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: Areti Ketime
Tag: Greek music
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: Andreas Kapsalis Trio
Andreas Kapsalis is a Greek American born in Illinois. The Andreas Kapsalis Trio represents the perfect alliance of eight-fingered guitar virtuosity, outstanding melodic themes and…
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…
Spellbinding Music Inspired by the Moon and the East
Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma – Lunar (Labyrinth, 2017) Lunar is a superb 2-CD album by influential musician, composer and Crete-based world traveler Ross Daly…
Spellbinding Taos
Efrén López – Stelios Petrakis – Bijan Chemirani – Taos (Buda Musique, 2017) Taos brings together three outstanding instrumentalists representing various Mediterranean cultures. Efrén López…
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…
Interview with Stelios Petrakis Quartet
The Stelios Petrakis Quartet is one of the international acts scheduled to perform at globalFEST on January 17, 2016. The influential North American world music…