In January of 1946, four-year-old Dimitra Petroula is playing in the yard of her home in Mani when suddenly armed men appear, asking where her mother is. They are right wing paramilitary troops, seeking revenge for her father's alliance with the Greek Left. Young Dimitra survives the extreme violence...
Female names, final partLast part of our week-long tribute to women in songs, with even more songs and female names. Visibility, inclusion, equity, diversity, emancipation: a vision for art and for society.«Όμορφο όνομα Λιλήθ»!Ολοκληρώνουμε το εβδομαδιαίο αφιέρωμα στις γυναίκες των τραγουδιών με ακ...
Female names in folk songsMy Dimitroula, Erinaki, Hariklaki, Valentina – an endless list of strong, robust women whose admirers are desperately trying to attract. A tribute to the folk muse and the eternal game of love, with women rightly and definitely in the driving seat!Γυναικεία ονόματα στο λαϊκόΔημητρού...
Female names in art songsVasiliki and Stella, Lina and Kiki, young girls and mature women who generate past memories, present desires and future hopes in the hands of the greatest creators of ‘entehno’ – art song.Γυναικεία ονόματα στο έντεχνοΤι κάνει η Κική κάθε βράδυ, πού είδα την Άννα κάποτε, και π...
Female names in pop songsFrom Katerina to Mary and from Anna to Rita, Greek songs have placed women at the center of their attention, connecting their names with the most intense meanings and images. Today’s emphasis is on pop and rock music, from Costas Bigalis to 2002 GR.Γυναικεία ονόματα στην ποπΑπό τη Ρί...
Women in songsWe start this week, which is dedicated to women, with songs that contain the words “woman” and “women” in their lyrics. Countless references to an endless source of inspiration for Greek songs.Γυναίκα και γυναίκες στα τραγούδιαΣε μια εβδομάδα αφιερωμένη στις γυναίκες, ξεκινάμε με τραγούδια πο...
By the aftermath of the Greek Civil War and by the new conditions of the global Cold War, more than 3,000 Greek children were placed in the United States, with fast-track adoption procedures ranged from legal to highly irregular. Humanitarian rescue or kid pro quo? Or both? Historian Gonda Van Steen...
Songs of farewellGreek Easter, Holy Friday, the Epitaph - the heart and the mind naturally turn to the immense youthfulness and talent so tragically lost in the February 28 train accident that revealed the full scale of the Greek plight.Τραγούδια αποχαιρετισμούΠάσχα, Μεγάλη Παρασκευή, Επιτάφιος – και ο νους...
The instrumentals of Dimitris LagiosDrawing on his Ionian island origins and his unique command of melody, composer Dimitris Lagios delivered instrumental pieces of emotional tension and a dark, almost religious dimension.Τα ορχηστρικά του Δημήτρη ΛάγιουΑντλώντας από την επτανησιακή μουσική παράδοση...
Alexandros Papadiamantis: The Dark TurtledoveAlexandros Papadiamantis is an important literary figure, closely associated with Easter thanks due to the themes of his short stories. Today, we will be exploring how he inspired contemporary songwriting, through a collection of songs incorporating his literary...
Stamatis Spanoudakis: Holy HourReligious music is just one of the areas where composer Stamatis Spanoudakis has excelled, next to songwriting and music for films. His creations reveal his passion for Orthodox tradition and his inner search for ‘Greekness’.Σταμάτης Σπανουδάκης: Εαρινή ΏραΗ θρησκευτικ...
Marios Tokas: Mary, Mother of GodEven though ‘Mary, Mother of God’ focuses on the figure of Virgin Mary, the composer himself (Marios Tokas) noted that in his mind this powerful work of religious music belongs to Easter and carries the ‘scent’ of this festivity.Μάριος Τόκας: Θεογεννήτωρ Μαρία Αν και η Θεογεννήτων Μα...
Kyriakoula Yiannakari is one of the last living speakers of "Whistling," the whistled language of the village of Antia, in Euboea. She tells us about the language, and about her life in the village where people communicate by whistling.
Interviewee: Kyriaki GiannakariField Reporter: Stavros VlachosProducer:...
Tην Κυριακή στην εκπομπή "Infinitely Curious" της Φωνής της Ελλάδας της ΕΡΤ με την Κατερίνα Μπατζάκη μάθαμε πώς το "Γελαστό παιδί" από το έργο του Μπρένταν Μπέχαν "Ο όμηρος", έγινε ο εμπνευσμένος ύμνος της πολιτικής Αριστεράς στην Ελλάδα. Το αγόρι, ο άντρας, το παλικάρι, έγινε η φιγούρα που ενέπνευσε γενι...
In 1971, fifteen-year-old Vergina elopes with her beloved in the cotton fields of Emathia
Interviewee: Platioti VerginaField Reporter: Stefanopoulou AnatoliProducer: Daphne MatziarakiSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisVideo Director / Photos: Mike BekosMusic Composer: William...
Αφιερωμένη στην Eurovision θα είναι η αγγλόφωνη εκπομπή «Infinitely Curious» που παρουσιάζει και επιμελείται η Κατερίνα Μπατζάκη, στη Φωνή της Ελλάδας.Καλεσμένοι της ο εκπρόσωπος της Ελλάδας στον φετινό Διαγωνισμό Τραγουδιού Βίκτωρ Βερνίκος και ο δημοσιογράφος Παντελής Τσομπάνης ο οποίος εκπόνησε πτυχιακή εργασ...
Manolis Mitsias & George Dalaras sing the rebetikaTwo of Greece’s greatest male voices delivered rebetiko covers of exceptional quality, adding to the popularity of the genre.Μητσιάς, Νταλάρας, ρεμπέτικοΔύο από τις μεγαλύτερες ανδρικές φωνές δοκιμάστηκαν με επιτυχία στο ρεμπέτικο, συμβάλλοντας στη δ...
The legends’ duets: Babis Goles & AgathonasTwo legendary artists who introduced to a younger generation the originality of rebetiko songs and the figure of the true ‘rebetis’.Τα ντουέτα των θρύλων: Μπάμπης Γκολές & ΑγάθωναςΔύο «βαριά» ονόματα που υπήρξαν συνώνυμα με τη φιγούρα του ρεμπέτη και με την αυθ...
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