Greece News » Espirus News Greece » Espirus » Music: A musician is redefining the sound of a Greek instrument
News channel or source: https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/08/vasilis-kostas-the-soul-of-epirus-greece-laouto-music
Published on: Tuesday 07 May 2024
Legendary clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias and millennial laouto player Vasilis Kostas both hail from the same region of Greece — Epirus — and Halkias even played at Kostas’ parents’ wedding. But the ...
News Greece » Espirus » Music: From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/greek-mountains-manhattan-folk-music-153621284.html
Published on: Wednesday 18 June 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of more than 70 years made him a hero of mountain folk ...