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Summertime songs Listening to Greek summertime songs at the start of October is our very own way of fighting the autumn …blues and the nostalgia for the Greek summer. From Locomondo to Eleni Dimou and from Dimitra Galani to Katsimiha brothers, we remind ourselves of the images, scents and colours o...

Οι «Κυκλάδες» του Βασίλη Δημητρίου “Vassilis Dimitriou is well aware of the course and schools of Greek singing and thus he can express his melodic quests in different ways, using the form of the anonymous traditional song or the ‘roads’ of rebetiko or the style of Hatzidakis. The Greek trad...

Giannis Poulopoulos sings immigration songs The songs of today’s GME are mostly taken from the album “The songs of foreign lands”, which was released in 1976. This unjustifiably forgotten collection was composed by Giorgos Katsaros, written by Dimitris Iatropoulos and performed by Giannis Poulopoulos. Ο Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στα «Τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς» Μια σημαντική δουλειά από το μακρινό 1976, με τη βελούδινη φωνή του Πουλόπουλου, τους εμπνευσμένους στίχους του Ιατρόπουλου και τις στιβαρές μελωδίες του Κατσαρού, που δεν ακούστηκε σχεδόν καθόλου. Πάντως, με το συνεχιζόμενο δράμα της προσφυγιάς και της μετανάστευσης να ξεδιπλώνεται σήμερα, διατηρεί όλη τα διαχρονικότητά της.

Aware or not, we all one way or another carry our own hidden traumas… Listen to this episode of the english-language show Infinitely Curious with Katerina Batzaki and learn from EMDR psychotherapist Vasiliki Sfyri and EMDR founder Francine Shapiro how EMDR helps patients overcome traumas such as war...

Giannis Poulopoulos sings immigration songs The songs of today’s GME are mostly taken from the album “The songs of foreign lands”, which was released in 1976. This unjustifiably forgotten collection was composed by Giorgos Katsaros, written by Dimitris Iatropoulos and performed by Giannis Poulopoulos. Ο Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στα «Τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς» Μια σημαντική δουλειά από το μακρινό 1976, με τη βελούδινη φωνή του Πουλόπουλου, τους εμπνευσμένους στίχους του Ιατρόπουλου και τις στιβαρές μελωδίες του Κατσαρού, που δεν ακούστηκε σχεδόν καθόλου. Πάντως, με το συνεχιζόμενο δράμα της προσφυγιάς και της μετανάστευσης να ξεδιπλώνεται σήμερα, διατηρεί όλη τα διαχρονικότητά της.

Leros “Songs of Leros”: A unique panorama of the music of Leros island curated by leading ethnomusicologists Markos Dragoumis and Thanasis Moraitis. This is essentially the first organised attempt to introduce the special colours of the island’s music tradition to a broader audience, through recor...

Karpathos An initiation to the musical heritage of Karpathos through the album “Karpathian Music and Song – Traditional Musical Memories. Karpathians engage in poetic-musical dialogues for hours in social gatherings and parties. The main ‘tool’ of this interaction is ‘mantinathas’ – spontaneous c...

Vangelis Konitopoulos Traditional songs from all around the Dodecanese, performed by Vangelis Konitopoulos, prominent member of a family of musicians that has marked the development of island music. The “king of nisiotika” has included the musical tradition of the Dodecanese in his vast repertoire, whi...

Approaches to the DodecaneseMusic for the islanders is a way of life, an integral part of their daily routine, and it is through songs that they tend to express their love, joy or grief. Today, we will be listening to representative songs from the music tradition of each island of the Dodecanese, performed...

Notis Mavroudis, part 5 From 1975 onwards, Notis Mavroudis permanently settled in Athens and started teaching classical guitar at the National Conservatory. In 1978 he took part in the international Festival of Political Song in East Berlin and in the 11th World Youth Festival in Havana, Cuba. As a...

Notis Mavroudis, part 4 Notis Mavroudis collaborated with renowned poets such as Odysseas Elytis, as well as with renowned lyricists including Tasos Samartzis, Akos Daskalopoulos and Ilias Katsoulis. He also worked with outstanding Greek performers, from Glykeria to George Dalaras and from Elli Paspala...

Notis Mavroudis, part 3 Notis Mavroudis’ discography is huge, yet consistent in terms of quality. In 1976, the album ‘Paintings by Theofilos’ with lyrics by Akos Daskalopoulos was released. In 1977, he set poems by Manos Hadjidakis to music on the album ‘Child of the Earth’. In 1985, the album ‘Er...

Notis Mavroudis, part 2 Notis Mavroudis was born in Athens in 1945. He spent the first two years of his life in prison with his mother, who was a political prisoner after the Greek Civil War. In 1958 he started classical guitar lessons at the National Conservatory of Athens with Dimitris Fampas and graduate...

Notis Mavroudis, part 1 Greek composer Notis Mavroudis died in January 2023 after a horrific accident at his home at Mount Pelion, at the age of 77. Mavroudis was a songwriter, guitarist, columnist, and radio producer. He worked with many distinguished musicians and was honored with international awards....

Many are those who believe that meditation is power. In times of stress, anxiety and isolation, meditation is one of the most beneficial and effective practices for understanding our emotions and how they relate to the world and our existence. For years now it has been proven that the frequent practice...