Fresh sounds, eclectic new releases, ‘under the radar’ Greek and international artists and bands and timeless favorites, come together in a show with a radically wandering disposition.
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
Today, we are remembering a deeply sentimental poet who was born on this day, October 31, 1888. Napoleon Lapathiotis is a recurrent “passenger” aboard GME, but today we focus on how he has been approached by contemporary composers. Stella Gadedi, Giannis Kontaratos, Dimitris Maramis, Martha Menahem and...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
This week, here at GME, we have been pinpointing the position of poetry in modern Greek song through the work of contemporary composers and today we are remembering an existentialist poet who was born on this day, October 30, 1896. Kostas Karyotakis is a key figure not only in Greek poetry, but also...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
Today, we turn to a set of relatively recent releases that stand at the crossroads of two worlds, poetry and music. Composers such as George Kagialikos, Alexandros Gourgoulios and Giorgos Komboyannis demonstrate that Greek art song has not only a glorious past but also a fascinating present, with explorations...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Today, October 28, we celebrate the “No” or “Ohi” Day, i.e. the rejection of Mussolini’s ultimatum and the entry of Greece to World War II. And our track list shall reflect this idea of saying “no”, because resistance is not a historical artefact, but an everyday practice that begins from our daily lif...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
A musical journey through the alleyways of Greek music, with beloved melodies from the early 20th century until this day.
Produced and presented by Maria Reboutsika
This episode is dedicated to Babis Tsertos — the singer who, as a student, experienced firsthand the “revival” of rebetiko music. He learned to play the bouzouki and, in 1982, when the first rebetadika (rebetiko clubs) began to appear, he started performing professionally in them.
Produced and p...
Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be celebrating the position of poetry in modern Greek song through the work of contemporary composers and songwriters. Domenica rock band sets to music Miltos Sahtouris and modern poets, songwriter Haris Katsimihas sheds light on the significance of the...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Today, we too make a stop at a landmark anniversary of Greek song, marking 100 years since the birth of Manos Hatzidakis, by listening to his songs through the voice of a single classical guitar.
The guitar of Kostas Grigoreas, Elena Papandreou, Maró Razi, Vangelis Boudounis, Panagiotis Margaritis, ...
On 25 October—still feeling the absence left by the passing of Dionysis Savvopoulos—we celebrate the birthday of one of his distinguished contemporaries. With his unmistakable personal style, original melodies, and powerful interpretive presence, Thanasis Gaifyllias made a significant contribution to ...
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