Giorgos Maglaras was born in Nafpaktos in 1953. All the members of his family had a musical background. He studied at the Athens Conservatory. For…
Artist Profiles: Giorgos Maglaras
Tag: Greece
Artist Profiles: George Maggas
George Maggas (Yorgos Maggas) is one of the last great clarinet masters in Greece. He considers himself the product of rural town fairs and traditional…
Artist Profiles: Evanthia Reboutsika
Greek composer and violinist Evanthia Reboutsika was born November 6, 1958. She grew up in Kato Achaia Patron together with her brother Ploutarchos and her…
Artist Profiles: Areti Ketime
Areti Ketime (Αρετή Κετιμέ) was born July 26, 1989. She began playing santur from the age of 6. Areti grew up in a family closely…
Artist Profiles: Angélique lonatos
Born in Athens, Angélique Ionatos left her country in 1969 and moved to Belgium, and then later to France. In 1972, she recorded as a…
Artist Profiles: Alkistis Protopsalti
Alkistis Protopsalti was born in 1954 in Alexandria, Egypt. Her parents were Greek. The family was forced to return to Greece when political circumstances became…
Artist Profiles: Alekos K. Vretos
Alekos K. Vretos was born in Athens in 1976. In 1978 his family moved to Argos were he grew up. His father was in love…
Nikos Tsiachris, El Greco Flamenco
Nikos Tsiachris, featuring Bandolero – Alcance (Galileo Music GMC075 CD, 2017) Alcance is the remarkable debut album of Berlin-based Greek flamenco guitarist and composer Nikos…
Artist Profiles: Martha Mavroidi
Martha Mavroidi is a lutist and singer from Greece. She plays folk lutes (lafta and saz) performing music from Greece and the Balkans. She has…
Artist Profiles: Kostis Avyssinos
Kostis Avyssinos born and raised in Skalani of Iraklion, Crete (Greece) and made his first musical steps next to his father, Master of Cretan music…