Today, on Good Friday we listen to sad songs that refer to the day itself – with the voices of Phoebus Delivorias, Vicky Moscholiou, Manolis Mitsias, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Vasilis Korakakis, among others. We conclude our tribute with Dimitris Mitropanos' plea for equality and justice: "Christ, do m...
Holy Thursday marks a more subdued tone, with Nena Venetsanou remembering “You were a child, like Christ” and Areti Bellou confessing “I loved you like Christ”. The “Prayer” with Maria Farantouri is accompanied by Alkistis Protopsalti “knocking on the God’s door” and George Dalaras concluding: “You ...
On Holy Wednesday we shed light on the inspiration that the folk muse draws from God, with Paschalis Terzis observing “Another is the god of the world” and Elias Klonaridis comfortingly saying “Christ, you are not alone”. And while Stratos Dionysiou asks for “a hearing by God”, Babis Goles reminds us ...
Holy Tuesday has both art and popular features, with Nana Mouskouri wondering “Which God wanted it?” and Giorgos Romanos asking “Where is God?”. Above all, we turn to Lizeta Nikolaou’s complaint: “When God was deciding was each should take / I ended up taking bitterness and a troubled life”.
Τραγούδια για τον θεό ΙΙ: Έντεχν...
Unlike previous years when, here at GME, we chose religious or devotional music for Easter, this year we turn to Greek song and how it converses with the divine element, with God. There is no end to the references of our song to God, as there is no end to the injustices or pain or love or anticipation...
Πώς μπορούμε να μάθουμε να επανεφευρίσκουμε τον εαυτό μας; 🔄
Η επανεφεύρεση δεν σημαίνει να γίνεις κάποιος άλλος—σημαίνει να γίνεις περισσότερο αυτό που είσαι πραγματικά.
Βουτάμε σε ιστορίες, δυσκολίες και μικρές νίκες που αποδεικνύουν πως η αλλαγή είναι πάντα δυνατή—με φωνές που μας θυμίζουν...
Vassilis Dimitriou took the leading element of mass culture, television, and turned it into a form of high art by dressing popular TV series with his exquisite songs and melodies. His allies were some of the best voices of Greek music: Christos Thivaios, Marinella, Anastasia Moutsatsou, Fide Kӧksal, ...
The main conclusion that we will be drawing from today’s GME is just how multi-faceted and versatile Vassilis Dimitriou was as a composer. You see, he always felt that music is unified. When he went to the conservatory in the early 1960s to study music, genres like traditional, modern, popular folk m...
Greek Music Express: Composer Vassilis Dimitriou: His folk side | 09.04.2025The main conclusion that we will be drawing from today’s GME is just how multi-faceted and versatile Vassilis Dimitriou was as a composer. You see, he always felt that music is unified. When he went to the conservatory in t...
Greek Music Express: Composer Vassilis Dimitriou: His erotic side | 07.04.2025This week, we will be remembering one of my favourite Greek composers who was born on April 12, 1945, which means that this Saturday we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of his birth. Unfortunately, this year is also the...
🐬 Θαλάσσια Καταφύγια: Μια σανίδα σωτηρίας για τα θαλάσσια θηλαστικά 🌊
Τα θαλάσσια καταφύγια δεν είναι απλώς ένα όραμα—είναι μια αποστολή διάσωσης για δελφίνια και φάλαινες αλλά και για άλλα θαλάσσια θηλαστικά και ζώα. Αλλά όταν η πολιτική αδράνεια και η γραφειοκρατία καθυστερούν τη δημιουργία του...
The week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to our favourite albums and the songs that were released in the last five years, from 2020 to 2024. Today, we conclude our mini tribute with last year’s top picks, which are founded mainly on fascinating partnerships: seasoned musician Antonis Apergis w...
The panorama of the new releases of 2023 reveals just how vibrant and multifaceted the current landscape of Greek music is, thanks to: A renowned composer (Stamatis Kraounakis) who fuels with admirable consistency the spring of popular song; a rock star (Pavlos Pavlidis) who revisits the best songs...
Despite the profound crisis of the discography in the last two decades, the Greek song is here, alive and kicking. This week, we are exploring some of the albums that were released in the last five years and that confirm this conclusion. Today, we will be listening to the precious return of a grande...
The political hip-hop of Kini Thniti (Common Mortals); the sensitive ballads of Alexandros Emmanouilidis; the urban mythology of Usurum; the world music explosion of Thanos Stavridis; and the re-negotiation of Cypriot tradition by Monsieur Doumani. These are the ingredients of today’s overview of t...
The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to the albums and the songs that were released in the last five years, from 2020 to 2024. In other words, we will be celebrating the most recent and promising works that, of course, also correspond to our own artistic criteria. Today’s broadcast f...
How the piano moves mind and heart with Apostolos Palios
What makes the piano the most expressive, soul-stirring instrument of all time? How does it shape our emotions, sharpen our minds, and touch something deep within us? This week on Infinitely Curious, the English-laguage program of ERT and Voice...
On this episode, we conclude our two-part tribute to the work of a superb folk lyricist who was born on March 29, 1926. Manos Eleftheriou believed that Kostas Virvos' passage through Greek song "was a blessing." Another of his colleagues, Lefteris Papadopoulos, emphasized that "Virvos took the folk...
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