Folks

Biographies of the most important folk music musicians and performers.

Giorgos Zoumbas – “Stin Agkalia sou Pare Me”

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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

Domna Samiou – Biography

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Domna Samiou was born on October 12th 1928, in the Kaisariani1 neighborhood in Athens, and died on March 10th 2012. Her parents were refugees from

The Musical Collective of URBAN 𐌌ØĐÂĿ

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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

Dora Stratou – Biography

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Dora Stratou was born in 1903 in Athens. Her mother, Maria Koromila, was the daughter of the playwright (“The Lover of the Shepherdess” and “Maroula’s

From Danube to the Aegean: Veronika Varga’s Journey into Greek Music

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Written by Sotiris BekasAs a member of Babra, Veronika Varga plays bass in one of Hungary's best folk music bands, which has emerged on Budapest’s

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Tassos Chalkias – The Top of Epirus

Tasos Chalkias is one of the most important musicians in the history of Greek folk

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Dora Stratou – Biography

Dora Stratou was born in 1903 in Athens. Her mother, Maria Koromila, was the daughter

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Domna Samiou – Biography

Domna Samiou was born on October 12th 1928, in the Kaisariani1 neighborhood in Athens, and

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