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...
Dimitris Kolovos managed to overcome a difficult time in his life thanks to Tolkien. Like Frodo, he felt the weight of the ‘ring’ he was carrying every day. Reading about the heroes and their internal struggles, what it means to fight for good, the light managed to vanquish the darkness within. His...
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....
The traumatic experiences she went through as a child in the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen left permanent emotional scars on Rina Revach. Decades later, she will go on a journey of salvation to the place where she learned what true horror means.
Interviewee: Rina Revach
Interview...
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...
For Smyrna
"Neither my grandmother, nor my grandfather or any of my other relatives, as far as I know, are from Smyrna. But I, like most Greeks, carry it within me as a sweet memory, as a memory of pain, but also, strangely enough, as a cause of pride and joy, which I hope my music will convey to you"....
Songs from Asia Minor live from …Utrecht
Our tribute to Asia Minor songs continues today with a fantastic live recording of a concert in Utrecht, Holland on 15 December 2007. We will be listening to the special voice of Katerina Papadopoulou and to two colossal soloists, oud player and singer Christos T...
Nikos Androulakis sings the Smyrneika
Andreas Mitsou has said the following about Nikos Androulakis, the singer of Asia Minor songs that we are listening to today: “Androulakis touches me with his genuine passion and especially with his love for tradition. He seems to have a conscious relationship w...
The Estudiantina Orchestra
The name of the orchestra derives from the most famous Greek orchestra that was created in Smyrna and toured the world between 1898 and 1921. Thus, in the footsteps of a glorious history, the new Estudiantina was created in 1998 by Andreas Katsigiannis. It is a 20-member...
Scent of Smyrne
The album “Aroma Smyrne”, released in 2004, is a truly exhaustive collection of songs from Asia Minor. Its sound is shaped by leading soloists like Giorgos Koros, Nikos Saragoudas and Manolis Pappos and the songs are performed by top folk and traditional performers, such as Glykeria, Aga...
During the construction of the Athens Metro, the skull of child is discovered, who died during the plague in the 5th century BC. Using the skull as a base, Professor Manolis Paparigorakis, who was researching the appearance of ancient Greeks, began to reconstruct the face of the little Athenian, who...
Voyage to Lesbos
The album "Journey to Lesvos" includes a small part of the exciting repertoire of the island of Lesvos. This is a place with rich sounds and with many influences from the West and the East. The musical journey takes you mentally to the beautiful corners and the picturesque alleys of...
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