Today, we are exploring some recent recordings by a set of perhaps less advertised but highly talented singer-songwriters. With their talent and originality, Thodoros Anastasiou, Moisis Aser, Nasos Matrakas, Christos Mihail, Giannis Nikolaou, Vasilis Saltagiannis and Petros Satrazanis highlight just...
Today, we will be listening to some of the most politically-conscious and socially-oriented songs of a great lyricist who was born on this day, December 8, 1911. His poetic message contains protest against injustice, calls to preserve historical memory, and the promise of a better world. Our destination:...
On this episode, we celebrate an important composer and singer-songwriter who was born on this day, 07 December 1948: Lakis Papadopoulos.
His point of departure was the broader world of rock music, yet over the years he has experimented—and continues to experiment—with many different genres and mus...
“On stage, I give it everything. The secret of rock ’n’ roll lies precisely in this: never giving up while you’re playing. When you truly do all you can, it’s certain the audience will respond in kind. Because rock is built on human contact—whatever form that may take—and that’s where it draws its im...
Today, we are focusing on a very popular dance rhythm and on songs that contain this rhythm, created and recorded recently. From Tasos Grous to Dimitris Psarras, from Vaggelis Maheras to Filippos Peristeris and from Vangelis Korakakis to Giorgos Kagialikos, several major composers have included zeibekiko...
Today, we are exploring the more recent recordings of a truly important composer – mostly covers of his earlier songs plus some modern creations of his. Special vocalists such as Aggeliki Toubanaki, Ioanna Forti, Costas Triantafyllidis, Panos Bousalis and Miltos Pashalidis become vehicles for the t...
Today, December 3, we are celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by listening to songs that contain references to human rights and human strength, respect and resilience. Our destination: Songs of empowerment!
Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ατόμων με Αναπηρία
Σήμερα, 3 Δεκεμβρίου, γιορτάζουμε την Παγκό...
Today, we are remembering a pioneering singer-songwriter who was born on this day, December 2, 1944, and who sadly passed away in October. His critics claim that his work gradually dropped in terms of originality and sophistication, especially from the early 1980s onwards. We are here to prove the opposite!...
Today, December 1, we are celebrating the arrival of December with songs that contain references to this month. “I am writing to you on the 1st of December” and “will we see the December snow fall ever again?” and “the laughing children who can tell us about the glory of December”. Welcome aboard Gree...
On 30 November 1949, a multifaceted artist was born—brimming with dynamism, immediacy, and inexhaustible energy; a whirlwind of song and acting whom we revisit on tonight’s journey. Nonconformist not only in life but also in his performances, which left a distinct mark on Greek rock music.The meeting poi...
Today, we revisit spaces that became synonymous with the golden age of Greek song and with a form of intimate, high-quality live entertainment. Tipoukeitos, Roulota, Esperides, Apanemia… places steeped in the spirit of the New Wave (Neo Kyma), and in voices such as Kaiti Chomata, Popi Asteriadi, Giorgos Z...
Today, we are celebrating the birthday of one of Greece’s greatest female voices. Maria Farantouri was born in Athens on the 28th of November 1947. Her international repertoire, which we are focusing on aboard today’s GME, is truly impressive and includes recordings of protest songs and songs by Bre...
Begleri: small skill toy consisting of one or more beads at either end of a short string. Originally derived from the komboloi, which serves the function of worry beads, flipped around to pass the time. Spyros Zagoraios, Rita Sakellariou, Dimitris Efstathiou, Doukissa, Eleni Vitali, Prodromos Tsaousakis...
Today, we are celebrating the legacy of an important folk song artist – a familiar voice that analysts place among the top male ones of Greek discography together with Kazantzidis, Bithikotsis and a few others. Panos Gavalas was born on this day, November 26, 1926. An emblematic figure, a quiet innovator, h...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the...
Today, we are shedding light on the concept of improvisation, by highlighting some interesting instances of improv vibes with various musical instruments. From the great bouzouki masters to the clarinet of Vassilis Saleas and from the innovators of tradition such as Ross Daly to the jazz endeavours...
Today, we remember a highly significant lyricist who was born on this day, 23 November 1949. And, inevitably, we encounter some of the most beloved melodies of Greek song—melodies that came to carry the dense, layered meanings of his words: Thanos Mikroutsikos, Babis Stokas, Marios Tokas, Miltos Paschalidis, S...
Today, we turn to a major recent loss for Greek song—to a leading songwriter—and to a less illuminated facet of his discography. With Thanasis Papakonstantinou, as well as Vangelis Germanos, with Giorgos Zampetas, with Nikos Xydakis, and with Nikos Kypergos.
The meeting point for tonight’s journ...
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