This episode is a tribute to coffee—the drink that brightens our days, the cafés where it is enjoyed, and the people whose work brings it to our tables.
Celebrated by leading folklorists such as Elias Petropoulos, immortalized in the writings of Aziz Nesin, and sung by some of Greece's greatest pe...
Tonight, we welcome an outstanding singer-songwriter and performer work has left a distinctive mark on Greek light music, contemporary ballads, and songs for children. For this special edition, he opens his personal archive exclusively for the listeners of Voice of Greece and shares unpublished writings by one of Greece’s most beloved and multifaceted artists—an artist he has often described as his adoptive mother. Our destination in tonight’s Musical Suburbs is Giorgis Christodoulou reading unpublished texts by Arleta, offering listeners a rare and intimate glimpse into the thoughts and words of a remarkable creator whose artistic legacy continues to inspire. ... Read more
Σήμερα, λέμε χρόνια πολλά στον ροκ υπερήρωα των παιδικών μας χρόνων, τον αιώνιο έφηβο, τη φωνή από το μέλλον ενός καλύτερου κόσμου. Και το γιορτάζουμε ακούγοντας μόνο ζωντανές ηχογραφήσεις του – ένα απάνθισμα από τα εκρηκτικά live του που δεν αφήσανε τίποτα όρθιο μέσα μας κι απ’ έξω. Σημείο συνάντησης...
«Σήμερα είναι η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Προσφύγων, μια στιγμή για να τιμήσουμε το κουράγιο και την αποφασιστικότητα σχεδόν 42 εκατομμυρίων ανθρώπων που ξεριζώθηκαν από την πατρίδα τους εξαιτίας του πολέμου, της βίας και των διώξεων. Κάθε μέρα, οι πρόσφυγες συμβάλλουν στις κοινωνίες που τους έχουν υποδεχθεί ...
A graduate of Berklee College of Music’s Advanced Blues Guitar Program, where she earned a 4.0 GPA under Professor Michael Williams, Kaliopi has built a reputation as an artist of rare depth and command. Her voice moves effortlessly between tenderness and raw intensity, while her guitar work balances r...
Today, in the context of our week-long tribute to Greek blues bands, we are shedding light on the best of the best: Blues Wire. The band is widely regarded as one of the best blues bands in Europe and their gigs have been described by observers as one of Europe’s best kept blues secrets. Our destination: G...
This week aboard GME is dedicated to blues in the Greek context. We started our week-long exploration with Eliana One Woman Band and Blues Revenge, among others, while yesterday we listened to Daddy’s Work Blues Band, Blues Trackers and The Blues Side Band. Today’s destination: Greek blues bands, par...
Playing blues in Greece has something unique, as it is one of the few Western musical genres that has never been in fashion in our country. Exiled from commercial circuits, the blues played by Greeks, the Greek blues, continues to exist and breathe on the margins of musical developments Our destination:...
Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be turning our attention to the massive legacy of the blues and the several Greek bands and artists that have been honouring this genre in our country. Our destination: Greek blues bands, part 1: From Eliana One Woman Band to Blues Revenge.
Ελληνικά μπλουζ ...
Tonight, we welcome an outstanding singer-songwriter and performer whose work has left a distinctive mark on Greek light music, contemporary ballads, and songs for children.
For this special edition, he opens his personal archive exclusively for the listeners of Voice of Greece and shares unpublished...
Today, we take a journey through the first two decades in the artistic life of Hanomai Giati Remvazo, one of the most distinctive and singular groups in contemporary Greek music, formed in 1981.
Guiding us along the way is an insightful analysis by the foremost authority on the band’s work, our c...
Throughout the week that ends today, we celebrated four folk instruments that have coloured the complex and beautiful landscape of Greek music tradition. Today, a key instrument of the islands of the Aegean lands aboard Greek Music Express. Our destination: Greek folk instruments part 4: Santur, or...
The saz is a long-necked fretted lute used in the folk music of Turkey and neighbouring regions of the Balkans, including Greece, as well as the Middle East and Central Asia. It belongs to the wider family of long-necked lutes known as tanburs, a group of instruments historically distributed from Iran...
Giorgos Koros, Kyriakos Gouventas, Nicos Hatzopoulos, Nikos Kalaintzis, Nikos Moraitis – welcome to the very exclusive club of the soloists who cemented violin’s position in the Greek folk and traditional orchestra.
Βιολί
Γιώργος Κόρος, Κυριάκος Γκουβέντας, Νίκος Χατζόπουλος, Νίκος Καλαϊτζής, Νί...
Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be turning our attention to four distinct folk instruments that have fuelled some of the brightest moments of Greek music tradition. Our destination: Greek folk instruments part 1: Laouto - Lute.
Λαούτο
Σήμερα, και όλη την εβδομάδα που ...
Today, we remember Malvina Karali—a powerhouse of aesthetics, emotion, humor, and social commentary, a truly larger-than-life personality who passed away on this day, 07 June 2002.
Our meeting point for this evening’s broadcast: 24 years without Malvina Karali.
A tribute to a singular voice in ...
Today, we turn the spotlight on a singer who was as unconventional as he was popular. Our meeting point for this evening’s broadcast: Three years without Giannis Floriniotis.
Tonight, we leave aside the disco side of Giannis Floriniotis and explore a lesser-known chapter of his career through the a...
Today, June 5, we are celebrating World Environment Day, a day that highlights the need for ecological consciousness and collective action in support of green policies. Our destination: Songs celebrating nature, for the World Environment Day.
Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Περιβάλλοντος
Σήμερα, 5 Ιουνίου, γιορτάζουμε την Παγκό...
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