The world has become a global village, but this hasn’t made it any easier for third and fourth generation children of the diaspora to be fluent in Greek. If anything, …

The announcement that Montreal-born Katerine Duska would represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 came as no surprise as it was the name that most were expecting. Now, after …

Greek American star Rita Wilson always pays her respects to her homeland during the summer, usually holidaying with her husband for 30 years, Tom Hanks, and the rest of their …

Renowned Greek composer Yanni created a video tweet ahead of his performance at the Winter at Tantora Festival in Saudi Arabia. The festival, to be held at the archaeological site …

When Hristijan Spirovski visited Doha last week, he couldn’t help but be impressed by the number of Greek travellers at Hamad International Airport. They were all going somewhere in a …

Rebetiko first spread among the urban working-class populations in Smyrna (Izmir) and Constantinople (Istanbul) around the turn of the 20th Century. Greek Blues, as rebetika are often referred to, was …

Senior music figure, and Bakehouse Studio manager Helen Marcou led the Hypotheticals team for Melbourne Music Week 2018 to discuss ‘Language and music journalism’. Leading human rights activist and barrister …

This weekend The Pearl in Oakleigh will come alive with a night of nostalgic Greek music, featuring live performances of much-loved songs from the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Taking …

To say that Antigone is one of the most enduring characters of fiction, her perennial relevance confirmed throughout the centuries, would be both an understatement and a pleonasm. After all, …

Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994) has left his mark on contemporary music in Greece and abroad. Bringing together different styles – from classical to folk and rock – he is remembered as …