The panel discussion and live performance explores the relationship of popular music with politics and identities in Greece and in Greek diasporic settings. The panel consists of a team of scholars, researchers, and performers active in the field of popular music who are also members of the Popular Music in Greece, International Research Collective [PMGIRC]: Eleni Kallimopoulou, Nick Poulakis, Yona Stamatis, and Sissie Theodosiou, and musicians Katia Mari, accordion, voice; Ioannis Logothetis, bouzouki; Spyros Pratilas, piano. PMGIRC was founded two years ago as an initiative of Yona Stamatis.
The panel will consider the fundamental question: “What is Greek popular music?” The discussion will apply to popular music the theoretical lenses of diaspora/migration/transnational flows and heritage studies. The event will be punctuated by performances of songs in diverse popular styles. Audience members are warmly encouraged to participate in the discussion.
