The Near & Far Kastellorizo International Music Festival, dedicated to the Greek diaspora, comes to for the first time from ...

LARNACA, Cyprus -- Lyrical duelists in Cyprus spit rhymes in head-to-head contests, keeping alive a tradition known as “tsiattista” that emerged centuries before the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

Cypriot Verse Battles Revive Ancient Tradition, Echoing Modern Rap for a Global Audience Discover how Cyprus’ ancient poetic ...

Konstantinos Christou Grilias and Adamos Peratikos are among a new group of poets in this Mediterranean country who battle it out live on stage to the rhythms of the lute and fiddle. The battles a ...

The indie studio has historically leaned into the erotic aspects of Greek myth in an effort to best capture the culture that ...

On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, rap battles are performed to the accompaniment of lute and fiddle. The head-to-head ...

In Cyprus, poets face off in sharp-witted rhyme battles which trace their roots back centuries. Known as tsiattista, the ...