On this episode, we revisit our archive to bring you a remarkable analysis of the zeibekiko, originally shared with us by the late music critic Giorgos E. Papadakis. This is paired with a selection of beloved songs that follow this distinctive rhythm, performed by voices both iconic and deeply expressive.
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Today marks the 91st birthday of acclaimed Greek filmmaker Costas Ferris. On this occasion, we revisit one of his most powerful works, “Rembetiko”—its iconic soundtrack, along with a selection of songs for which he wrote the lyrics.
A tribute that moves between cinema and song, highlighting the u...
Today, we are remembering a superb singer-songwriter – one of the most original and talented ones operating along the East/West crossroads – who passed away on April 17, 2011. For our track list, we choose covers of his songs recorded by top-class vocalists such as George Dalaras, Glykeria, Dimitris Bas...
Today, we turn to a robust male voice that marked some of the greatest art-folk songs of the 1970s and the 1980s, who was born on April 15, 1951. Our destination: 75 years Costas Smokovitis.
Χρόνια πολλά Κώστα Σμοκοβίτη
Σήμερα, θα ασχοληθούμε με μια στιβαρή ανδρική φωνή που σημάδεψε μερικά από τα ...
Today, we explore the presence of a renowned Soviet poet in Greek song - a pioneering, deeply political creator who passed away on April 14, 1930. Our destination: Vladimir Mayakovsky.
Μαγιακόφσκι
Σήμερα, εξερευνούμε την παρουσία ενός καταξιωμένου σοβιετικού ποιητή στο ελληνικό τραγούδι - ενός πρωτοπό...
Today, we are remembering an influential figure of Greek music who shaped much of the country's rock landscape not only as a songwriter, but also as a producer. Together with Filippos Pliatsikas and Babis Stokas, he formed the Greek mega-band Pyx Lax. Also, he helped several artists and bands at the...
Σήμερα, γιορτάζουμε το Πάσχα με αναφορές σε διηγήματα με πασχαλινό περιεχόμενο, και με τραγούδια από τα νησιά, τη Σμύρνη, την Κύπρο. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Πάσχα στα πέλαγα.
Επιμέλεια - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
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Σήμερα, ακούμε τραγούδια για ανθρώπους που αναστήθηκαν, ξαναγεννήθηκαν και ξαναζούν. Το κύριο εργαλείο για να συμβεί αυτό είναι η αγάπη. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Ανάσταση.
Επιμέλεια - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
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Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Σήμερα, εξετάζουμε την παρουσία του ονόματος ενός μεγάλου Έλληνα συνθέτη ως στίχος σε αγαπημένα τραγούδια άλλων. Δεν κοιτάμε δηλαδή το δικό του έργο, αλλά το πώς εισήλθε σαν λέξη, στιχουργικά, στο έργο άλλων δημιουργών. Σε ποια τραγούδια συναντάμε το όνομά του; Και τι συμβολίζει η παρουσία αυτή; Σημείο συνάν...
Σήμερα, μιλάμε για έναν κορυφαίο μουσικοκριτικό που έφυγε πρόσφατα και ακούμε τραγούδια καλλιτεχνών που ξέρουμε στα σίγουρα ότι αποδεχόταν. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Μια ώρα τζαζ και ροκ για τον Αργύρη Ζήλο.
Επιμέλεια - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
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Today, we return to one of Greece’s greatest composers and to some hidden instrumental works of his for television and theater. And in between the tracks, we share excerpts from his speech on the occasion of his appointment as an honorary doctor of the University of Athens. Our destination: Music f...
Today, we are remembering one of the greatest Greek singers, who was born on April 2, 1948, whose name became a synonym for good and authentic folk song. Our destination: Dimitris Mitropanos in the 1980s.
Ο Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος στη δεκαετία του ’80
Σήμερα, θυμόμαστε έναν από τους σπουδαιότερους Έ...
Today, we are shedding light on the life and work one of the most explicitly political lyricists of Greek song, whom I really admire as an author and as a thinker. Our destination: Fontas Ladis.
Φώντας Λάδης – ο ποιητής, ο διανοούμενος
Σήμερα, ρίχνουμε φως στη ζωή και το έργο ενός από τους πιο έντον...
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