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25.01.2022 SYNDESMOS EXCLUSIVE: Celebrating World Baklava Day @ Barzaari!!! It is full of colour! It was full of taste! Celebrating World Baklava Day, everyone staged the Baklava Bazaar at... where else... at Barzaari, Marrickville!!! It was simply orgasmic for everyone's taste-buds!!!... There were incredibly eighteen different baklavas (and other sweets)... from all over the Mediterranean and Middle East!!! Wow!!! Can I just say, "Wow" again....!!!! What a HUGE initiative from everyone at Barzaari!!!
22.01.2022 Live from the Greek Community Club: Nikolopoulos Tribute Goes Off!!! It was a sell out!!! Huge night at the Greek Community Club last night with Thanasis and the Crue putting on an amazing performance for the crowd!!! Great to see the Greek community supporting the artists with such a strong attendance; patrons may not be allowed to dance but a great time was had by all... ... PHOTOS OF THE BAND UP TOMORROW!!!
19.01.2022 SYNDESMOS EXCLUSIVE TOMORROW: KEBIA Importex and How Haloumi Cheese Became a Global Phenomenon!!! Tomorrow, we have an ENORMOUS surprise for our friends and followers with our episode CONVERSATIONS with Vasili, as our Vasili interviews KEBIA IMPORTEX's Michael Georgiades about how haloumi cheese became a global phenomenon!!! Wow!!! ... Tomorrow, only on Syndesmos!!! Available on Facebook and Youtube... Kebia Importex
19.01.2022 TUESDAY THROWBACKS #21: Yiannis Katevas at the Bellevue Reception Centre(1997) Yiannis Katevas was so popular in Australia and toured here so many times, he was an honorary Australian!!! We go back to the Greek Herald and 1997, an advertisement promoting the NYE Show at the Bellevue Reception Centre, Bankstown, and what a show!!! ... While Yiannis Katevas topped the bill, Marios and Marianna, with A. Karras on bouzouki, and who was the support band... none other than Sydney's longest running band, the Paradise Band!!! Wow!!! Great show!!! Great memories!!! The Greek Herald
18.01.2022 Live from the Greek Community Club: Nikolopoulos Tribute was Red Hot!!! As promised, here are some pics of the band from the Nikolopoulos Tribute Show... Red hot... they were in very fine form... SO much talent on the stage... it was a huge show...... My highlight was definitely Perry's Led Zeppelin riff (on gui-tar)) as the bridge in "Xenos"...
17.01.2022 SPRING IS DEFINITELY IN THE AIR: Celebrating Legendary Greek Composer, Manos Hatzidakis Lock in Sunday November 15 2020 as a huge tribute on Legendary Greek Composer, Manos Hatzidakis, is being planned at Camelot Lounge, Marrickville. For this nostalgic journey, a great band has been assembled:... Anna Papoulia piano/vocals Nikos Sousamidis guitar/vocals Sotiris Prokopiou bouzouki/vocals George Nikolopoulos bass And Dimitri Vouros on flutes November 15, 2020 at Camelot Lounge Marrickville
15.01.2022 CONVERSATIONS with Vasili #6: With KEBIA Importex's Michael Georgiades and How Haloumi Cheese Became a Worldwide Phenomenon!!! In a Syndesmos exclusive, our sixth episode in our Conversations with Vasili series is with KEBIA Importex's Michael Georgiades and points out how haloumi cheese went from being the 'squeaky' cheese to a McDonalds burger, and beyond!!!
14.01.2022 THROWBACK TUESDAY #24: SYDNEY OLYMPIC AT TOYOTA PARK!!! We delve into Vasili's personal archives for this one. We go back to 2001 to Sydney Olympic, or as they were know then, "Olympic Sharks" and their first home game at their new "home" Shark Park. It was meant to be the ideal deal of the Olympic Sharks- working with the rugby league team, Cronulla Sharks, and being based at Toyota Park. ... Well, it lasted for a few years- there is a lot of history there... enough to write a book on it... But here is the match day program, Welcomng the Olympic Sharks to Toyota Park, with goalkeeper Clint Bolton on the cover...
12.01.2022 EIGHTY YEARS AGO: GREECE'S TRIUMPHANT "OXI" DAY!!! What a huge anniversary today is!!! Eighty years ago today since Greek Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas, defiantly proclaimed OXI (NO) to the Italian Government's 'request' to annex Greece and subsequent invasion. It was a moment when all the world's attention turned to little Greece and, for the next five months, Greece's advance and victories captivated the world... In my long journey of recording oral history (and photogr...aphic material), I am very proud to have recorded the stories of thirteen Greek war veterans from the Greek-Italian War (1940- 41) and they were subsequently published in my book, "Between the Shots and the Silence: Hellenes at War (World War II and the Korean War). With the passing of this generation of WWII war veterans, these published first-hand accounts from Greek war veterans- who later migrated to Australia- are an invaluable source of what they experienced on the war front. What these stories did for me was personalise the heroic Greek war effort; they added human faces to all the enormous challenges encountered by the Greek armed forces and their subsequent victories and achievements... So, I am so privileged to have spent time with Kostas Papandreou, Georgios Mitrokas, Georgios Kategiannis, Ioannis Drakoulis, Alexandros Eleftheriou, Ioannis Totsis, Kostas Argyropoulos, Panagiotis Bouzanis, Grigorios Kambas, Pandelis Lantouris and Vasilis Vaitsas. I also spent time and recorded Panayiotis Rizoglou and Kostas Tourlas who recounted the great retreat, after the German invasion of 1941. Thank you gentlemen and to your families... it remains an honor to have met you all... Eighty years later, it is a time to pay tribute to the determination and courage of those who fought in this war, and today we must reflect on the significance in settling disputes and conflicts through diplomacy and good will.... This is the cover of "Between the Shots and the Silence"...
