Today, we revisit spaces that became synonymous with the golden age of Greek song and with a form of intimate, high-quality live entertainment. Tipoukeitos, Roulota, Esperides, Apanemia… places steeped in the spirit of the New Wave (Neo Kyma), and in voices such as Kaiti Chomata, Popi Asteriadi, Giorgos Z...
The show pays tribute to Greek rebetiko music, featuring artists who made history in the genre as well as rare recordings and new releases.
Produced and presented by Elena Falirea
The episode is dedicated to Maria Farantouri, the singer whom Mikis Theodorakis discovered in 1963 after hearing her perform one of his songs, immediately proposing that she become the voice of his work.
Today, we are celebrating the birthday of one of Greece’s greatest female voices. Maria Farantouri was born in Athens on the 28th of November 1947. Her international repertoire, which we are focusing on aboard today’s GME, is truly impressive and includes recordings of protest songs and songs by Bre...
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
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.
Begleri: small skill toy consisting of one or more beads at either end of a short string. Originally derived from the komboloi, which serves the function of worry beads, flipped around to pass the time. Spyros Zagoraios, Rita Sakellariou, Dimitris Efstathiou, Doukissa, Eleni Vitali, Prodromos Tsaousakis...
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
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 are celebrating the legacy of an important folk song artist – a familiar voice that analysts place among the top male ones of Greek discography together with Kazantzidis, Bithikotsis and a few others. Panos Gavalas was born on this day, November 26, 1926. An emblematic figure, a quiet innovator, h...
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
On “Voices and Music,” we welcomed award-winning composer and pianist Roxani Chatzidimitriou, a creator who moves with unique sensitivity between classical form and contemporary experimentation.
We spoke about her international accolades, her orchestral works, her collaborations in film and 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.
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the...
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
On this episode we travelled into the magical world of Stratos Kampisioulis, inspired by the art of Karagiozis and his unique shadow-theatre performances. We listened to excerpts from some of his beloved works and talked about the production dedicated to Thrace and to Chronis Aidonidis. Stratos spoke...
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 are shedding light on the concept of improvisation, by highlighting some interesting instances of improv vibes with various musical instruments. From the great bouzouki masters to the clarinet of Vassilis Saleas and from the innovators of tradition such as Ross Daly to the jazz endeavours...
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