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Greek singer Maria Farantouri will perform on Saturday in a tribute concert to legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis at New York's Carnegie Hall. Farantouri has been associated with Theodorakis and his music for more than 40 years. The Greek singer was born...

On May 3, a tribute concert to the renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was held in NYC to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the city’s Greek Cultural Center (GCC). More than 2,000 people attended the concert held in the assembly...

Lovers of Greek music in New York City will be treated to an exceptional concert from AKTINA’s acclaimed series, Greek Music Journey 2018, featuring renowned Greek singer Babis Tsertos and his band performing. The performance will take place on...

What has the United States ever done for Greece? In a country where anti-Americanism was rife until recently, the question brought heated debates. It still does. Although relations between the two countries are seemingly currently at their friendliest since the...

The well-received concert by Greek composer and musician Pericles Kanaris in New York in June 2022 will be broadcast by Greek public TV to the whole world. The concert will be broadcast on ERT World on Sunday, January 29, 2023...

Google released its annual "Year in Search" list on Wednesday, offering a glimpse into the top trending search terms both globally and broken down by country and categories. Last year, "coronavirus" predictably topped the Google search list globally. In 2021,...

Nicholas A. Christakis, a Greek professor at Yale University, called on Greeks in a post on Twitter to honor the new lockdown announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday, and self-isolate as directed. "A note to my fellow...

The Consulate General of Greece in New York organized an event ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th) dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Greek Jewry during WWII. The Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry...

Thanasis Polykandriotis, Greece's living bouzouki legend, will be performing in AKTINA's popular concert series "Greek Music Journey" at The Kay Playhouse at Hunter College in New York on May 17. The bouzouki virtuoso is not only known for his playing...

On Friday, November 2, 2018, the New York-based non-profit cultural organizations AKTINA Productions and CYPRECO of America, hosted once again the renownedGreek singer Babis Tsertos at the Kaye Playhouse theater in Manhattan in a magnificent performance which revived the...

AKTINA Productions, will be hosting a concert of its Greek Music Journey series on April 20 at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, in Manhattan. Entitled 'The Magic of Bouzouki and An Ode To Greek Song', the concert will celebrate the...

On this day in 1964, a movie that spells "Greece" like no other premiered in New York City. "Zorba the Greek" is the timeless, best known film about Greece. Written by Nikos Kazantzakis, the book "The Life and Times of...

Greek singer Eleni Tsaligopoulou along with her band, Bogaz Musique, captivated the audience during AKTINA's Greek Music Journey 2016 (GMJ) on Friday, April 22, at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College during a performance termed by all in attendance...

Popular Greek singer Yannis Kotsiras was the new guest star during AKTINA's Greek Music Journey 2015 concert on April 17 at New York’s landmark theatre, the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. Kotsiras was welcomed on his first personal performance in...

Famous Greek singer Yiannis Parios has announced a tour across the U.S. and Canada. The tour will kick off with a concert in New York’s Town Hall Theater in Manhattan on May 8. The singer will travel to Atlantic City (May...