FolknWorld
Folk music musicians from abroad.
The Soul of Epirus vol.II – Album Review
Written by Sotiris BekasThe second part of Petroloukas Chalkias's collaboration with Vasilis Kostas is an album that deserves praise for its creators because it indicates…
Petroloukas Chalkias – the Living Legend of Klarino
Petroloukas Chalkias belongs to the pantheon of the greatest personalities in the field of the Epirotic clarinet. With a huge work and contribution to the…
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 the southern Greek geographic arc, the following recording of the…
Women in Folk Music – Neli Andreeva
Women in Folk Music is a new project showcasing Women in Folk Music, launched by FolknWorld and edited by the journalist, Sotiris Bekas. It's an…
The work of VLACH («Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage»)
Written by Sotiris BekasThe documentation and analysis of endangered linguistic and cultural diversity worldwide are the focus of research and activities carried out by the VLACH…
Stories
Kristi Stasinopoulou – “On the Road Diaries” (book release)
Article by Sotiris BekasIn "On the Road Diaries," Kristi Stasinopoulou recounts a journey that was…
The Samuel Baud-Bovy collection
“I am not so naïve as to imagine that the chelidonisma taught by Cleoboulos of…
The bridge of the 200 folk fables
The bridge of 200... folk fables! The renowned “folk fable” of the Bridge of Arta…
Simon Karas – Biography
Simon Karas was a musicologist and a researcher of the Greek musical tradition and heritage.…
Balkan World Music Chart – The First Quarter 2023
This is the BWMC top ten list for the first quarter of 2023 of the…
Stelios Petrakis – Spondi (album release)
The characteristic sound of Stelios Petrakis is familiar, for several years now, not only in…
