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...
Today, we will be introducing ourselves to the exciting ideas and songs of Greece’s most explicitly political lyricist, who was born exactly 72 years ago, on September 16, 1953. His vision? “Singing is not about expressing yourself individually. When you write, you cannot start with your own experience. It ...
Giannoulis Halepas, who died exactly 87 years ago on September 15, 1938, is widely regarded as Greece’s greatest sculptor. He came from the island of Tinos and a family of famous marble cutters and sculptors. Halepas studied at the School of Arts in Athens and, in 1873, he left for Munich, under a s...
Throughout the week that ends today, we explored the work of some very talented and perhaps less advertised singers-songwriters who recently released personal albums of theirs and who definitely deserve our attention. Born in the neighborhood of Kesariani in 1987, Vassilis Korakakis has collaborated...
Today is the 11th of September and there are two very sad occasions associated with this day - the 9/11 with the 2001 terrorist attacks against the US, and the “Chilean 9/11” with the 1973 coup d’etat organised by dictator Augusto Pinochet. Today, we will be turning our attention to the latter event...
Danae Panagiotopoulou, with important albums in her personal discography (Oikos Antohis, Homo Logotypous', Antipyra) returned with “Exit #44”. “Eight songs and an orchestral piece span a period of 15 unpredictable years that certainly caught us off guard. With sometimes classical and sometimes unort...
Today, we are honouring the memory of an outstanding rock singer-songwriter who sadly died six years ago, on September 9, 2019. Our destination - the best live recordings of Lavrentis Maheritsas – will remind us of the talent and the sensitivity of an influential artist who stood at the crossroads o...
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