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The Laterna, the Iconic Instrument of Greek Street Musicians
Any visitor to Ermou, the main shopping street in Athens, has likely seen Spyros Tarapossos and his laterna, or barrel piano.
The laterna is an automatic piano operated by turning a crank on the side of the instrument. It is...
Greece
Sofia Vembo, the Singer of Greek Victory
Sofia Vembo – The famous Greek singer of the 20th century, became synonymous with the epic Greek victories against the fascist Italian troops in 1940 and 1941 during the Greco-Italian war along the Albanian front.
Born in Gallipoli in Asia...
Celebrities
Taylor Swift’s 10th Album ‘Midnights’ Crashes Spotify
Taylor Swift’s 10th album ‘Midnights’ crashed Spotify and sparked an online fan frenzy following its release on October 21. Swift's discography is full of high points for exuding smart lyricism and crafty songwriting. It also marks a gradual return...
Ancient Greece
Who Invented Music? The Search for the Dawn of Song
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No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, whistled the first tune, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled that which we recognize today as music.
By Laura Dallman
The short answer is that no...
Australia
Greek-Australian Singer Vassy Achieves 2 Billion Streaming Views
Greek-Australian pop star Vassy's hit single "Bad" has been viewed over 2 billion times across all streaming platforms.
Vassy whose real name is Vassy Karagiorgos, was born to Greek parents in Australia and grew up in the country. Karagiorgos is...
Culture
Delphi Takes Center Stage As Summer Festival Kicks Off
A few weeks after the completion of the annual Delphi Economic Forum, the world-famous historical site in Central Greece once again gets ready to host local and international visitors, this time as the seat of a regional summer festival...
Ancient Greece
Greek Island of Delos to Host First Concert After Thousands of Years
The sacred, uninhabited Greek island of Delos will host a concert featuring Ukrainian, Russian, and Greek musicians on Monday, May 30, 2022.
This concert will be the first of its kind to take place on the island, which is full...
Greek News
Greek Composer Vangelis Papathanasiou Passes Away
World renowned Greek composer Vangelis Papathanasiou, known professionally simply as Vangelis, passed away at 79, according to an announcement made on Thursday.
The composer, who won an Oscar award for composing the score for the film Chariots of Fire (1981),...
Canada
Chairman George: The Greek-Canadian who Became a Singing Superstar in China
A PhD-trained statistician for the federal agency Statistics Canada is an unlikely candidate for becoming a singing sensation anywhere—much less in China. But this is the surprising path the life of Canadian-born George Sapounidis took after 1999, when he...
Culture
Amanda Tenfjord to Represent Greece with “Die Together” at Eurovision
Amanda Georgiadi, also known as Amanda Tenfjord, has released her Eurovision 2022 entry for Greece called "Die Together" on Thursday.
The song, which 25-year-old Georgiadi composed herself with the help of Bjorn Helgen, tells the story of a couple in...