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Greek Weird Wave’s Absurdism and Tragedy
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Greek Weird Wave’s Absurdism and Tragedy

By
Dimitris Passas
/ 25 October 2023

Greek Weird Wave films are existential with a hefty dose of absurdism, surrealism and tragedy, where alienated protagonists struggle in a meaningless milieu.

Greece’s Evritiki Zygia Hypnotize with Thracian Psychedelic Folk on ‘Ormenion’
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Greece’s Evritiki Zygia Hypnotize with Thracian Psychedelic Folk on ‘Ormenion’

By
Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 25 March 2020

Evritiki Zygia's Ormenion has a ferocity that speaks to the tenacity of old traditions as well as to a progressive spirit. It's nothing short of hypnotic.

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Last Stop Greece: Then the Global Prowler Heads on Home

By
Matthew Asprey
/ 25 August 2011
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Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Greek Café

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Deanne Sole
/ 31 October 2010
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The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History by Justin Marozzi

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Alan Ashton-Smith
/ 15 February 2010
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Rembetiko — Special Edition

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Scott Jordan Harris
/ 12 January 2010
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Putumayo: Women of the World

By
Courtney Tenz
/ 17 July 2007

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