10.01.2022 Last Chance for a Wednesday Night Outing: TONIGHT ONLY....Yianna Nicholas at Lazybones Lounge,Marrivkville Midweek blues? We have you covered with Yianna Nicholas’ gig at Lazybones, Marrickville... For TONIGHT’s gig, doors open at 7pm...... Supporting Artists and Arts Industry!!! See more
09.01.2022 MASSIVE GIGS COMING UP: Tribute to Legendary Christos Nikolopoulos!!! It is gearing up to be a great summer of live music and we still have not got there!!!! More massive gigs on the way.... November 13, only a few weeks away, at The Greek Community From the team that have been selling out their recent gigs, here they go again!!! ... Keep November 13 open and be at the Greek Community Club, Lakemba, where there will be a tribute to Christos Nikolopoulos!!! He has written songs for practically every successful Greek singer in the contemporary Greek music scene, so the repertoire will be fantastic!!! When: 13th November 2020 Time: Music starts at 9pm - midnight (or beyond ) Location: Greek Community Club Lakemba Featuring a 5 piece band and 2 magnificent Singers. Tickets are $45 which include food prepared and cooked by Ari Chatzigeorgiou. Please contact Thanasi Pylarinos only on 0402 754 118 for bookings and information. All tickets will be presold and can be collected through me or at the club which is open from 9-5pm
07.01.2022 LIVE FROM LAZYBONES LOUNGE: GIA's GREAT GIG!!! Have you ever been to a live gig and it had everything? Upon its conclusion, you walk out of the venue and feel as though you just saw a gig that had it all... Well, tonight's GIA gig was just one of those!!! Is there anything the talented GIA cannot do? She rocked out! Poured her soul on power ballads! And her repetoire ranged from impressive originals to classic Aussie rock cover versions!... And there were special guest appearances!!! And... And... Huge night at the Lazybones Lounge... at GIA great gig!
07.01.2022 SOMETHING DIVERSE. SOMETHING DIFFERENT: On the Hellenic Edge with GREEK FRINGE HUGE news from our dear friend, Christina Bacchiella!!! From this super lady who is the percussionist in George Doukas & the D Strings and is an important part of the Sydney Greek Jam, Christina is now part of a MORE massive movement, GREEK FRINGE!!! GREEK FRINGE captures the spirit of Greek diversity and innovation and what is massive about it... is its global scope. It does not matter where th...e Greek artist resides around the world, GREEK FRINGE brings the world much closer!!! There are no physical boundaries which provides incredible opportunities for expression and collaborations... And what is impressive is the ethos and practice of pushing artistic boundaries... rejuvenating old ideas into new ones, and even inspiring new brand- spanking new ideas... More importantly, it promotes artists from around the world, at a time where the arts industry is facing an enormous crisis.. GREEK FRINGE is the invaluable platform to overcome today's challenges... SUPPORT ARTISTS AND ALL THE ARTs INDUSTRY!!!! Check out the GREEK FRINGE's website... impressive...!!!! And here's a wonderful sample... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2li-zpHP0rg PS We believe Christina should have a CONVERSATION with Vasili and tell us all about this great idea... GREEK FRINGE!!!!
07.01.2022 Live from DEFI II: In the Spirit of Halloween!!!! This Saturday, October31, DEFI II are really getting into the spirit of Halloween....!!!! Dress up in a horror costume and receive a complimentary drink!!!!... I cannot wait to see what the DEFI II crew dress up as!!!! This Saturday October 31 at DEFI II for a fantastic night of live entertainment and delicious ....
04.01.2022 Conversations with Vasili #10: With Barzaari's Chef, Darryl Martin at the Baklava Bazaar In an exclusive interview with Vasili, Darryl talks about World Baklava Day and Barzaari's Baklava Bazaar... where eighteen baklava and other sweets were on offer... yummy!!!!
02.01.2022 THROWBACK TUESDAYS #20: Our Parents' Obscure Greek Records Long before Spotify and iTunes, and CDS and even cassettes, there were records...!!! Recently, I have been unpacking boxes and I am gradually finding my record collection... ... ONE thing I do not understand is how our parents bought these generic Greek albums...???? Were original titles hard to get? More expensive? I am sure every house had a Trio Belcanto!!! Admittedly, they bought some real classics- more of those in the later weeks... But for now, who were The Athenians? Kiriakos and His Orchestra? What are some of your obscure Greek LPs?
02.01.2022 Live from Camelot Lounge: Sydney's FAB FOUR Aegean Quartet Are Back!!! Welcome back Aegean Quartet!!! Their last gig was over six months ago, and we missed them terribly... It was a great show that stirred up patrons into rhythmic clapping and singalongs...... Aegean Quartet
01.01.2022 GREEK LIVE MUSIC SCENE GETS BUSIER: Iho Nyx @ Greek Community Club The live Greek music scene just gets busier!!! Exciting live music band, Iho Nyx, is performing at the Greek Community Club, Lakemba, on October 31... Love the Iho Nyx's exciting fusion of Cretan and contemporary Greek music.... !!!... Only limited seats remaining... Info on: www.ihonyx.com/greekclub
