by Sotiris BekasDilgkiroudi (or Dilgeroudi) is a word encountered in Eastern Thrace, and depending on local interpretation, it can mean "the builder," "the marble…
Written by Sotiris BekasTerra Melodia means "the melody of the earth," and Stavroula Malfa (santur, vocals), Ilias Malfas (violin), and Gerasimos Bekos (accordion, lute, lafta) use…
Interview by Sotiris BekasThey've gained a wide audience in a very short period of time, over the past two years. Their concerts - performances are…
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…
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…
Written by Sotiris Bekas One of the things that distinguishes the truly great people of this…
Interview by Michael PolychronisLefteris Chavoutsas carried a "fateful" destiny even before his birth—one that seems…
Written by Sotiris BekasAs a member of Babra, Veronika Varga plays bass in one of…
By Sotiris BekasThe Department of Music Studies at the University of Ioannina, located on the university…
By Sotiris Bekas The Zoumbas family became widely known through references made by the American…
Written by Sotiris BekasThe perception of music and its influential beauty is a primal instinct.…
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