The 30th October show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”, the day of remembrance of Giannis Spanos, who passed away at the age of 85 in 2019, features a two-hour tribute to our great composer. Featuring selections from his New Wave, folk, éntekhno, and cinema songs, as well as his three anthologies! List...
The 82nd anniversary of “NO” was commemorated on the October 28th show “Journeys basking in Greek light” with Giannis Papoutsakis, featuring the chronicle of the day, the Metaxas-Graci meeting, the proclamations of Metaxas and King George II, the voice of radio announcer Kostas Stavropoulos announc...
Sofia Vembo was the singer of victory. Her songs boosted the morale of our soldiers on the front lines and she was also one to contribute to the great victory over the Italians in the snow-capped mountains of Albania. “Pedia tis Ellados Pedia” (Oh Children, Children of Greece)' gives listeners goosebumps to ...
The October 26th show “Journeys basking in Greek light” with Giannis Papoutsakis is a tribute to the 120th anniversary of the liberation of Thessaloniki from the Turks. The chronicle of the liberation and the contribution of Eleftherios Venizelos. The show is interspersed with songs about Thessaloniki wit...
October, the second month of Fall, with its special colors and its many anniversaries, was praised by the pen of Greek and foreign poets. The October 24 episode of Giannis Papoutsakis' broadcasting program “Heliotrope” was dedicated to the poems written for this month by the pens of Tasos Livaditis, Mil...
October 23 marked the 97th anniversary of the birth of Manos Hadjidakis, the "Great Eroticist" of Greek song. Giannis Papoutsakis' show ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' presented on the anniversary of Manos Hadjidakis’ birthday, a two-hour tribute to our great composer; Guest Dimitris Theofilou -...
Giannis Papoutsakis' guest on the broadcasting program ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' on October 19th was the young and remarkable actress Eleni Stergiou. They discussed the play ''Dancing plague'' where she plays the lead role. In addition, the composer and performer Paschalis Tonios spoke about...
On the occasion of her birthday, a tribute to the unforgettable Melina Mercouri was presented by Giannis Papoutsakis' broadcasting program ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' on October 18th. The episode featured some of her most famous songs with music by Vasilis Tsitsanis, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos...
A two-hour tribute to the great Greek composer Mimis Plessas, on the occasion of his 98th birthday, was presented on October 16 by Giannis Papoutsakis in his broadcasting program ''Journeys basking in Greek light''. Two hours full of his life -through his personal narrations- and his songs, many of...
On October 13th, Giannis Papoutsakis' guest was the distinguished actress, director, and playwright Georgia Pierroutsakou, on the show "Journeys basking in Greek light". They discussed the award-winning theatrical performance "Onorio, ta anomimata enos egklimatia", which will be performed for another...
A tribute to the liberation of Athens from the Germans on October 12, 1944, after 3 years and 6 months of harsh occupation, with thousands of deaths from hunger, hardship, and executions, was presented on October 12 by Giannis Papoutsakis' broadcasting program "Journeys basking in Greek light".
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Autumn through text, poems, and songs was the theme of the show ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' with Giannis Papoutsakis on October 11. Texts by Gregorios Xenopoulos and Stratis Myrivilis, poems by Tasos Livaditis, Maria Polydouri, Victor Hugo, and other poets were read and songs were sung by the...
The young and very talented poet Gina Roumpea, who took us on a tour of her own poetic universe, was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis' broadcasting program "Heliotrope" on October 10th. The episode featured melodies from the world of jazz and rock ballads with the voices of: Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong,...
A nostalgic two-hour episode with songs about the Athens of the past, the streets of Plaka and the taverns, and also archondorebetika songs were performed for the listeners of the broadcasting program ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' on October 9th by Dimitris Avadelos playing the guitar and Lambros...
The episode of "Journeys basking in Greek light'' with Giannis Papoutsakis on October 5th was dedicated to the great poet and lyricist Dimitris Christodoulou. Christodoulou’s poems were set to music by our greatest composers, Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchakos, Giorgos Zampetas, Linos Kokotos, Mimis P...
Kiriaki Vlachogianni is a young performer (soprano), composer, lyricist and actress, who, utilizing her talent, aspires to carve her own path in the artistic field. Kiriaki was a guest on this episode of Giannis Papoutsakis' broadcasting program ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' where she performed...
The exquisite composer and performer Katerina Dinou was hosted on ''Heliotrope'' by Giannis Papoutsakis on October 3rd. Katerina spoke about her collaborations with Giannis Spanos, Mimis Plessas, Vangelis Machairas, Dimitris Lentzos, Smaro Papadopoulou -who recently passed away- and also presented her...
The well-known and beloved actor Lefteris Eleftheriadis was a guest on the show ''Journeys basking in Greek light'' by Giannis Papoutsakis on October 2nd. The distinguished actor spoke about his long career in theater, cinema and especially television from the era of Kostas Pretenteris' ''I geitonia...
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