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Eleni Karaindrou – “Greece’s most eloquent living composer” in the words of Time magazine – and Marios Strofalis - an award-winning soundtrack composer for cinema, theatre and television – are at the heart of today’s GME. Their extensive discography is replete with well-known melodies that have mar...

This week, here at GME, we will be celebrating ten distinguished figures of Greek film music: Giorgos Hatzinasios and Panagiotis Kalantzopoulos today; Eleni Karaindrou and Marios Strofalis tomorrow; Stamatis Kraounakis and Manos Loizos on Wednesday; Evanthia Reboutsika and Stamatis Spanoudakis on Thursday;...

The week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to swing covers of Greek originals – uplifting songs that are conveyed to a younger audience through a “modernisation” of their sound and rhythm. Among others, Babis Goles is revisited by The Burger Project, “Patriarch” Markos Vamvakaris is rejuve...

From Swing Shoes to Gadjo Dilo and from Mariza Rizou to The Swingin’ Cats, a fascinating story of producing new sounds through old songs is unfolding before our eyes: The story of swing covers of Greek classics. Lack of inspiration? Recycling of existing hits? Or a sincere turn to our musical past w...

Covers are everywhere in today’s Greek recording landscape, as we are going through a period where the return to the past counterbalances the relative absence of contemporary, commercially relevant creation. And among these covers, swing is the dominant style, bringing fresh sounds and powerful rhythms w...

Here comes the second part of GME’s tribute to swing covers of Greek songs. Today, we are listening to some of the finest light songs and ballads originally performed by important voices such as Dimitris Horn, Marinella, Arleta and Margarita Zorbala. Their swing-inspired renditions belong to inventive a...

The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to swing covers of Greek originals – uplifting songs that carry the classics of the past into our modern era and introduce it to a younger audience. The format of all GME broadcasts this week will be the following: one song in its original recording, f...

Η συγκλονιστική ζωή, το έργο και οι αγώνες του Ζορζ Μουστακί. Μια μοναδική προσωπικότητα, ανεξίτηλη μέσα από το πέρασμα των χρόνων… Λάτρης της Ελλάδας και των αγώνων του λαού μας σε μια εποχή αλλοτινή. Με ρίζα ελληνική από την κοινότητα της Αλεξάνδρειας, όπου και γεννήθηκε, δεν ξέχασε ούτε μια στιγμή την ταυτότητα του. Ένιωθε και ... Read more

Tania Tsanaklidou’s Hamburg; Giannis Koutras’ Liverpool and Barcelona; Maria Farantouri’s Gibraltar; Giannis Kotsiras’ Alexandria; Vassilis Papakonstantinou’s Puerto Rico; Mario Frangoulis’ Bosporus; and Nena Venetsanou’s Hanoi. Welcome to the ports of the world, as celebrated by Greek song. Welcome...

Ένα ταξίδι στην ιστορία… Στις γειτονιές της Αθήνας που κάποτε λέγονταν αλλιώς. Ο Νικόλας Αγγελίδης και η εκπομπή ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ γυρίζουν πίσω τον χρόνο. Φτάνουμε έτσι στην τρίτη ημέρα του ταξιδιού μας, στο Κατσιπόδι, στο Λοιμικό, στο Λεβί, στα Αλώνια, στους Αέρηδες, στα Μυκονιάτικα, στα Δικηγορικά, στα Καρβουνιάρικα, στα Δαρδανέλια… Ένα μοναδικό ραδιοφωνικό ντοκιμαντέρ, γεμάτο ... Read more

Today, we are singing the harbours of rock – wild harbours, rough, unwelcoming, with pirates and fires and praying birds. But they are also harbours of nostalgia and memory, marked by significant departures and much-desired arrivals. Today’s ports belong to Greek rock ballads and are performed by fam...

Ένα ταξίδι στην ιστορία… Στις γειτονιές της Αθήνας που κάποτε λέγονταν αλλιώς. Ο Νικόλας Αγγελίδης και η εκπομπή ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ γυρίζουν πίσω τον χρόνο. Φτάνουμε έτσι στην δεύτερη ημέρα του ταξιδιού μας, στα Σούρμενα, στον Μπύθουλα, στο Βατραχονήσι, στους Ποδαράδες, στη Γούβα, στα Θυμαράκια, στο Γεράνι, στα Χαυτεία και στον Ποδονίφτη. Ένα μοναδικό ραδιοφωνικό ντοκιμαντέρ, ... Read more

Today, we will be enjoying the presence of ports in Greek popular songs – a beautiful combination of musical form and poetic content performed by the likes of Litsa Giagkousi, Sofia Papazoglou,Giota Nega, Polys Kermanidis and Aspasia Stratigou. In between the tracks, we are sharing fragments from t...