The National Herald

Grigoris Maninakis
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February 26, 2010

NEW YORK - My first singing “performance” goes back to my second grade class at P.S. 2 (Δευτερο Δημοτικο) on the Aegean island of Chios. Our teacher, Mr. Variadakis - a kind, patient and timid man, pl...

Eftyhia Papagiannopoulou: The “Giant-Rock” of Greek Song…But Who is She?

Grigoris Maninakis
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February 12, 2010

NEW YORK - At the conclusion of a previous column a few weeks ago, I had promised that in a future write up I would work on putting together a tribute to one of the greatest and most fascinating Greek...

Music and Verse: A Unique Way to Participate in the Celebration of Greek Letters

Grigoris Maninakis
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January 28, 2010

NEW YORK - Every year Greeks all over the world celebrate “Greek Letters” on January 30, the same day that the Greek Orthodox Church honors the memory of the brilliant group of saints and thinkers cal...

Words are the Essence of a Song ...But Who is the Lyricist?

Grigoris Maninakis
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January 15, 2010

NEW YORK - Two weeks ago on January 1st, we concluded the first column of the New Year with a little trivia question: Are you able to identify the “lyricist” of an otherwise well known and very popul...

Lyricist, Singer or Composer? Who Brings the Magic Ingredient to Favorite Songs?

Grigoris Maninakis
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December 31, 2009

NEW YORK - As we welcome the new year, some of us turn philosophical, not only about our lives as we write New Year’s resolutions, but about the nature of this mysterious thing that passes inexorably,...

Musical History: N.Y.’s Music ‘Boxes’ - The Memorable Greek American Boites

Grigoris Maninakis
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November 26, 2009

NEW YORK - The word ‘boite’ (pronounced ‘bwat’), is French and it literally means ‘box’. Outside of French-speaking countries, the word is likely nowhere better known than in Greece, as during the 19...

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