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Rural Folk Anthology Friday 7th June 2024 @ The Puppet Barge Book Now ‘Rebétiko’ music is often considered a unique genre on its own, and ‘paradosiaká’ refer to traditional Greek folk music. However, both genres share similar expressive elements. They utilise related musical scales, modality, and even the same lyrics or musical themes in many… Continue reading Rural Folk Anthology

Lonely Man Project Monday 10th June 2024 @ The Green Note Book Now Akis Pitsanis, a multi-instrumentalist, will present a solo project where he combines and experiments with sounds from both western and eastern cultures. The electric guitar comprises the instrumental foundation of this project, with folk instruments such as ney, bouzouki, and Cretan lyra… Continue reading Lonely Man Project

Rebet Asker Greek Roots Series: Sevdalides Saturday 15th June 2024 @ The Green Note Book Now  “Sevdalides” will be once again performing at the Green Note in Camden. The programme will be based on Rebetiko repertoire by various artists, ranging from different periods of the Rebetiko era. This repertoire consists of a few known Rebetiko… Continue reading Rebet Asker Greek Roots Series: Sevdalides

Celebrating Tsitsanis Friday 14th June 2024 @ Music and Beans Free Event! Vasilis Tsitsanis (1915-1984) 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 more popular music form ‘laiko’. He is attributed with revolutionising the sound… Continue reading Celebrating Tsitsanis

Greek folk guitar (workshop) Tuesday 11th June 2024 @ The Cypriot Community Centre Book Now This workshop is based on the repertoire of Greek urban folk music during the first half of the 20th century. The guitar was a fundamental instrument in the recordings of the gramophone era. Consequently, there is abundant material to study… Continue reading Greek folk guitar (workshop)

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