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...
Dimitris Mystakidis and the folk guitarDimitris Mystakidis is a very active musician who has promoted the sound of the folk guitar in rebetiko. His covers essentially built an entirely new repertoire for this instrument.Ο Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης και η λαϊκή κιθάραΟ Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης είναι ένας δραστήριος καλλιτέχν...
1983, Kastania Arta: a young girl goes on her first date. The consquences are more serious than she could have ever imagined.
Interviewee: Lambrini Vazoura
Producer: Stavros Vlachos
Sound Designer: Iasonas Theofanou
Sound Editor: Michael Ikonomidis
Video Director: Daphne Matziaraki
Music...
All people want to have a better standard of living - social amenities, material infrastructure, relationships that provide them with a pleasant life, a healthier nutrition .
But is this ultimately achievable?
Can we live in a society, having, true contact with ourselves, our fellow citizens, to ...
Songs about Che
From Cuba to Africa and then to the West – as a legend. And at some point, he reached Greek songs too. Che Guevara, that is.
Apurimac
A band led by Argentinian musician Daniel Armando that succeeded in adding Latin American vibes to the Greek mainstream.
Apurimac
Ένα συγκρότημα με επικεφαλής τον Αργεντίνο Ντανιέλ Αρμάντο χάρη στο οποίο οι Λατινοαμερικάνικοι ήχοι και ρυθμοί συνάντησαν το ελληνικό τ...
Emiliano Zapata – Simon Bolivar
‘Emiliano Zapata’ by Giannis Glezos and ‘Bolivar’ by Nikos Mamagakis: two great liberators, two important composers.
‘Nueva Cancion’ songs in Greek
Nueva Cancion is a cultural movement that spread throughout Latin America and inspired Greek covers by top singers like Maria Farantouri and Aliki Kagialoglou. We also listen to some of the originals by our beloved Mercedes Sosa.
Chile’s Glory and Death
The poetry of Pablo Neruda and the progressive experiment of president Salvador Allende turned Greece into a fertile ground for songs associated with the history of Chile.
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