Neo kyma

Music genre and movement in Greek music
Music of Greece
General topics
Genres
  • Church music (Byzantine)
  • Classical music
  • Greek folk
  • Laïko
  • Rock
  • Hip Hop
  • Punk
  • Neo Kyma
  • Éntekhno
Specific forms
Media and performance
Music awards
Music charts
Music festivals
Music media
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
"Hymn to Liberty"
Regional music
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Néo kýma[1] (Greek: Νέο Κύμα,[2] pronounced [ˈneo ˈcima], translated as "new wave") is a Greek music genre appeared during so called Greek New Wave movement in the mid-1960s which lasted about a decade. It was a mixture of entechno and French chansons; it was so named by Giannis Spanos after the French Nouvelle Vague.[3] Most of the Greek New Wave artists released their songs in the Greek label LYRA.

Notable artists

Notable Greek artists from the Neo Kyma movement include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Greece: The Crossroads of East and West". Guide to the World of Music. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ Τσάμου, Ευαγγελία (2020-10-25). "Νέο κύμα: Τα μελωδικά τραγούδια στις μπουάτ της Πλάκας του 60 | Μουσική". MAXMAG | Πολιτισμός, Τέχνες, Διασκέδαση, Ομορφιά (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. ^ Στον ουρανό είναι έν' αστέρι (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. October 25, 2010.

External links

  • Contemporary Greece 1945-2000, Foundation of the Hellenic World