March 21, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
The president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Alexandros Vassilikos conveyed to Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni the concerns and worries of the chamber’s members and representatives of tourist businesses regarding the draft law imposing a specific quota of Greek language songs in common areas of hotels. Beginning of the month, …
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March 4, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni is forcing private businesses such as hotels to play a minimum quota of Greek music. With a bill submitted to public consultation out of the blue, the Culture Minister of the conservative government has triggered an outrage not only in the hoteliers organizations but also …
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December 29, 2021
Blog, FEATURED, Opinion
Hardly had the Greek Health Minister announced New Year’s Eve celebrations without music and closure of food service facilities at 2 a.m. and a tsunami of cancellations struck restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. “We’re done. We close,” unionists of the sector told state-broadcaster ERT three hours after the announcement stressing …
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October 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece ‘s Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced the end of mini lockdown in regions classed as “red zones” due to increased Covid-19 infections as well as some more freedoms for the vaccinated citizens. The “red zone” areas will be marked on the country’s epidemiological Covid-Map so that citizens are informed …
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September 2, 2021
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis passed away on Thursday morning. He was 96. He died in his home in Athens. A symbol of democratic struggles and the most recognizable Greek worldwide. A man that put his seal in the contemporary Greek music an eternal “minister for culture”. A brilliant talent …
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July 17, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Saturday a so-called mini lockdown on the island of Mykonos due to an “alarming coronavirus outbreak in the last 24 hours, multiple outbreaks and clusters” as the relevant statement said characteristically. The restrictions go into force from 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, and until …
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June 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Yes to music in restaurants and entertainment facilities and wedding receptions but no dance, Deputy Development Nikos Papathanasis said on Friday morning, just a day before the lifting of further restrictions goes into force. The minister told state broadcaster ERT that allowing music in restaurant and at receptions, in the …
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June 9, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Music will be allowed again in restaurants and the curfew will be shortened by an hour from Saturday, June 12, Greece’s authorities announced among other on Wednesday, with a roadmap of lifting further restrictions. The announcement comes following a meeting of the country’s epidemiologists’ committee earlier today. According to head …
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May 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
If there is a sharp downward trend in the pandemic, the government will ask the epidemiologists’ committee to open up more activities, Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Monday. Speaking to Skai TV, Georgiadis said that he would like to allow music in bars and restaurants restaurants as …
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June 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
More than 1,000 people gathered on Wednesday night at a well-known beach bar in Alimos suburb located in the Athens Riviera. The people crowded without keeping social distancing, danced, drunk and flirted under the sound of loud music and the smoke of fireworks. It was the first party of the …
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April 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
A concert on a truck initiated by the Mayor of Athens and the crowding outside the Prime Minister’s residence amid lockdown have angered Greeks who have been complying with the anti-coronavirus measures for over a month. Singer Alkistis Protopsalti and some musicians on the back of a truck toured the …
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November 9, 2019
Greece, Politics
Amendment in the Criminal Code enforces restrictions in playing of music in cafes, bars and restaurants and those violating the law will be arrested and tried in zero time. According to the amendment, music should stop at 10 o’ clock at night in winter and at 11 in summer. No …
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October 31, 2019
Music
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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October 7, 2019
Lifestyle
A very Cretan wedding proposal in the heart of Heraklio. With music instruments and the typical mantinades, the groom to be decided to make a proposal to his beloved darling. He, his friends and the musicians walked through the streets of Heraklio on Sunday to a cafeteria where his beloved …
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January 26, 2018
Tourism
Are you having fun in a bar in downtown Athens and suddenly the music is off? It is midnight. Don’t be afraid that you will turn into a pumpkin. It is just the new regulation imposed by the City of Athens. According to the Athens Municipality decision on working days …
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December 9, 2017
Arts, Culture
Greek Rebetiko was inscribed on the UNESCO representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Rebetiko was included in the list during the 12th annual conference of the UNESCO Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in South Korea December 4-6 2017. Greek Culture & Sport Ministry had submitted …
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November 27, 2017
Lifestyle
Do you want to know how ancient Greek music sounded like? Astonishing sounds from ancient Greece! Music of Athenaeus (127 BC) and Euripides (408 BC) from surviving scores, reconstructed and performed by choir and aulos on a 15-minute film! The video below give an insight approach to music and poetry …
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April 27, 2017
Arts
Home Sessions Greece celebrates the International Jazz Day by organizing, under the auspices of Unesco, an all-day event that will host a painting exhibition, photo exhibition and live musical performances, all around Jazz. The artists involved are prominent with an important career in the arts and directly related to Jazz. …
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March 5, 2017
Video GRID
Eurovision. Greece. Well… here are the top ten entries of the last years.
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July 13, 2012
Music
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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