Isokratisses

Isokratisses

Hidden Musics

Female vocal ensemble Isokratisses both uphold and reinterpret one of the world’s oldest remaining folk music traditions: the polyphonic songs of Epirus. Thanks to the vast mountain ranges of Albania and a terra firma already pretty remote from Western influence, these laments remained an insular force of celebration and hardship for centuries, passed down generation by generation. Isokratisses are the latest wielders of this singular musical heritage, its elemental power still intact and untainted from Byzantine times to this present day.

News

Introducing our new video series 'Hi! How Are You?'; watch the first episode, feat. RP Boo, Maria Chavez, and Isokratisses

Thursday Dec 3rd 2020

Photo series: Hidden Musics at LGW19, captured by Melanie Marsman

Wednesday May 13th 2020

A force of celebration & hardship: listen to Isokratisses perform the polyphonic folk songs from Epirus at LGW19

Thursday May 7th 2020

Revealing the full line-up for Le Guess Who? 2019

Friday Sep 20th 2019