Music

A musical journey through the alleyways of Greek music with beloved Greek melodies, from the early 20th century until this day.

Voice of Greece producers select some of our most beloved tunes from Greece and beyond, aiming to transmit the vibes of Greek conviviality. Songs that bring back memories of special moments, celebrated with good friends.

Host Themis Rodamitis selects timeless tracks from the rich tradition of entechno Greek music, focusing on works from the 1960s and 1970s. Through carefully chosen songs and insightful commentary, he unravels the stories behind the melodies — how they were written, who inspired them, and why they c...

Curated and presented by Anna Prokova Sound editing: Nikos Savvorginakis

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT's archive, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT's Musical Ensembles.Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri

May is an emotionally intense month, symbolising the passage from Spring to Summer, the blooming of nature and of our inner worlds. It is a month of protest and struggles, including the struggles of the working class that we talked about yesterday. But it is also a month of love, of passion, of liberation...

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT's archive, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT's Musical Ensembles.Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri

May 1 at GME means remembering the workers’ struggles that secured the social and economic rights enjoyed by our societies today. And it also means celebrating the identity and culture of the working classes, old and new. A part of this identity consists of the Greek labour songs that reflected an e...

Some of our most beloved tunes from Greece and beyond. Songs that bring back memories of special moments, celebrated with good friends.

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT's archive, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT's Musical Ensembles.Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri

Today, here at GME, we are celebrating the life and work of an important figure of folk music, a radio producer and music journalist who died exactly twenty years ago, on April 30, 2005. With his texts and broadcasts, he remained faithful to his ideals – folk song, social justice, artistic originality –...

This episode is dedicated to Constantine Cavafy, the internationally acclaimed poet of the Greek diaspora. It features musical interpretations of his poems, along with evocative readings by Dimitris Horn, Dimitris Kataleifos, and Grigoris Valtinos. Produced and presented by Stelios Ioannidis...

Maria Papaleontiou, the distinguished vocalist known for her notable collaborations, was a guest of Alexis Kostas on “Voices and Music.”

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT's archive, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT's Musical Ensembles.Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri

Today, we are remembering an important poetess who died 95 years ago, on April 29, 1930, at the age of just 28. Lyrical and sensitive according to some observers, torrential and dynamic according to others, her powerful poetic voice was transformed into songs performed by some of the greatest female...

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT's archive, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT's Musical Ensembles.Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri

Vassilis Dimitriou is the creator of the great instrumentals of Greek music, primarily written for the original scores of popular TV series. “The Dress Rehearsal”, “The Execution”, “The Great Anger”, “Love Was One Day Late”, and so many others… Director Costas Koutsomytis wrote about the composer: "Wh...

Nikoletta Dioli meets Rebetiko on canvas… A different kind of exhibition, steeped in emotion, opens its doors on Monday, April 28, 2025. It is a tribute in paint to today’s rebetiko musicians — men and women who, with passion and soul, keep this timeless tradition alive. “These are my Saints of Rebetiko, my noble ladies of Rebetiko,” Nikoleta Dioli says with disarming honesty. She is a guest in the studio of Voice of Greece, accompanied by Stelios Papadopoulos and Giorgos Zorbas — two seasoned musicians with long, admired journeys in rebetiko song. Together, we listen to live performances of songs that inspired the exhibition and discover how the ... Read more