According to George Xylouris’s stories of Anogeia, the small mountain village in Crete where he was raised and still lives is so saturated with music that even the newspaper arrives as a kind of song.

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In this case the tradition is Cretan: the mantinades, syrtoi and ritzika of an island proud of very distinctive musical style are usually played on lute and the lyra – an upright bowed string ...

The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand (CFANZ) has announced Sydney as the hosting city for its 44th Annual ...

The story of Xylouris White lies at the intersection of multiple geographies, histories, and cultures. It’s rooted in one of Greece’s oldest musical traditions and is made up of drummer Jim White, a ...

This article by April Peavey originally appeared on PRI.org on September 6, 2016. It is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement. Crete, the Greek island between Italy and Turkey, is a ...

The Greek duo Xylouris White brings its Cretan-flavored traditional music to El Crisol at Exo Coffee on Friday, Dec. 13. Tucson world music ensemble Kyklo — fronted by Paul Aimel — will make a rare ...

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