Rişar & Kupa 4 – Laiko Rock From Turkey (1968-1974) (Ironhand Records, 2021) Laiko Rock From Turkey (1968-1974) introduces the listener to a fascinating fusion…
Laiko Rock From Turkey
Tag: Greek music
Palimpsesto to Celebrate Iberian and Mediterranean Music in 2022
Palimpsesto is a new music series that will showcase the music of Iberia and the Mediterranean as well. The event will take between January and…
Captivating Contemporary Thracian Folk Music
Evritiki Zygia – Ormenion (Teranga Beat, 2020) Ormenion is an album by Greek band Evritiki Zygia. The group comes from Evros, in northeastern Greece, which…
Greek World Fusion from the Island of Paros
Giorgos Ventouris – Hohlakas (Violins Productions, 2019) The album “Hohlakas” from Greek double-bass player Giorgos Ventouris brought together some of Greece’s greatest musicians from the…
Spontaneous Jazz and Demotika Sounds from Jan Van Angelopoulos
Greek drummer and composer Yannis Angelopoulos, aka Jan Van, has a new album titled Streams (Teranga Beat, 2021). The album consists of a live session…
Timeless Greek Songs That Travel and Change
Katerina Papadopoulou – Anástasis (Saphrane Records, 2021) Katerina Papadopoulou is a very important figure in Greek traditional music. She is one of the vocalists who…
Katerina Papadopoulou & Anastatica to Release Anástasis
Anástasis (Saphrane Records) is the new album from iconic Greek singer and percussionist Katerina Papadopoulou. “Anástasis” is also the Greek word for resurrection and represents…
Greece’s Music Village Announces Free World Music Concerts and Workshops
Greek organization Music Village has announced a series of concerts and workshops that will be available January 1-3, 2021. The videos were recorded in the…
The Rough Guide to Rebetika Review
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Rebetika (World Music Network, 2007) The Rough Guide to Rebetika ventures into a rougher neighborhood and somewhere akin…
Globe-spanning Folk and Medieval Songs and Rhythms
Lamia Bèdioui and Solis Barki – Fin’amor (Lamia Bèdioui, 2019 reissue) Greece-based Tunisian singer Lamia Bèdioui and Greek multi-instrumentalist Solis Barki originally released this album,…