About.
INSPIRED BY THE SOUNDS OF ATHENS
From the tavernas of Athens to balconies overlooking the Aegean, music in Greece during the late 20th century wasn’t just entertainment — it was part of life. These were songs sung in kitchens, played on road trips, remembered at weddings, and whispered along shorelines.
The era from the 1970s to the 2000s marked a transformative period in Greek music history. Artists embraced western instrumentation and melodic language while remaining grounded in Greek poetic tradition and folk modalities. The result was music that felt global yet deeply personal — cinematic, emotional, textured, and expressive.
Ballads of Greece exists to share this sound with new audiences and to create a place where memories and melodies meet. Whether you grew up with these songs or are discovering them for the first time, our performances invite you to feel the warmth, passion, and storytelling that defined a generation.
METICULOUSLY RE-CREATED.
We have meticulously re-recorded and arranged these songs using the most advanced virtual instruments, including exotic middle Eastern instruments like the oud, kanoun, santuri, lyra, Turkish clarinet, Greek bouzouki, tzoura, baglama, and various metallic, wood percussion instruments and our own background vocals. We perform using this rare collection of instruments and add live guitar, bouzouki, violin, baglama, Cretan lauto, hand percussion, flute, clarinet, saxophone and vocals.
The result is an incredibly lush and organic live experience that fuses Rebetika, Greek Folk and Orchestral sections that would be otherwise impossible to perform live.
