Kourelou - BBC Radio 3
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"Rocked our World!"
BBC Radio 3 "...The band that can play everything and take you all around Greece and the Balkans in a two-hour performance. Their concert will stay in our hearts." Dublin Greek Film Festival '...The band was superb! We loved your music!!!! A Word in London |
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Amorgos - Cycladic Identity
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Through interaction and cooperation with local organizations, youth, and women’s groups, under the coordination of the Municipal Public Benefit Organization of Amorgos, the program aims at recording oral testimonies of elderly residents of the island in order to preserve the wealth of history and traditions. |
Markos Vamvakaris Autiobiography
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Published by Pavlos Mélas, Noonie Minogue and Greeklines.com. Translated by Noonie Minogue
The compelling autobiography of the man who made the Bouzouki famous and changed the history of Greek music. For the first time in English 'Addictive reading.’ Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand 'I love it, who could resist this?’ M. A. Kennedy, World on 3, BBC ‘One of the great memoirs by any musician of the 20th century, as good as Dylan's, as good as Miles Davis's, and maybe better if you know the music.’ I. Nagoski, The Wire "One of the greatest books I have ever read. " C. Chomenidis, Five Books |
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London Greek Collective
Entertaining the Greek Communities in Europe and the UK. Directed by Pavlos Mélas
Entertaining the Greek Communities in Europe and the UK. Directed by Pavlos Mélas
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Inspired by the warmth, quality and authenticity of traditional Greek culture. The band plays traditional Greek instruments with a repertoire spreading to infinite tunes from all over Greece and Cyprus. From classics like Zorba the Greek and Never on Sunday to specialized songs and modern compositions.
"Such great musicians" Victoria Hislop |
Byzantine Melodists
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Promoting Byzantine Chant as a distinct musical genre through concerts and workshops. It is made up of professional chanters and musicians.
Byzantine chant is a form of sacred chant whose origins lie in the traditions of early psalmody and the music of the ancient world. It flourished in the Byzantine Empire, which at its height spanned the Mediterranean and whose rich history from the 4th century AD onwards endured for over a thousand years. |
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Kyriakos Gouventas Collective
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Around the world today, a vibrant scene of musicians and researchers perform and study early Rebetika, the beautiful reflection of a clash between the western tradition of polyphony and the eastern tradition of modes. There are only a few grand masters in the genre and Kyriakos Gouventas is considered the leading-figure worldwide. Inspired and produced by Pavlos Mélas, the collective is dedicated to promoting Kyriakos Gouventas' work to a wide international audience.
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