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Greek Culture Ministry Celebrates August Full Moon With Free Admissions

2021-08-18 by Phil Butler

Odeon

Greece’s Ministry of Culture has announced special events and free admission to archaeological sites and museums for August Full Moon 2021.

Tags: Acropolis Museum, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, August events, August in Greece, concerts, crete, Greece concerts, Greece full moon, Greece museums, Greek Culture Ministry, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Minoan palaces, Minoans, music, Tylissos

Now You Can Listen to the Oldest Song in the World [Video]

2020-09-14 by Phil Butler

Qetesh

We were amazed to discover this story on Protothema of the oldest song in the world, and how it’s a song we can actually listen to.

Tags: ancient culture, ancient instruments, ancient music, ancient scripts, archaeomusicologist, Caanan, Classics, culture, Dr. Dumbrill, Dumbrill, Hurrian goddess, lyra, music, Nikkal, Peter Pringle, poems, Religious music, Richard J. Dumbrill, Ugarit

Coming to Alikianos the 4th Cretan World Music Festival

2017-06-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Maria Manousaki

Coming up July 19th in Chania, the 4th Cretan World Music Festival takes place at the Kapsomenos Foundation. Organized by the famous jazz violinist and festival founder Maria Manousaki, the event will be located in the picturesque village of Alikianos, which is about 10 kilometers outside of the Crete’s best-known city, Chania.

Tags: Alikianos, Andreas Arnold, Chania, crete, Giorgos Voyiatzis, Jazz, Kapsomenos Foundation, music, Pantelis Krassadakis, Petros Klampanis, Petros Kourtis

Paola Foka in Limmasol this month

2014-10-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Paola Foka

October 24th on Cyprus, popular sensation Paola Foka will entertain fans, as will other popular Greek artists at Monte Caputo in Limmasol.

Tags: Cyprus concerts, Cyprus events, Greek artists, music, Paola Foka

This Month: Dimensions Festival Pula, Croatia

2014-08-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Dimensions Festival Google +

Coming up August 27th thru August 31, the Dimensions Festival in Pula, Croatia will light up the city’s 2000 year old amphitheater there.

Tags: Croatia travel, Dimensions Festival 2014, Europe fests, music, music festivals, Pula

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