A radio show on Greek music presented in English, recounting the tales of songwriters, lyricists, performers, and all those who defined and shaped the Greek music scene.
A radio show on Greek music presented in English, recounting the tales of songwriters, lyricists, performers, and all those who defined and shaped the Greek music scene.
A radio show on Greek music presented in English, recounting the tales of songwriters, lyricists, performers, and all those who defined and shaped the Greek music scene.
A radio show on Greek music presented in English, recounting the tales of songwriters, lyricists, performers, and all those who defined and shaped the Greek music scene.
Amidst the aftermath of the Greek Civil War and the changing dynamics of the global Cold War, over 3,000 Greek children were brought to the United States and adopted through fast-track procedures, ranging from legal to highly irregular. Was it a humanitarian rescue or a quid pro quo? Or perhaps both?...
Songs of farewellGreek Easter, Holy Friday, the Epitaph - the heart and the mind naturally turn to the immense youthfulness and talent so tragically lost in the February 28 train accident that revealed the full scale of the Greek plight.Τραγούδια αποχαιρετισμούΠάσχα, Μεγάλη Παρασκευή, Επιτάφιος – και ο νους...
The instrumentals of Dimitris LagiosDrawing on his Ionian island origins and his unique command of melody, composer Dimitris Lagios delivered instrumental pieces of emotional tension and a dark, almost religious dimension.Τα ορχηστρικά του Δημήτρη ΛάγιουΑντλώντας από την επτανησιακή μουσική παράδοση...
Alexandros Papadiamantis: The Dark TurtledoveAlexandros Papadiamantis is an important literary figure, closely associated with Easter thanks due to the themes of his short stories. Today, we will be exploring how he inspired contemporary songwriting, through a collection of songs incorporating his literary...
Stamatis Spanoudakis: Holy HourReligious music is just one of the areas where composer Stamatis Spanoudakis has excelled, next to songwriting and music for films. His creations reveal his passion for Orthodox tradition and his inner search for ‘Greekness’.Σταμάτης Σπανουδάκης: Εαρινή ΏραΗ θρησκευτικ...
Marios Tokas: Mary, Mother of God
Even though ‘Mary, Mother of God’ focuses on the figure of Virgin Mary, the composer himself (Marios Tokas) noted that in his mind this powerful work of religious music belongs to Easter and carries the ‘scent’ of this festivity.
Kyriakoula Yiannakari is one of the last living speakers of "Whistling," the whistled language of the village of Antia, in Euboea. She tells us about the language, and about her life in the village where people communicate by whistling.
Interviewee: Kyriaki Giannakari
Field Reporter: Stavros...
This is a story of a song, a song that went on a mysterious journey from Ireland to Greece. The song The Laughing Boy was written by Brendan Behan as a young man possibly for his mother. And it is this curious story which became an interesting two year in-depth documentary into the history of two similar...
In 1971, fifteen-year-old Vergina elopes with her beloved in the cotton fields of Emathia
Interviewee: Platioti Vergina
Field Reporter: Stefanopoulou Anatoli
Producer: Daphne Matziaraki
Sound Designer: Dimitris Palaiogiannis
Video Director / Photos: Mike Bekos
Music...
On Sunday 2 of April 2023, the English-language broadcast of ERT’s Voice of Greece “Infinitely Curious” with Katerina Batzaki will be dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Guests of the broadcast will be the Greece’s song contestant at Eurovision Victor Vernikos as well as the journal...
Manolis Mitsias & George Dalaras sing the rebetikaTwo of Greece’s greatest male voices delivered rebetiko covers of exceptional quality, adding to the popularity of the genre.Μητσιάς, Νταλάρας, ρεμπέτικοΔύο από τις μεγαλύτερες ανδρικές φωνές δοκιμάστηκαν με επιτυχία στο ρεμπέτικο, συμβάλλοντας στη δ...
The legends’ duets: Babis Goles & AgathonasTwo legendary artists who introduced to a younger generation the originality of rebetiko songs and the figure of the true ‘rebetis’.Τα ντουέτα των θρύλων: Μπάμπης Γκολές & ΑγάθωναςΔύο «βαριά» ονόματα που υπήρξαν συνώνυμα με τη φιγούρα του ρεμπέτη και με την αυθ...
The Rebetiki Kompania band
The bands, or ‘kompanies’ played a massive role in the revival of the rebetiko genre from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The Rebetiki Kompania was definitely among the best ones, with some highly talented musicians.
Ρεμπέτικη Κομπανία
Οι «κομπανίες» έπαιξαν κο...
Glykeria & Giannis Poulopoulos revisit the rebetiko legacy
A global ambassador of Greek music and a massively popular folk singer demonstrated that commercial success can be accompanied by aesthetic quality and respect for the rebetiko tradition.
Γλυκερία - Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στ...
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