Music

Thousands of middle and high school students as well as university organizations filled the streets in downtown Athens and Thessaloniki on Monday to protest the situation in public education and the “anti-educational measures” imposed by the conservative government. Students protest the introduction of stricter disciplinary measures, teaching personnel gaps and …

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The history of Greece’s rebetiko genre of music and its link to the American blues will be taught in a new class at New York University (NYU) starting in spring 2020. NYU and the Greek foreign ministry recently announced that humanities and social studies students would have the option to …

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One of the biggest Greek music composers, Giannis Spanos, passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday.  The announcement of his sudden death shocked the Greek music scene, the many colleagues and singers with whom he cooperated in his long career. Spanos was preparing several performances together with composers …

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Sofia  Vembo, the national voice of Greece during the Greek-Italian war and the Axis occupation. The singer and actress became a major inspiration for the soldiers fighting at the war front and for the people in general. Her most famous song that encouraged the Greek soldiers during the Greek-Italian War  …

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Rare moments with one of the few Great Greeks still alive. An exceptional concert. One thousand voices for Mikis Theodorakis. Choirs from thirty cities and thousands of people gathered in  Panathenaic Stadium in Athens to pay tribute to the great composer. Mikis Theodorakis  directs the orchestra and the choir. Next …

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Greece has decided: Demy and the song This Is Love will represent Greece in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The national finals were held on Monday at the studios of state broadcaster ERT in Athens.  The decision was determined through televoting by Greek public …

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The death of George Michael on Christmas day shocked the world. And this not only because his hit Last Christmas has been playing all over since 1984. He was just 53 years old. A day after his death was announced everything about him has been written by international media and …

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One of the most authentic voices of Greek urban folk music, Spyros Zagoraios passed away at the age of 86.  He was a singer, a song writer, composer and instrument player although he had lost his left arm at the age of 13. Spyros Zagoraios was born in Agios Artmios …

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Jenny Vanou: one of the greatest Greek singers. The woman with the incredible crystal clear voice. The woman who was called “The Voice”. The ‘muse’ for many Greek composers. The star of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Jenny Vanou passed away at the age of 75 after long battle with cancer, …

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I can’t help. I must report about the passing away of Italian singer Jimmy Fontana. Because he sang one of the most beautiful songs: Il Mondo. All these years I never knew what Fontana sang about in his song “The world” but I loved it. Jimmy Fontana: Il Mondo embedded …

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Seventeen-year-old, Konstantina Angel, from Kavala, Greece topped the BEAT100 Music Video Chart last weekend with her original track, “Just Your Touch.” Konstantina’s BEAT100 entry received a Bronze Video Award and Silver Song Award, along with just fewer than 4,000 votes and over 16,000 views, thanks to her supportive friends and …

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What more can I say? KTG is another one who grew up with the most legendary Rock Band : The Rolling Stones. For 50 the Rolling Stones have released over 100 singles, over two dozen studio albums, as well as numerous compilation and live albums. Decade in, decade out. Somebody somewhere labeled …

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No news, just a poem. A popular Greek song. I heard last night at a poetry and music event in downtown Athens…     Broken Ship (Σπασμένο Καράβι) – Lyrics by Yiannis Skarimpas Broken ship over there in the deep am I so to be with no masts, without sails to …

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After a disastrous concert in Belgrad, Serbia, Amy Winehouse decided to cancels her concerts in Greece and Turkey. It looks as if this was a wise decision because in Serbia, Winehouse earned only boos from angry fans, precisely Winehouse’s ex-fans. In a country with the lowest salaries in Europe, fans had …

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 Devastated in Greece – What if the economic measures for the next three years were not explicit announced by the prime minister yesterday? Newspapers and television channels warn of lay offs, cuts in social allowances, benefits, more recession. At the same time academics demand transparency about the IMF contract, condemn …

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Debt Restructure? Bankruptcy? Let the sterile technocrats worry about how to protect their own, virtual money.  Millions of Greek Zorbas defy the speculators’ misery and catastrophe scenarios. It sounds like a game anyway. That is a great video from the times when people had still something to say. In a rare moment,  Mr. …

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 What if a debt restructure with all its negative impact for an endless poverty for the people.. what if new austerity measures will come… One is the recipe for the future: Patience! “Be patient” is another Greek classical song in the divine music of Stavros Xarchakos and the metallic voice of Grigoris …

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WOW! What a lovely, sunny April Sunday! Time to go out, walk, jump and enjoy a lunch at the seaside!

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I just read in our FB page the worries of a Portuguese woman about the inevitable country’s bailout  by the International Monetary Fund hawks. She was wondering how doe sit look like to be in the arms of speculators… creating a post-modern lumpenproletariat in the 21st century! The old, nice, …

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I feel, there are no news today.. or at least no important Greek news… or I just not feel like posting any news… or no news is good news… As I heard more than 80 Greek songs last night, I need some Jazz to find back myself :). The most divine composition ever Miles …

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