Sto parathyri provale - Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri sings Sto parathyri provale, a Greek folk song from the islands which translates to "Show up to the Window" in English. Sto parathyri provale is one of the most known traditional songs...
View ArticleGreek Folk Music – Greek Folk Songs
Greek Folk Music derives from the music and sounds produced and played by the ancient Greeks. This genre is actually extremely diverse, as it includes a variety of styles played all over Greece. There...
View ArticleS’agapo giati eisai oraia – Alkistis Protopsalti
Alkistis Protopsalti sings “S’agapo”, a Greek traditional folk song which in English means “I love you”. The song is also known as ‘S’agapo giati eisai oraia“, meaning “I love you because you are...
View ArticleNisiotika songs from the Greek Islands
Nisiotika is one of the most distinctive categories of Greek Music and Greek songs, referring to the music created in the islands of the central Aegean Sea – the complexes of Cyclades, the Dodecanese...
View ArticleEla na pame se ena meros – Giannis Parios
Giannis Parios sings Ela na pame se ena meros, a traditional Greek song from the islands, which translates to “Come let’s go to a place”. The rhythm in this nisiotika (Greek islands’) song is fast and...
View ArticleTzivaeri – Mariza Koch
Mariza Koch sings Tzivaeri, one of the most touching and beloved traditional folk songs of Greece. Tzivaeri means precious stone or treasure, and it refers to the most precious and invaluable thing...
View ArticleMes tou Aigaiou ta nera – Eleftheria Arvanitaki
Eleftheria Arvanitaki sings “Mes tou Aigaiou ta nera“, one of the most known nisiotika songs, a traditional folk song from the islands of the East Aegean that translates to “In the waters of the...
View ArticleSala Sala – Giannis Parios
Sala Sala, sung here by Giannis Parios, is Greek song belonging to the genre of folk songs. The song can be translated as “In the living room” since this is the translation of the word Sala, but this...
View ArticleBallos dance of the Greek Islands
One of the most known and lovely to dance or watch Greek Dances is ballos, the dance of the Greek islands. Ballos is a syrtos dance, which means that the dancers drag their steps following the rhythm...
View ArticleMelisma in Nisiotika songs
In some of the most known Nisiotika songs, such as “Tzivaeri” or “Na s’agapo inta thela”, the pleasing melody pampers everyone ears and can definitely please the casual listener, but the lyrics demand...
View ArticleAstra mi me malonete – Manolis Lidakis
Manolis Lidakis sings Astra mi me malonete, a Greek song that means “Stars don’t scold me”. Astra mi me malonete is a cretan song, a mantinada, the typical type of Cretan songs, with the distinctive...
View ArticleGianni mou to mantili sou – Glikeria
Glikeria sings Gianni mou to mantili sou, a Greek song which means “My John your handkerchief”. This is a traditional Greek song from Epirus and we post it here as part of the tribute to name Giannis,...
View ArticleSto ‘pa kai sto ksanaleo – Giorgos Dalaras
Giorgos Dalaras sings Sto pa kai sto ksanaleo, a traditional Greek song, which means I told you this and I am telling you again. Sto pa kai sto ksanaleo has been described by many as a love song,...
View ArticleSihna Roto – Dimitris Spiridakis
Dimtris Spiridakis sings Sihna roto, which means “I often ask” in English. Sihna Roto is a tender and somewhat nostalgic song for love written and composed by Giannis Psaroudakis. The song Sihna Roto...
View ArticlePoio to hroma tis agapis – Loudovikos ton Anogeion
Loudovikos ton Anogeion sings Poio to hroma tis agapis, a Greek song for love, which means What is the color of love, in English. The song is composed following the rhythm and pattern of Cretan music,...
View ArticleTo Tsambasin – Petros Gaitanos
Petros Gaitanos sings Tsambasin, one of the most known traditional songs from Pontus. The song refers to the ravage of Tsambasin, a town in Pontus. It is written in the local dialect, that is why it is...
View ArticleGreek music of Macedonia
Greek music from Macedonia is diverse, rhythmic and very distinctive. The region of Macedonia in North Greece is one of the richest in music expression and dances. The Greek music of Macedonia belongs...
View ArticleMakedonia ksakousti
Makedonia Ksakousti is a traditional Greek song, a folk song considered something like the anthem of Macedonia in Northern Greece. It is translated to “Famous Macedonia”. It is a song much beloved by...
View ArticlePopular dances of Macedonia
The dances of Macedonia just like the costumes are colorful and vary from area to area, as the folk Greek music in the region. The list of dances originating from the region of Macedonia is endless,...
View ArticleHilia Miria kimata – Nikos Xilouris
Nikos Xilouris sings the song Hilia Miria Kimata, a Greek song which translates to “A hundred thousand waves” in English. It is one of the most known songs sung by Nikos Xilouris, one of the many he...
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