Giannis Papoutsakis

This episode of "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis, aired on October 15, was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the Germans. It featured the day's historical account, the first church bells that spread the joyful news, the public celebrations,...

Young poet and author Ioanna Karamali was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on "Heliotrope" on October 14. She spoke about her new poetry collection titled “It Happened!” The show featured songs from artists including Frank Sinatra, Fleetwood Mac, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt, Neville Brothers, and...

The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on October 13, hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis, was a tribute to the beloved Greek cinema of the 1960s and early 1970s. It featured iconic lines from unforgettable comedies, along with music and songs from films like Madalena, Bluff Master, Mermaids and Lads,...

The October 10th episode of Giannis Papoutsakis' show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" was dedicated to the master of aristocratic rebetiko and light music, Michalis Sougioul. The composer and conductor Apollon Kouskoumvekakis and the performer Maroula Kaskaveli spoke about his work.

The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on October 9, 2024, was dedicated to the cinematic music of Mimis Plessas in dramatic films. Music and songs from the following movies were played: Ilingos, Dacrya for Electra, Egoismos, A Great Love, Olga My Love, A Story of a Life,...

Dedicated to the last great rebetiko musician Kostas Kaplanis, the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis aired on October 8. Unpublished songs with lyrics by Evgenia Drouza were presented, and she was joined on the show by performer Stavros Avramoglou.

The exceptional singer of the bands 'Onar' and 'Do Diesis,' Penny Ramantani, was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on 'Heliotrope' on October 7th, where she spoke about both her musical journey and her writing activities.

This episode of "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" is dedicated to Mimis Plessas, the beloved creator of so many hits who 'departed' on October 5, 2024, just a few days before his 100th birthday. The show honored his life, his love for jazz and cinema, and his songs that have become a part of eternal...

Ο ποιητής/συγγραφέας/γιατρός Κωνσταντίνος Μούσσας ήταν καλεσμένος του Γιάννη Παπουτσάκη στα ''Ηλιοτρόπια'' της 30ής Σεπτεμβρίου, σε μια συζήτηση γύρω από το νέο βιβλίο που ετοιμάζει για τους συγγραφείς Ρένο Αποστολίδη και Ζήσιμο Λορεντζάτο! Η εκπομπή διανθίστηκε από αγαπημένες μελωδίες της τζαζ! ...

Two hours filled with the voice of MARINELLA! In the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on September 29, 2024. Her life, her early years in music, her pivotal encounter with Kazantzidis, her major hits, and her rare collaborations! A tribute of LOVE to our great interpreter,...

"Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis welcomed Autumn on September 23rd with poems by Livaditis, Ritsos, Dimoula, and other poets, along with nostalgic music by Satie, Kitaro, Myers, Kosma, Roxani Chatzidimitriou, and the voice of Nat King Cole in 'Autumn Leaves'!

On September 22nd, 2024, the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis presented a two-hour tribute to George Seferis. His life, his poetry, his words... With recitations of his poems by Seferis himself and, of course, his poetry set to music! The voices of Bithikotsis, Farantouri,...

Dedicated to the opening of schools, the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on September 11 explored what poets like Palamas, Leivaditis, Brecht, and more recent poets have written about schools, teachers, and students. The show also discussed how composers such as Markopoulos,...

The distinguished musician Roxani Chatzidimitriou was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on September 10. Roxani is a piano teacher, theoretical music teacher, composer, and film music specialist, holding a master’s degree from the Royal Holloway University o...

On September 9th the show "Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis was dedicated to our national poet Dionysios Solomos. The program featured the theatrical work-book "I Recognize You..." by Cleopatra Emmanouil Kyriakopoulou. She read excerpts alongside Professor of German Philology, Eva Krause.

This episode of "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis is dedicated to the great Greek folk singer Stelios Kazantzidis. The episode features his songs, including both folk and "artistic" pieces by renowned composers such as Tsitsanis, Theodorakis, Kaldaras, Hadjidakis, Aki Panou,...

On September 5th, Giannis Papoutsakis's show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" was "flower-decorated," brimming with the fragrances of poems by Palamas, Seferis, Ritsos, Vrettakos, Karyotakis, Karouzos, and Angelaki-Rook. The episode featured the voices of Gounaris, Giovanna, Mouschouri, Kazantzidis,...

On September 4th, 2024, Giannis Papoutsakis's show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" focused on the old neighborhoods with their dirt roads, tile-roofed houses, courtyards, and ladders, along with smiling neighbors, gatherings, and children's voices. The episode was a nostalgic journey to a lost Greece,...