Greek Musician Pericles Kanaris’s New York Concert to Be Shown to the World
Greek Musician Pericles Kanaris’s New York Concert to Be Shown to the World Greek musician and composer Pericles Kanaris performing at New York’s Symphony Space in Manhattan on June 8, 2022. Credit: Pericles Kanaris The well-received concert by Greek composer and musician Pericles Kanaris in New York in June 2022 will be broadcast by Greek […]
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Trapper run in for weapons
Trapper run in for weapons A well-known trap musician was arrested, along with a friend, on Saturday morning in the Athens district of Agios Panteleimonas for the illegal possession of a gun and knives. According to reports, he was nabbed at around 2.30 a.m. on Saturday morning when officers of the DIAS motorcycle unit hailed […]
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Greek Composer, Musician Pericles Kanaris Gives New York City Concert
Greek Composer, Musician Pericles Kanaris Gives New York City Concert Greek musician and composer Pericles Kanaris performing at New York’s Symphony Space in Manhattan on June 8th. Credit: Peter Figetakis Greek composer and performer Pericles Kanaris returned to the New York music scene with his first concert since the pandemic, playing songs based on the […]
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A city transformed by war
A city transformed by war On the night before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a musician was singing on a cobblestone street in the heart of Lviv’s old town, the glow from heat lamps casting a soft light on a yellow stone house. Until the war, it was the home of Wild House, part exhibition […]
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Greek Musician Plays Bouzouki While Getting Brain Surgery
Greek Musician Plays Bouzouki While Getting Brain Surgery Greek musician Dimitris Kyrtsos plays his bouzouki while he receives brain surgery. Photo: Dimitris Kyrtsos handout A Greek man was playing bouzouki, a Greek traditional musical instrument, in the operating room while the doctors were performing brain surgery on him. Dimitris Kyrtsos is a virtuoso bouzouki player […]
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How Lorde got happy
How Lorde got happy The 24-year-old musician traces the personal and sonic evolutions that led to the title track from her next album. [The New York Times] Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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Yorgos Sicilianos | Athens | To September 5
Yorgos Sicilianos | Athens | To September 5 An exhibition celebrating pioneer musician Yorgos Sicilianos (1920-2005) presents photographs, documents and manuscripts that shed light on his personality and works. During his illustrious career, Sicilianos created sonatas, quartets, symphonies and concerts now celebrated worldwide for their artistic importance. Sicilianos further dedicated his life to raising the […]
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Rediscovering the Music of Ancient Greece
Rediscovering the Music of Ancient Greece A musician playing the instrument aulos. Credit: Public Domain Music was ubiquitous in ancient Greece, but somewhere along the line, the way in which it was composed and sounded during its time was lost, leaving it a mystery. The question of what ancient Greek music must have sounded like […]
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