Today, here at GME, we are celebrating lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos’ 90 years of life, creativity and endless contribution to Greek song. And we are doing that by highlighting his more erotic side, a side replete with powerful images of love, loss and devotion. A moon kissing with the stars, an e...
There are many things that one can say about lyricist, writer and film director Alekos Sakellarios, and we will indeed be saying many things about him and his contribution aboard today’s GME. But for me, Sakellarios is, above all, the one who wrote the lyrics of my favourite song: “In life there are...
This week, we have been celebrating five important poets and lyricists who have left a notable mark on Greek song and today we turn to my number one, the poet whom I consider the greatest not only in Greece but globally, a true master situated at the crossroads of political vision and existential despair....
This week, we have been celebrating five important poets and lyricists who have left a notable mark on Greek song and today we turn to my number one, the poet whom I consider the greatest not only in Greece but globally, a true master situated at the crossroads of political vision and existential despair....
French poet Arthur Rimbaud, who passed away on this day, November 10, 1891, is considered a leading figure of world poetry. Literary critics have pointed to his pioneering role in promoting a variety of aesthetic currents, including symbolism and surrealism. Naturally, Rimbaud has been present in this...
Our week-long journey across the fields of “entechno” (art) song ends today with yet another overdose of emotion, lyricism and sensitivity – this time from albums recorded in 1994. Indicatively, Anastasia Moutsatsou sings the words of Giorgos Andreou: “If love is a light in the darkness / you are my ...
Musically, the early 1990s are a period replete with surprises and originality; in 1993, indicatively, we come across the deeply emotional ballads of Alexandros Dimas, the lyrical songs of Notis Mavroudis, the playful masterpieces of Nena Venetsanou and the folk robustness of Vangelis Korakakis. These...
Rhythms drawn from Greek tradition, sophisticated melodies, modern musical instruments, lyrics of a highly poetic quality. Art song creatively assimilated the folk and rebetiko tradition, while remaining open to a selective incorporation of contemporary elements and currents. The 1990s form the spring...
Does it exist or not? Is it alive or dead? A vibrant artistic movement or a construction of record labels? This is the famous debate over the art song and its existence. The questions are not only of philological but also of practical importance, as they concern a large volume of current musical production....
Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be exploring the first half of the 1990s and how the discography of these years shaped Greek song with the advent of “entechno”, art song. Today’s destination? My favourite songs from year 1990. Expect masterpieces performed by the “usual suspects” of art so...
Today, we are remembering a deeply sentimental poet who was born on this day, October 31, 1888. Napoleon Lapathiotis is a recurrent “passenger” aboard GME, but today we focus on how he has been approached by contemporary composers. Stella Gadedi, Giannis Kontaratos, Dimitris Maramis, Martha Menahem and...
This week, here at GME, we have been pinpointing the position of poetry in modern Greek song through the work of contemporary composers and today we are remembering an existentialist poet who was born on this day, October 30, 1896. Kostas Karyotakis is a key figure not only in Greek poetry, but also...
Today, we turn to a set of relatively recent releases that stand at the crossroads of two worlds, poetry and music. Composers such as George Kagialikos, Alexandros Gourgoulios and Giorgos Komboyannis demonstrate that Greek art song has not only a glorious past but also a fascinating present, with explorations...
Today, October 28, we celebrate the “No” or “Ohi” Day, i.e. the rejection of Mussolini’s ultimatum and the entry of Greece to World War II. And our track list shall reflect this idea of saying “no”, because resistance is not a historical artefact, but an everyday practice that begins from our daily lif...
Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be celebrating the position of poetry in modern Greek song through the work of contemporary composers and songwriters. Domenica rock band sets to music Miltos Sahtouris and modern poets, songwriter Haris Katsimihas sheds light on the significance of the...
“The melodist is the hierophant of the Gods, the representative of the people, who takes care, as a practitioner, to evoke and express the sensitivity of the time, and not to flatter the habits of times and of the masses. For him, a song is a sacred text that contains the scriptures, the commandments a...
A century with his presence, his sensitivity, his command of melody, his active sense of citizenship, his definitive role in the renewal of Greek music and the organisation of Greek cultural life. A century with, above all, his songs. We could spend a month or two playing our favourite Manos Hadjidakis’ s...
The great Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos has died. Le grand auteur-compositeur grec Dionysis Savvopoulos est décédé. Der große griechische Singer-Songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos ist gestorben. È morto il grande cantautore greco Dionysis Savvopoulos. De grote Griekse zanger-songwriter Dion...
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