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Hellenes Everywhere
Athanasios Houpis
SCHEDULE VOICE OF GREECE
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Lieder: Gisela May sings Theodorakis A 1988 recording with Gisela May and Thanasis Moraitis released first in East Germany, then lost and finally re-discovered and re-released in Greece. We listen to Mikis’ songs performed by the legend of the Berliner Ensemble, together with some excerpts from A...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Thursday, 24.11.2022 Maria del Mar Bonet canta TheodorakisNext to her impressive career in Catalan song and world music, this Majorcan singer became an ideal international ambassador of Mikis’ songs. Η Maria del Mar Bonet τραγουδά Θεοδωράκη στα καταλανικάΜια τεράστια καριέρα στο καταλανικό τραγούδι και στην πα...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Iva Zanicchi: Caro Theodorakis The total diva of Italian song with the three Sanremo Music Festival triumphs added her name to the long list of international stars who recorded Mikis’ songs, with her 1970 album Caro Theodorakis. Η Iva Zanicchi τραγουδά Θεοδωράκη στα ιταλικάΟ θρύλος του ιταλικού τραγουδιού...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Arja & Mikis Day 2 of our tribute to gorgeous Arja Saijonmaa, and this time we follow her Theodorakis repertoire in Finnish. Different language, same thrust and uplifting spirit. Η Arja Saijonmaa τραγουδά Θεοδωράκη στα φιλανδικά Δεύτερη μέρα της σκανδιναβικής μας περιπλάνησης, αυτή τη φορά με την Arja να ερμηνεύει ...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Mikis & Arja Mikis Theodorakis’ muse Arja Saijonmaa is the artist responsible for spreading the songs of the composer around Scandinavia. Let’s start our exploration of her immense contribution with her performances in Swedish. Η Arja Saijonmaa τραγουδά Θεοδωράκη στα σουηδικά Η παρου...
Almost given away by a hat
During the Second World War, thousands of soldiers from New Zealand fought with the Allies in Greece against the Axis occupation. Hundreds lost their lives, and many hundreds more were taken as prisoners of war by the occupying German and Italian forces. In a village in Laconia, German and Italian soldiers...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou | 11.18.2022
Christian Ronig Exploring the work of a very active and truly ingenious German music artist who sings Greek songs and, especially, rebetika. Christian Ronig Ένας τολμηρός Γερμανός καλλιτέχνης που αφιερώθηκε στη μεγάλη του αγάπη, το νέο ελληνικό τραγούδι και τα ρεμπέτικα. ...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
The 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising Remembering the heroes of November 17, 1973 who dared to confront the military dictatorship by occupying the campus of the National Technical University of Athens. A story accompanied by the political songs of Mikis Theodorakis performed by Maria Farantouri. Εισαγωγή στο Πολ...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Ano Kato – Greek music in the Netherlands You don’t get more love for Greek music than the one that Dutchmen Michiel Koperdraat and Tim Meeuws feel and have expressed via the activities and recordings of the Ano Kato band. Οι Ολλανδοί Ano Kato Ελληνικά τραγούδια με ολλανδικούς στίχους αλλά και επα...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Milva sings Thanos Mikroutsikos This is what happens when a versatile Italian diva meets one of Greece’s most innovative composers. Volpe d’ Amore – The fox of love, a special album that is the compass for today’s journey. Η Milva τραγουδά Θάνο Μικρούτσικο Ιδού τι συμβαίνει όταν μια ξακουστή Ιταλ...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Hadjidakis’ Reflections It is one of the most prominent albums of Greek songwriting in English, by Manos Hadjidakis and the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble. Next to the original recordings, we will be listening to some covers by the band Raining Pleasure. Οι Αντικατοπτρισμοί του Χατζιδάκι Ένας...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou | 10.28.2022
Savvopoulos: The music of words What does the most innovative and influential singer-songwriter have to say about the connection between music and poetry in his work? Σαββόπουλος: Η μουσική των λέξεων Εξερευνούμε τη σχέση μουσικής και λόγου στο έργο του Διονύση Σαββόπουλου με πυξίδα μια ομιλία του στο...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou | 11.10.2022
Costas Fasoulas: Between smile and tear  A lyricist of admirable versatility, shifting comfortably from popular love ballads to neo-traditional songs and grand poetic narratives. Κώστας Φασουλάς: Ανάμεσα στο γέλιο και στο δάκρυ Ο στιχουργός των λεπτών ισορροπιών που μπορεί με την ίδια άνεση να δημι...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou | 11.08.2022
Sotiris Kakisis: “I need music” A poet, a lyricist and a translator – 3 in 1 - with creations of unique sensitivity performed by the grand dames of Greek song, from Aleka Kanellidou to Margarita Zormpala and Lizeta Kalimeri Σωτήρης Κακίσης: «Χρειάζομαι μουσική» Ποιητής, στιχουργός, μεταφραστής, μια αναγεννησιακή φι...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou | 11.07.2022
The political dimension of Nikos Gatsos An introduction to a lyricist whose profound philosophical and historical significations marked the development of Greek song. Η πολιτική διάσταση του Νίκου Γκάτσου Απάνθισμα ενός στιχουργού του οποίου τα φιλοσοφικά και ιστορικά νοήματα σημάδεψαν ανεξίτηλα το ελλην...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
The male voices of Hadjidakis From Vassilis Lekas to Manolis Mitsias and Ilias Liougos, here is a panorama of the singers  who marked the works of …Magnus Eroticus, Manos Hadjidakis. Οι ανδρικές φωνές του Χατζιδάκι Από τον Βασίλη Λέκκα στον Μανώλη Μητσιά και τον Ηλία Λιούγκο, ακούμε ένα απάνθισμα των ερ...
Greek Music Express with Hercules Economou
Pantelis Theocharidis and the ‘Songs of the Lost Poet’ An overdose of sensitivity with the help of a highly sophisticated singer and an album that is considered one of the best of the 2000s. Παντελής Θεοχαρίδης και τα «Τραγούδια του Χαμένου Ποιητή» Μια υπερβολική δόση ευαισθησίας με τη βοήθεια ενός εκλεπτυσμ...
Greek Music Express με τον Ηρακλή Οικονόμου | 02.11.2022
Antonis Kalogiannis One of the very few Greek singers who excelled at both protest songs and love songs with his deep, sensual interpretations. Αντώνης Καλογιάννης Από τους λίγους που κινήθηκαν με την ίδια άνεση τόσο στο πολιτικό όσο και στο ερωτικό τραγούδι, προσφέροντας αξεπέραστες, αισθαντικές ερμ...