Giannis Papoutsakis

Distinguished theater and photography artist, Joanna Vraka was Giannis Papoutsakis’ guest on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on January 18th. With rock mood and songs by: Animals, Joan Baez, Scorpions, Al Stewart, Janis Joplin, Pavlov's dog and others

One year has passed without Nikos Xanthopoulos and the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" by Giannis Papoutsakis presented on January 17th pays tribute to the "child of the people", with excerpts from his autobiography and his songs with music by Kaldaras, Xarchakos and Manisalis!

Ένα αφιέρωμα στην ιστορία των καφενείων παρουσίασε η εκπομπή ''Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό'' του Γιάννη Παπουτσάκη στις 15 Ιανουαρίου. Με τραγούδια που αναφέρονται σ' αυτά από τις φωνές της Μελίνας Μερκούρη,, του Νταλάρα, του Μητροπάνου,του Λοϊζου, της Γαλάνη, της Βίκυς Λέανδρος, της Βενετσάνου κ....

A two-hour tribute to Vasilis Tsitsanis, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his death, was presented on January 14th at the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" by Giannis Papoutsakis. The life and songs of the great composer who put the bouzouki in every home and gave identity to folk so...

A two-hour tribute to our Nobel laureate poets George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis was included in Giannis Papoutsakis' show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on January 7th. A journey into the luminous poetry that was full of Greece! Their poetry was set to music by Theodorakis, Kokotos, Moutsis, Papadimitriou,...

A tribute to songs set to music was presented on January 3rd by Giannis Papoutsakis' show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light". In poetry by Seferis, Elytis, Skaribas, Vizyinos, Papantoniou, Loudemis, Leontaris, Kavvadia etc., music by Theodorakis, Mikroutsikos, Kokotos, Spanos, Samoilis, Tranoudakis,...

The 70s and this era’s great songs were dedicated to the show of Giannis Papoutsakis on January 2nd. There were songs by the voices of Kazantzidis, Bithikotsis, Xylouris, Parios, Diamantis, Galani, Afroditi Manou, Mitsias and other great performers who left their mark on this decade

On December 31st, 2023, “Journeys Basking in Greek Light'' was dedicated to the great and modest creator Stavros Kougioumtzis. A journey through his life, his views and of course his songs, with the voices of Dalaras, Kalogiannis, Alexiou, Kalatzis, Parios, Poulopoulos, Arvanitaki, Kouroukli and Vi...

The first part of Giannis Papoutsakis' show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on the second day of Christmas was dedicated to Giannis Dalianidis musicals. In the second part, the Cypriot poet Andreas Timotheou referred to his poetry collection "Garments of suffering" that he wrote for the 100th anniversary...

It was December 10th, 1963, 60 years ago, when Giorgos Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" by Giannis Papoutsakis honored this anniversary with a tribute to our great poet, with his poems, the views of Elytis and Ritsos about him, his words...

The first Sunday of December carries the scent of women’s fragrance on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis. In the first part, Fani Gemtou and Elli Dadira talk about the performance "A little theater music", which is a journey through the history of musicals and which i...

Performer Vasia Vougioukli joins the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis, on November 30, bringing her beloved oud along and takes listeners on a magical journey through the scene of traditional and artistic (entechno) song, genres she has served for almost 20 years now!...

What were the favorite words of Palamas, Xenopoulos, Papantoniou, Pantelis Horn, Nirvanas, Eleni Papadaki, Hatzimichali, Parthenis, and others? Hear all the answers on Giannis Papoutsakis’ show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light", on November 29. On the same show, our beloved Dimitris Piatas, new artistic d...

The young and quite remarkable singer, composer, and lyricist Yanna Vasileiou joins Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on November 28. Yanna talks about her recordings, her 10-year journey, and her orientation in singing, as well as about her collaborations with great...

Author, screenwriter, and director Giannis Botsis joins Giannis Papoutsakis on Heliotrope broadcasted on November 27, to talk about his latest book titled "Only Lovers Can Stand Paris". Featuring unforgettable French songs by Edith Piaf, Georges Moustaki, Juliette Greco, Dalida, Hervé Vilard, and o...

Dedicated to the value and power of true friendship is today's show with Giannis Papoutsakis "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" at 16.00. Friendship in the writings of Aristotle, the poetry of Seferis, Varnalis, Anagnostakis, Skarimpas, Vrettakos, Patrikios, Eleftherios, and Borges and songs sung by...

Αφιερωμένη στο μεγάλο μας στιχουργό Λευτέρη Παπαδόπουλο ήταν η εκπομπή ''Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό'' του Γιάννη Παπουτσάκη στις 19 Νοεμβρίου, με  αφορμή την 88η επέτειο των γενεθλίων του. Διαβάστηκαν αποσπάσματα από συνεντεύξεις-μνήμες του και ακούστηκαν μερικά από τα πιο αγαπημένα του τραγούδια από τις φ...