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Helen Marcou Inducted To Victorian Women’s Honor Roll

Helen Marcou, a well-known and respected music activist has been inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll For Women, the Victorian Minister For Women, Fiona Richardson announced last week at a ceremony. Richardson said that Marcou has accomplished "remarkable achievements and commitment to...

Greek Student Plays Lyre at European Parliament and Speaks About Greece's Hardships (Video)

The European Parliament got a rare treat when a student from the Music School Chania Giorgos Papageorgiou played his lyre during a presentation about Greece and the island of Crete. The student, a young man named George, appeared alongside two other students,...

ERT Announces Entry for 2017 Greek Eurovision

According to statements on Wednesday in a press conference by ERT, Greece's national broadcaster, their 2017 entry for Greece in Eurovision has been decided. The Eurovision competition is set to take place in Kyiv and ERT has selected Dimitris Kontopolous...

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos Releases Christmas Album

Michael Angelakos, the frontman and lead singer of Passion Pit, is set to release a Christmas video album and accompanying soundtrack on December 16. The album, titled "Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields", is a collaboration between Angelakos, Brent Katz (former member of...

Billboard Awards: The Meaning of Madonna’s Greek Jacket

When Madonna paraded out onto the red carpet of this year's Billboard's Women in Music event, she turned around to show off her Gucci outfit to paparazzi and photographers, many of whom were surprised to see the Greek name "Ευτἐρπη"...

VASSY’s ‘Nothing to Lose’ Hits #1 on US Radio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVkaLogLBM VASSY's new solo song "Nothing to Lose" hit #1 on US radio last week, rising to the top on every dance radio station in the US - an amazing achievement for the singer's first standout single. VASSY sailed right past...

Introducing Band Caardia: Three Greek-Canadian Sisters Make Amazing Music [video]

Three Greek-Canadian sisters come together to form the band Caardia. Celia, the oldest of the girls is 13-years-old, Annie is 11 and Aryana is 8 and-a-half-years old. The trio have made many appearances and gained recognition in Canada because of their beautiful voices and harmonies. They...

Listen to the Magical Pontic Lyra at Mathaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis’ Body and Soul Tour in Australia [video]

Want to enjoy the musical magic of the Pontic lyra? Check out the Tsahouridis brothers on stage at their show titled Body and Soul as they are set to do shows in Adelaide and Sydney with the accompaniment of a...

Ioannis Goudelis: The Unique Musician Behind “Blue”

Ioannis Goudelis has released a new, personal jazz album called "Blue", on which you can hear the Greek composer and pianist's beautiful new melodies. Goudelis has crafted a unique path in his musical career - he has performed on major...

Betty Harlafti Travels to Switzerland to Perform Works by Mikis Theodorakis

Born in Athens, Greece, Betty Harlafti has traveled the world giving concerts in everything from encompassing Greek composers, lyrical performances, traditional Greek music such as rebetiko and jazz. Although the Greek Mezzo-soprano is perhaps best known for her collaboration with...