Dimitris Poulikakos represents a type of Greek rock that is intensely theatrical and contains messages of sharp social criticism. His art and overall personal style was were informed by his lengthy stay in the UK. Poulikakos is a multi-faceted artistic personality. The younger generation know him mostly...
When we refer to the rock side of pioneering singer-songwriter Thanasis Gaifyllias, we primarily encounter the album “Otostop” (Hitchhiking), released in 1971. The artist initially wanted to release a personal album with twelve of his own songs but the censors of the junta were not happy with the con...
In a world of unbridled consumerism, many of us are drowning in stuff.
Minimalism on the other hand is becoming a favorite among more and more people, a lifestyle that emphasizes simplicity, functionality, and the value of experiences over material possessions.
In other words, ‘Less is more’ has...
"Film music is the art of adaptation and the composer must love transformations. To transform the image, but also to transform himself, like a chameleon. He might need to write music for a scene in a jazz bar, for example. Or even a march, a song... Through the music of cinema we have the luxury of...
Acclaimed Cypriot pianist and composer, Stavros Lantsias, introduces the audience to the music universe of his beloved composer, Ennio Morricone, presenting some of the most unforgettable soundtracks of emblematic films such as Lolita, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad...
Sfetsas is one of Greece’s best avant-garde composers – a true pioneer who has excelled in merging jazz and rock with tradition. His works for films are indicative of his endless talent and capacity for improvisation and experimentation. Today, we are focusing on three soundtracks of his for the fil...
From the 1970s to the mid-1980s, Hatzinasios had gathered a wealth of experience in composing music for films, but those films had nothing to do with the atmosphere of Knock Out (Urge for Life), the 1986 Pavlos Tasios film whose soundtrack he was called upon to curate. Here everything is dark and direct...
We start our week-long tribute to Greek film for films with Stavros Xarhakos, a leading composer who has had a very fruitful connection with cinema, having written music for more than 30 films, documentaries and TV series. Our focus is on his melodies and songs for three films – The Red Lanterns, L...
The famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud believed that behavior and personality were derived from the constant and unique interaction of conflicting psychological forces that operate at three different levels of awareness: the preconscious, conscious, and unconscious minds. He believed that each...
Villagers of Ioannina City, one of the leading Greek heavy rock bands, comes from the mountains of Epirus. They are deeply influenced by Greek nature and cosmic phenomena and infuse their unique brand of heavy psychedelic rock with folk instruments such as bagpipes, flutes and, didgeridoo. Riza (Root) ...
Composer and ethnomusicologist Eleni Karaindrou writes the following about Giota Vei: “She was born in Platystomo, Lamia and has lived in Athens since she was seventeen years old. She was introduced to folk singing by her grandmother. In the years between then and her first public appearance, she f...
The album “The Soul of Epirus” is based on a creative approach to the instrumental pieces and the playing style established by the great clarinetist from Epirus, Kitsos Harisiadis, in the decade of 1920-30. This time, focus is on a new dialogue between the master clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias and...
Domna Samiou, who was born in 1928 and died in 2012, was a charismatic and multifaceted personality, a dynamic and highly popular woman who dedicated her life to a quest that is now synonymous with her name: the preservation, dissemination and teaching of Greek traditional music. Today, we shall be...
Announcing the death of Chronis Aidonidis on the 23rd of October, Apostolos Efremidis, President of the Chronis Aidonidis Archive of Musicological Tradition, noted: “Our beloved Master Chronis Aidonidis is no longer with us. At the age of 95 and after 75 years of continuous service and contribution t...
Can a spoken mistake inspire the writing of a new song? Can music tame and perhaps transform even the most violent of souls? Can songs build new worlds in and out of this space? And where is this space after all?In the mind and heart of singer and songwriter Cybele Castoriades , inner space and balance...
Liesbeth List was a Dutch singer who became very popular during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1966 Mikis Theodorakis met her in the Netherlands, and he was impressed by her voice. In 1967 they released an album titled: ‘Liebeth List sings Theodorakis’. The first part of the album contains the Mauthausen cyc...
“The seas that separate us are the seas that unite us. Even the lands that were conquered and colonized exchanged cultures. And if scholars have not yet clarified and separated the eras and influences, the artists brought together and united any differences. I was led to this work (so different f...
From Sophia Loren to Harry Belafonte and from Edith Piaf to The Beatles, a myriad of global stars recorded Greek songs, inspired primarily by the melodies of Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis. These internationally renowned performers became ambassadors of Greek music around the world, singing...
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