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What is the sound of Omonoia, one of the oldest and most central squares of Athens? The square lent its name to an entire sub-genre of laiko popular song, produced by a range of recording companies that were headquartered in the neighbouring streets of Omonoia: Panivar, Intersound, Polyphone, Sonora,...

Pyramidos: A Japanese band performing covers of Greek folk and traditional songs! Rodehihi: The band’s frontman and lead vocalist. A unique marriage of Greek & Balkan ethnic music with Japanese talent, innovativeness and creativity! From Epirus songs to dances from the Aegean islands and from r...

The album “Mrs. Kaiti and I” contains fifteen songs with the unique, almost primordial, voice of Kaiti Dali, together with the excellent musicians of KOEM, the orchestra of Stavros Xarhakos. One cloudy day, Stavros met Kaiti Dali in a basement of Victoria Square. And there, through the smoke of the...

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Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more

Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more

Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more

Religious Music for Easter: Mimis Plessas and the “Kosmas the Aetolian” oratorio | 01.05.2024

Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more

Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more

Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly...

 Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more

 Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more

Ιστορικό αφιέρωμα στη μαζική σφαγή 327 ανθρώπων από τους Ναζί και τους ντόπιους συνεργάτες τους, στην Κατράνιτσα της Κοζάνης στις 23 και 24 Απριλίου 1944. Το ολοκαύτωμα της μαρτυρικής κοινότητας των Πύργων είναι η δεύτερη μεγαλύτερη της ιστορίας μετά τα Καλάβρυτα. Η επιχείρηση των Γερμανών με τη ...

 Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more

Στον λυρικό ποιητή της αγάπης, της ανθρωπιάς και του αγώνα Τάσο Λειβαδίτη ήταν αφιερωμένα τα ''Ηλιοτρόπια'' του Γιάννη Παπουτσάκη στις 22 Απριλίου, με αφορμή τη γέννησή τους στις 20 Απριλίου. Ακούστηκε μελοποιημένη ποίησή του από τον Μίκη Θεοδωράκη, τον Γιώργο Τσαγγάρη και τον Μάνο Λοϊζο ...

 Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more

Νικόλας Αγγελίδης και Παϊσία Κραμβουσανού επιλέγουν τραγούδια που αγαπούν και φέρνουν σε "σύγκρουση" δυο γενιές. H γενιά των πενηντάρηδων και η γενιά των εικοσάρηδων... Μια διαφορετική ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ γεμάτη αγάπη για την ιστορία, τη μουσική και ορισμένους από τους θρύλους της... Οι επιλογές είναι αυστηρά... ...