Thessaloniki in rempetika songsLet’s explore the countless rempetika songs that contain references to Thessaloniki, with two important rempetiko figures, Mario and Hontronakos, as our guides.Η Θεσσαλονίκη στα ρεμπέτικαΜε οδηγούς τη Μαριώ και τον Χοντρονάκο, ακούμε ρεμπέτικα για τη «Μάγισσα Θεσσαλονίκη», τη «Θεσσαλ...
The prison of Yedi KuleAn exploration of an infamous prison that hosted not only tough criminals but also political prisoners fighting fascism – tales of suffering and resistance in a Byzantine and Ottoman fortress converted to a prison, which remained open until 1989. Γεντί ΚουλέΕξερευνούμε το Επταπύργιο, το περί...
Savina Giannatou & Primavera en Salonico: The Sephardic tradition A renowned, highly innovative female singer and a band of talented musicians shed light on the Sephardic music tradition, reminding us of the vibrancy of the Jewish community of Salonica and the multicultural past of this city. Σαβίνα Γιανν...
A young mother describes minute by minute how she and members of her family survived the forest fires of Mati in the summer of 2018. But not all of them managed to survive.
Interviewee: Fei Sekeridi
Field Reporter: Danae Charalampidi
Producer: Stavros Vlachos - Daphne Matziaraki
Sound...
ELEYSIS means Arrival of the Remarkable. If someone manages to change Elefsina, he can change the whole world", an artist once said. And Elefsina indeed has many reasons to want to change. The small town of 25,000 inhabitants, 21 kilometres west of Athens, is not beautiful, it is not picturesque. It...
Babis Papadopoulos: The innovator
Best known as the guitarist of Trypes rock band, Papadopoulos has followed a solo career shared between his own novel compositions and his innovative take on rembetiko music.
Ο απρόβλεπτος Μπάμπης Παπαδόπουλος
Μπορεί να λατρεύτηκε μέσα από τις Τρύπες, α...
George Tossikian: The multi-faceted prodigyWinner of many awards and competitions, with a rich career that includes numerous recitals, collaborations with important music artists, and a discography emphasizing the works of renowned Greek composers for guitar, from Thanos Mikroutsikos to Nikos Kypourgos.Ο ...
Evangelos Boudounis & Maro Razi play the Beatles
A fantastic guitar duet with a surprise encounter with the songs of The Beatles. As Boudounis notes: “I discovered that there were many mediocre things in classical music as well as other very important things in pop”.
Ο Βαγγ...
Notis Mavroudis: The pioneer
Notis Mavroudis was not only a renowned composer, but also a prolific classical guitar player. We celebrate this latter identity of his by returning to his 1971 album “The Classical Guitar” with works by, among others, J.S. Bach, Agustin Barrios and Dimitris Fam...
Manolis Androulidakis: The virtuosoA leading classical guitar virtuoso whose recorded repertoire includes, among others, songs by Mikis Theodorakis, melodies from the cinema, and some of the best known Greek songs arranged for guitar.Ο βιρτουόζος Μανόλης ΑνδρουλιδάκηςΚορυφαίος βιρτουόζος της κλασικής κιθάρας που έχε...
In 2015, just off the Nigerian coast, pirates mount a deadly attack on a Greek tanker. A crew member describes each moment as it unfolded - and what it felt like to survive.
Field Reporter: Viktoria Delakovia
Producer: Maya Filippopoulou
Sound Designer: Iasonas Theofanou
Sound...
Stamatis Krimizis is an accredited academic and space scientist with a distinguished career as a pioneer researcher in the field of space exploration programs of the solar system in the USA and NASA with an international reputation.
Krimizis has also been the Principal Investigator...
Giannis Parios and the commercial explosion of island songs
Thanks to him, the word ‘nisiotika’ (island songs in Greek) became part of the everyday vocabulary of every singly Greek home. A celebration of Giannis Parios’ artistic and commercial triumph that altered the course of island music once and f...
Glykeria sings the “nisiotika”!
Greece’s leading global music ambassador excelled in, among others, the rejuvenation of tradition. A tribute to the one and only Glykeria and her recordings of island songs.
Η Γλυκερία στα νησιώτικα
Η παγκόσμια πρέσβειρα της ελληνικής μουσικής έθεσε την παράδοση στο...
The contribution of the Konitopoulos family to the island song
Giorgos Konitopoulos did not just create some of the most popular Cycladic songs – his family name is a synonym for the entire genre. As for his sister, Eirini Konitopoulou-Legaki, she remains one of the most powerful female voices of G...
Kaiti Koullia – Panagiotis Lalezas: A younger generation revisits the islands
Two singers of a younger generation who, with their impressive timbres, bring a fresh air of renewal in island music. Exploring songs from the albums “Blue in the horizon” by Kaiti Koullia and “When the friends meet” by Panagi...
The island colours of Leta Korre
A wonderful performer from the island of Naxos, faithfully committed to spreading the best creations of Aegean island music.
Τα νησιώτικα χρώματα της Λέτας Κορρέ
Μία εκλεκτή ερμηνεύτρια από τη Νάξο ταγμένη στη διάδοση των καλύτερων στιγμών του νησιώτικού μας τραγουδιού. Απ...
In 1986 Christos Christofis is on the last leg of a flight from Los Angeles to Athens when a bomb explodes just six seats in front of him.
Interviewee: Christos Christofis
Field Reporter: Spyros Mantzavinos
Producer: Stavros Vlachos
Sound Designer: Iason Thofanou
Sound Editor:...
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