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Singer Mazonakis Pumped Up Sofia
“Music has no borders nor language,” the well-known Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis said he believes, and he proves it by performing in various countries abroad.
Mazonakis used those words to answer a Bulgarian journalist’s question, a day before his concert...
Celebrities
Mouskouri Gives 10,000 Euros For Homeless
Famed Greek singer Nana Mouskouri on Dec. 14 handed a check for 10,000 euros ($13,088) to Athens Mayor George Kaminis to be used to help the city's growing numbers of homeless and destitute.
"As a Greek I feel it is...
Culture
Greek Puppeteer Yannaros Passes Away
A legendary Greek entertainer, Yannis Mourelatos, known to the Greek people under the nickname Yannaros, passed away on Dec. 12 at the age of 81. Yannaros was a unique performer whose act consisted of imitating voices and spread laughter...
Culture
Greek, Cypriot Music Stirs Vienna Concert
A concert to celebrate Cyprus was held at the Brahms Hall at the renowned Concert of the Society of the Friends of Music in Vienna, sponsored by the Cypriot Cultural Centre. Founded in 1812, the name of the society...
Business
Greek Crisis Takes Toll on Media
Greece's media outlets, many with political agendas and criticized as being run by business interests closely aligned with government administrations, are being hit hard by the country's crushing economic crisis, with some in dire financial straits.
Nikos Xidakis, a columnist...
Business
Success Stories Made in Greece
Theodoros Skylakakis, a Greek Member of the European Parliament from the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats (ALDE) hosted a conference on Success Stories Made in Greece to show there's more than a crisis going on in the country. It...
Europe
Germany Raises 500M Euros for Greek Children
More than 500 million euros have been collected by the program Helping the Children of Greece, announced last June both by Germany's bishop Augustine and the Bavarian Minister for Family and Social Affairs, Christine Haderthauer.
Among the deposits made was...
Culture
Cyprus and Slovakia Join Art and Culture
The well-known Cypriot composer, Michalis Christodoulidis, gave a concert titled Myths and Music held in the Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava, on the occasion of the Cypriot EU Presidency. The lyrics were in Cypriot dialect sung by...
Celebrities
Jimi Hendrix’s Guitar Idol: Manolis Hiotis
The late Jimi Hendrix has often been named the world's greatest guitarist, an elite acknowledgment given the stiff competition. But when asked by American reporters who his choice was, he surprised them by saying, "You believe I'm the best...
Europe
WSJ: Greeks Turn to Elder Paisios for Hope
While the crisis is taking over Greece for the fifth year in a row, and recession and unemployment are estimated to further rise in 2013, people in Greece are turning towards faith for solace and power to endure what...
Greece
Seatrac: An Innovative Idea to Help Disabled Reach the Sea Turned Movie
The Greek documentary Seatrac, a story about a way that people in wheelchairs can enjoy the sea, is only three minutes long but manages in this little time to make direct references to culture, love, compassion, understanding and human...
Canada
For Kalofagas, Greek Christmas Dinner Comes Early
The cold months have arrived, even in Greece. The beaches are replaced by gathering at tavernas, estiatoria and warm fireplaces with family and friends. Chestnuts are being gathered, the aroma of quinces wafts through the home and the slaughter...
Culture
Greek Musicians Wow Sofia Concert Audience
At a concert given by The Modern Conservatory of Larissa and Cultural Association of Tyrnavos in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Greek musicians received a warm applause for their performance.
The event was held in the auditorium of the National School...
Culture
Vienna’s Society of Music Friends is 200
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Music Friends in Vienna) and some of the most distinguished artists of classical music will be performing at its Bicentenary. The Society of Music Friends inVienna...
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Cairo’s 35th Film Fest Shows Greek Entries
The 35th Cairo International Film Festival 2012 will bring a diverse screening program from around the world, after a one year break because of political problems, and this year's event features some notable Greek movies.
The festival takes places from...