- Athenaeum – Non profit association dedicated to the memory of Maria Callas. Information about the association, the members , events and seminars.
- Ellatha-Greek Music Page – Presents artists with photographs and links. Songs formatted via RealAudio.
- Greek Music by Katerina Sarri – Collection of links to various resources, from ancient to modern music.
- Greek Music in Italy – Information about the Greek musical tradition in Italy.
- Kotsiras, Yannis – Official web site of the singer; biography, discography, new releases and multimedia files.
- Lilian Voudouri Music Library – Information on the music library of the country. Catalogue of books and music links.
- BBC World Service Greek Home Page – With a history of 60 years in radio, the Greek Section of the BBC now provides on-line trustworthy international, Balkan and Greek news. Listen to BBC Greek programmes in Real Audio.
- Greek Audio – Offering links to Greek radio stations plus Hellenic music.
- Greek Music Live – A directory of Greek radio and television stations that broadcast live on the Internet; includes artist information and news.
- Greek Radio Online – Information on Greek radio and television including live radio links and TV database-map.
- HotStation.gr – Greek Internet radio station with a 24/7 broadcast, and live and pre-recorded shows. Site offers tune in, chat, song requests, news and contact information.
The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history.
Cypriot music has many similarities to traditional Greek music, and their modern music scenes remain well-integrated. Ethnic Greeks have long been the largest ethnic group on the island.
Greek written history extends far back into Ancient Greece, and was a major part of ancient Greek theater. Later, influences from the Roman Empire, Eastern Europe and the Byzantine Empire changed Greek music.
In the 19th century, opera composers like Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795 – 1872), Spyridion Xyndas (1812 – 1896) and Spyros Samaras (1861 – 1917) helped revitalize Greek classical music.
Greek folk traditions are said to derive from the music played by ancient Greeks. There are said to be two musical movements in Greek folk music: akritic and klephtic. Akritic music comes from the 9th century akrites, or border guards of the Byzantine Empire. Following the end of the Byzantine period, klephtic music arose before the Greek Revolution, developed among the kleftes, warriors who fought against the Ottoman Empire. Klephtic music is monophonic and uses no harmonic accompaniment.
Traditional dhimotiká are accompanied by clarinets, guitars, tambourines and violins, and include dance music forms like syrtó, kalamatianó, tsámiko and hasaposérviko, as well as vocal music like kléftiko. Many of the earliest recordings were done by Arvanites like Yiorgia Mittaki and Yiorgios Papasidheris. Instrumentalists include clarinet virtuosos like Yiorgos Yevyelis, Vassilis Saleas and Yiannis Vassilopoulos, as well as oud and fiddle players like Nikos Saragoudas and Yiorgos Koros.
Greek folk music is found all throughout Greece, as well as among communities in countries like the United States, Canada and Australia.
The island of Cyprus and several regions of Turkey are home to long-standing communities of ethnic Greeks with their own unique styles of music.
