A man from the central Greek city of Larissa went viral on the internet for…
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Vassilis Tsitsanis was born on January 18, 1915, and passed away on January 18, 1984,…
An incredible scene happened at a nightclub in Patras when towers of plates were set…
“To say it’s a dream come true is an understatement.” Greek band FiloXenia are packing their bags and getting ready to hit the world stage, with multiple performances and gigs booked across Greece in 2023.
Greek music legend and bouzouki maestro, Thanasis Polykandriotis landed in Australia overnight, touching down at…
“O Sir tou Ellinikou Tragouthiou”. Grigorios Bithikotsis, (December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was…
Vassilis Tsitsanis was born on January 18, 1915, and passed away on January 18, 1984,…
Exclusive interview with Saxtom – Tom Giannakopoulos, the 22 year old saxophonist who performs alongside some of Greece’s music industry greats including Sakis Rouvas and Konstantinos Argyros and whose collaborations include global brands such as Adidas, Diesel and Swarovski. And this is just the beginning… Link in article to watch him live on Greek City Times.
Accomplished musician and singer, Michael Platyrrahos is sought after internationally for his performances on the lyra, viololyra, lyraki, lute and mandolin and has spent a lifetime dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the unique musical and cultural traditions of Crete.
Stelios Kazantzidis, singer, born August 29 1931; died September 14 2001 Kazantzidis was born in…
A professional musician from the tender age of just 14 attending school by day and performing gigs by night, Thanasis has shared the stage with Greek music royalty such as the likes of Dimitris Bassis, Stathis Aggelopoulos, Vasilis Lekkas, Nikos Kourkoulis, Kelly Kellidou, Thanasis Vasilakos, Sakis Arsenious….the list goes on.
A bouzouki can be heard in the corridors of the AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki, and…
Bouzouki player, Gregory Georgiou, DJ George Savva and Percussionist Arky Kalithrakas. Three gifted musicians, who together form the modern Greek sensation that is the band ‘FiloXenia.’ Greek City Times chats with the guys in the lead up to their performance this time tomorrow in our sixth episode of Live in L0ckdown. Don’t miss it!
Sharing her passion with Greek music fans worldwide, Niki brings to you all of the tunes from Greece as soon as they are released, as well as hot remixes plus some of her own favourites. Listen to her playlists here.
Whilst some of the world is experiencing C0VID fatique, fires are sweeping across our beloved Greece, may these few moments bring some much needed peace, albeit temporary. One hour from now our fifth episode features Lefteris Ganas, accompanied by Thanasis Plarinos, playing old school Greek laiko.
Greek City Times presents to you the fourth episode of our new weekly series, featuring the masterful and very soulful klarino soloist, Theo Skaltsas. Enjoy our premiere in just TWO hours from now.
“That’s the beautiful thing about music – there is a song or melody for every mood, feeling or experience.” Enjoy our premiere of the beautiful and very talented singer,Tina Kokkalis in just TWO hours from now.
The life of every party, Bongo Ang is set to rock the virtual stage in just thirty minutes from now as he goes live Greek-style! Opa!!
Premiering in just TWO HOURS!! Don’t miss our debut episode featuring the epically talented and internationally acclaimed bouzouki player, Tommy Tsonis.
Starting on 22nd February and running for one week only, a visit to Woolloomooloo wharf will feel like a trip to Greece as MOLO transforms itself into MOLO/Mykonos.