Music
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Remembering the life of Nick Polites
Nick Polites OAM passed away on 14 January 2022; he was 94 years old. Nick was a much-loved iconic Melbourne jazzman, an early, influential and respected advocate for migrant services, …
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It’s never too …soon to follow your dreams!
They say that when you want to find your true passion, look back at your 8-year-old self and try and remember what you loved to do so much, that you …
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Singer-songwriter Eves Karydas: ‘My family was the gateway to Greek culture in Cairns’
Hannah Evyenia Karydas, best known by her singer-songwriter moniker ‘Eves Karydas’, is slowly making her way back out onto stages across Australia, after being one of the many musicians who …
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Three more artists to join Eurovision – Australia Decides 2022
Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS, avant-garde performance artist Sheldon Riley, six-piece girl group G-Nat!on and Greek Australian charismatic pop star Andrew Lambrou will …
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Harmony in the centre of The Circle Orchestra
Music truly is the international language – let’s take the band The Circle Orchestra as an example. Originally formed in Paris in April 2018, what began as a homage to Manolis …
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Pearson announces $20m for Melbourne’s live music to burn bright this summer
Sunday November 14 Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson announced $20 million in “funding for live music as well as Australian-first events interruption insurance package to provide the security …
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Masked Wolf, the Greek Australian rapper up for five ARIA Awards
When you think of an artist of Greek heritage, who enjoys more than 250 million hits on Youtube, the name Masked Wolf hardly comes to mind. And yet, he is …
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Kompania, breathing new life into rebetika
Trying to summarise the sound of Kompania is no easy feat. In many ways, Kompania to me represents the modern face of Rebetika in Athens today. This ensemble, consisting of …
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Cretan music livestream on Neos Kosmos from Coburg’s Greek Orthodox Parish
In an effort to bring back Melbourne’s music scene and generally raise spirits amidst the pandemic lockdowns, and all the problems that have accumulated, a group of musicians of our …
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From spectator to centre stage, TIA is Australia’s RnB rising star
TIA was destined to find her way to the stage, after years of sitting in the crowd watching her pappou play the bouzouki at events and festivals. “My pappou, George …