Young trailblazers of an ancient art form, the Xylourides are the youth brigade of Cretan folk music. Descendants of legendary musicians George Xylouris and Psarantonis, and their father George ...
The Pancretan Association of Melbourne has honoured the memory of emblematic Cretan lyra player Kostas Mountakis with a special musical tribute marking 100 years since his birth on 10 February 1926.
The Xylouris family name is near-synonymous with Cretan folk music. Xylourides centres on Crete-based brothers Nikos and Adonis Xylouris and their Naarm/Melbourne-based sister Apollonia. The siblings’ ...
A landmark tribute at the Grand Marquis honored Vasilis Skoulas for 65 years of Cretan music, uniting dance, heritage, and ...