George Dalaras and a new voice - Aimilia Kouyoumtzi - interpret the verses by poet George Themelis set to music by Stavros Kouyumtzis. Listening to "Helioscope", it is very difficult to distinguish the elements that are superior in its structure. It is a work of popular music, which is overflowing with...
The religious music of Andreas Katsigiannis
Mimis Plessas and the “Kosmas the Aetolian” oratorio
On Holy Wednesday we will be listening to the oratorio Kosmas the Aetolian by Mimi Plessas, with a libretto by Iakovos Avlitis and with Grigoris Valtinos in the role of the well-known monk of the Greek Orthodox Church. "I have always faced wit...
Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 2
"I know of course that nowadays "oratorios" that last for one and a half hours are no longer written because the collective symbols that could support them have been lost, and also because the pace of life has accelerated and the limits of ...
Religious music for Easter - Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 1
Holy Week aboard GME is full of music that evokes reverence and devotion. Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday are dedicated to the Dark Act, a superb oratorio by Michalis Grigoriou based on the poetry of Tasos Liv...
How much is AI actually already in our lives and why are we so afraid of it?Lately, we can very often hear the younger (and not only) generation saying “why write a text or an essay if Chat GPT can do it for you?”…and this is where we imagine future crowds with Alzheimer’s and stress levels mountin...
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly...
Time to celebrate the legacy of tango! UNESCO observes: "The Argentinian and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the Rio de la Plata basin. Among this mix of European immigrants to the region, descendants...
This week, we have been shedding light on the presence of four global rhythms in Greek song and today we are going on a trip to Germany and Austria. Our destination? Greek waltz music by leading composers such as Eleni Karaindrou, Katerina Polemi, Stavros Lantsias, Apollon Kouskoumvekakis, Giannis Glezos...
Today we will be focusing on a fantastic band that has turned swing into a fully legitimate genre of Greek music: The Speakeasies’ Swing Band! The Speakeasies Swing Band! have been touring in Greece & in festivals abroad since 2010. They released their first EP “Bathtub Gin” in 2012. Three years...
Our next stop in our week-long journey to Greek piano music involves the art of Thanos Mikroutsikos and a set of other renowned modern composers, such as Theodore Antoniou, Kyriakos Sfetsas and Periklis Koukos. A solid selection of Mikroutsikos’ piano works is to be found in the album “Dance and mem...
We continue our week-long tribute to Greek piano music with an interview with highly talented classical composer Grigoris Grigoriou. Grigoriou, who holds a PhD in composition and who has spent time abroad at the prestigious St. Petersburg State Conservatory, is discussing with us issues such as the...
Giorgos Hatzinasios was born in Thessaloniki and started piano lessons at the age of 6. After completing his studies in Greece, he moved to Paris where he studied composition, orchestration and orchestral conducting. From the 1970s onwards, he established himself as a leading art and folk composer...
The week that starts today here at GME has a more classical scent, as it explores piano versions of Greek songs or works written especially for this instrument. Today, we will be celebrating the encounter of Manos Hadjidakis with traditional and rebetiko rhythms and melodies, as it has been reflected...
Growing up in Italy, Ariana felt an inexplicable attraction to Ancient Greece. She loved Ariadne’s myth and saw the princess as her alter ego. Following her personal “thread”, Ariadne is now a digital nomad living in Rhodes.
Interviewee: Arianna MagnaniInterview by: Demie Hadji...
Are you about 15+ or 40+ and still watching animated PG movies by yourself? Do all your friends and family make fun of you for watching animated films like Finding Nemo or Shrek? Well then, you’re not alone. In society today, anyone of a certain age is told to watch anything rated for m...
The Rast bouzouki quartet was created in 2000, based on a joint idea of Giorgos Altis, Thanasis Vassilas, Nikos Katsikis and Pantelis Konstantinidis, four virtuosos of the bouzouki. The name of the group comes from the musical road "Rast", which belongs to the basic musical scales of the Eastern Mediterranean...
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