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Our very own Eleftheria… at Carnegie Hall

Maria Paravantes — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:46:00 +0000

One of Greece's most popular and brilliant performers, singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki takes Greek music outside the country's borders.

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Introducing: Greek singing siblings Souzana & Eleni Vougioukli

Maria Paravantes — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 17:25:00 +0000

Technique or expressiveness: a fiercely debated subject amongst music lovers that ceases to exist in the divine presence of both. This much sought-after endowment is a way of life for siblings Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli. Born and raised in the multi-cultural environs of Xanthi, northeastern Greece, the sisters have in less than a decade taken […]

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Poly Panou: Remembering her Ethos

Maria Paravantes — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:08:59 +0000

Poly Panou (Polytimi Koliopanou), one of the most loved interpreters of the Greek laika and rebetika genres, will be laid to rest today in Athens. She was 73. It was Grigoris Bithikotsis (aka Sir of the laiko song) who would take her under his wing and give Panou her big break in the ’50s. From […]

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