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X-TERRA, The Eastern Piano Project Sunday 9th June 2024 @ Jamboree Book Now X-Terra, an avant-garde meta-folk album for two instruments: the piano and the human voice. This is a provoking retelling of old stories, removed from their supposed natural places into the undefined but real world of the narrators, in the present tense. In… Continue reading X-TERRA, The Eastern Piano Project

Our song is yours (?) Thursday 6th June 2024 @ The Cypriot Community Centre Book Now Could we imagine that the songs we have been singing for years, celebrating, and dancing to, and which have eventually become features of our collective identities, are songs that played the exact same roles elsewhere on the planet? Studying… Continue reading Our song is yours (?)

Rebet Asker Greek Roots Series: Rebetiko and Beyond Monday 27th May 2024 @ The Green Note Book Now Take a journey through Rebetiko’s history from 1919 to 1952, as we explore its evolution. In the first part, immerse yourself in the timeless tunes featured in the iconic movie ‘To Rebetiko’. This cinematic gem vividly brings… Continue reading Rebet Asker Greek Roots Series – Rebetiko and Beyond

Icons of Greek Music: Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Xarhakos Sunday 19h May 2024 @ Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity Book Now The songs of these great composers have been filling concert halls, tavernas and households for the last 60 years. Through the beautiful melodies, traditional folk rhythms and lyrics written by some of Greece’s greatest… Continue reading Icons of Greek Music: Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Xarhakos

Greek Roots Series: Ortakides – Sounds of Crete Sunday 14th April 2024 @ The Green Note Book Now At this special gig we will be exploring a variety of Cretan music sounds. From seated folk songs* of the urban centers of the island, to traditional melodies and dance rhythms originated from the rural Cretan sea-side… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Ortakides – Sounds of Crete

Xenitia: Songs from foreign lands Wednesday 17th April 2024 @ The Green Note Book Now People have been leaving their homes for foreign lands over the centuries escaping war, economic crises, searching for new opportunities in the hopes of starting a fresh. This brought with it loss and nostalgia for what and who was left… Continue reading Xenitia: Songs from foreign lands

Greek Serenade Saturday 9th March 2024 @ Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre The music we will perform tonight will be songs of the great Vasilis Tsitsanis (1915-1984). He is  generally acknowledged as one of the greatest icons of Greek music. Born of the Rebetiko tradition, over the many years of composing his music evolved into the… Continue reading Greek Serenade