Nine years of age seems to be a little early in a person’s life to be accomplishing anything too significant, or setting life goals. And yet, Olivia Giannikopoulos seems to …

Melbourne is a fair distance from Greece, but when an OPEN JAM ‘Καφενειο’ session is underway, you’d be convinced otherwise. Organised by Anna Vithoulkas in the heart of Northcote each …

Xylouris White is one of those bands that no matter how much you hear about their music you can never get the whole picture until you listen to it. At …

One of Greece’s largest and most historic record labels, MINOS EMI (a Universal Music Company) announced a new project, targeted to the audiences of Australia and New Zealand. The seminal …

Athanasios Lichoudaris was 15 years old when he first sat on the drum kit, replacing the drummer of his heavy metal band. “I was actually the singer,” he remembers, “and …

A night full of swing vibes and rocking beats. That is what the Greek band Cats and the Canary promise in their first full performance on Sunday 26 August at …

For fans of Greek music, chances are you have heard of the Greece Mix CD series compiled by Greek Australian DJ, producer, and promoter Krazy Kon. Over the past two …

Taonga püoro means ‘singing treasures’. The term describes something more than just a set of musical instruments – the flutes, gourds, wood and shell trumpets and bull roarers that Maori …

Soulful songstress Phoebe Day is making her Melbourne debut on the Paris Cat stage this month, presenting her signature blend of jazz, soul and RnB that has made her one …

In 1932, the musicologist Wilfrid Perrett reported to an audience at the Royal Musical Association in London the words of an unnamed professor of Greek with musical leanings: “Nobody has …