On 4 October, it’s World Animal Day, and together we celebrate the many ways Greek song remembers our four-legged friends! From The Cats of the Trucks by Xembarkoi and Nikos Kavvadias, to The Dog in Kolonaki by Fotis Delivorias; from the Cats of Yannis Kakisis and Eleni Zorbala, to Droopy by Leonidas M...
Today, you will allow me to wear my political scientist's hat on top of my radio producer's hat! And you will also allow me to honour the most prominent Greek political scientist, Nikos Poulantzas, who died exactly 46 years ago, on October 3, 1979. His contribution to the theory of the state remains...
Today, we are celebrating the numerous folk songs performed and recorded by an exceptional vocalist born exactly 63 years ago, on October 2, 1962. He stands out thanks to not only his special timbre but also his ethos and modesty. And it is no coincidence that great maestros such as Dimitris Papadimitriou,...
Today, October 1st, is the International Day of Older Persons, i.e. the perfect occasion to remind ourselves of how important older people are and how much they deserve our attention and respect. Our destination? Songs about “yiayia” and “pappou”, about grandmothers, grandfathers and their fairytales, about t...
Today, we will be remembering a popular vocalist that passed away exactly 15 years ago, on September 30, 2010 and that helped elevate many beautiful “laiko” songs with her deep expressive voice. Doukissa (The Duchess) marked not only the popular song discography but also the music entertainment of ...
Filippos Nikolaou gives a heart to his beloved one, Arleta asks her heart to be courageous, Manolis Hatzimanolis cannot live without his little heart, Themis Adamantidis points straight to the heart and Dionysis Tsaknis asks his heart to write its own fairytale. The common thread of today’s track l...
On 28 September 1945, one of the most insightful poets and philosophers of Greek song was born. In a conversation we once had with him, he said the following:
“Greek society is hollow at its foundations; it lacks perspective. These small countries within globalization end up culturally self-abolishing. W...
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, celebrated on 27 September, the program marks the day with the right kind of sonic luggage. Both in our travel spirit and in our musical choices, we insist on staying Greek.
As the meeting point for tonight’s journey, we set our sights on songs about cities o...
Ending today, this mini tribute of GME to Greek songs and music for theatre highlighted two interlinked facts: One, that theatre constitutes a constant source of inspiration for the country’s leading composers. And two, that these composers have a truly multi-faceted repertoire, consisting not only o...
Today comes the second part of our tribute to music for theatre, here at GME. Eleni Karaindrou and Nikos Xydakis, Nikos Xydakis and Eleni Karaindrou, two prominent figures of Greek music who have stood out for their melodiousness and sophistication. Yes, it is true that theatre has not been at the center...
Today, tomorrow and on Friday, we shall be enjoying some of the most beautiful pieces of music for theatre, composed by leading Greek composers. Today’s track list, here at GME, includes a collection of songs that were originally conceived to accompany plays on stage. These songs belong primarily t...
Today, here at GME, we continue our tribute to the “Greek” Pablo Neruda by listening to poems of his set to music by composers Vassilis Dimitriou, Christos Gartzos and Giannis Glezos. Neruda, who died exactly 52 years ago, on September 23, 1973, was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his...
Today and tomorrow, we will be honouring the memory of a colossal poet from Chile who died on September 23, 1973. Pablo Neruda marked not only world poetry but also the Greek song, as his verse was set to music by leading composers. So, today’s destination? Canto General, by Neruda and Mikis Theodorakis, w...
21 September marks the United Nations International Day of Peace — a moment for reflection and a renewed commitment to the highest of values: peace. At the “Musical Suburbs” stop of "Greek Music Express", we honour this day by listening to anti-war songs drawn from a wide range of artists.
From Giann...
This episode is dedicated to the poetry of Manolis Anagnostakis set to music. There are two reasons for this tribute: the centenary of the poet’s birth this year, and the publication of the volume “Manolis Anagnostakis in Song: Yet I Never Admitted Defeat”, released by Metronomos Publications
Produced and p...
Today, we will be celebrating Invisible Cities, the masterpiece written by my favourite author, Italo Calvino, who died exactly 40 years ago, on September 19, 1985. And we will be also listening to instrumentals by three exceptional composers, Elias Mastoris, Giorgos Stavrianos, Marios Strofalis, inspired...
Today’s GME is dedicated to Pavlos Fyssas, the musician who was killed by members of a neo-Nazi criminal gang exactly 12 years ago, on September 18, 2013. Dimitris Mystakidis, Active Member, Giorgos Tsigos, Koinoi Thnitoi, Giannis Koutras and Yperastikoi are some of the artists who, today, will be r...
This week, we have been honouring five distinct individuals who, for different reasons, have left a profound mark on my personal mythology and who were born or passed away on one of this week’s days. Today, we will be remembering a superbly sensitive and expressive composer who passed away exactly 4...
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