Tributes

Elpida Karamandi — the heroine of the Partisans. A woman who became a symbol of the Resistance in former Yugoslavia. Honoured in 1951 with the title of Hero of Yugoslavia, her legacy lives on today in monuments, streets, and even schools that bear witness to the heroic Greek woman from Florina. She d...

The use of musical motifs borrowed from Latin America demonstrates that Greek song has long been — and continues to be — a living organism, a lens that magnifies the realities of its time. In other words, Greek song is an open and welcoming art form. As its raw material, it has never hesitated to dra...

Today we shed light on the rich and far-reaching presence of Latin America in Greek song. Our focus is not so much on the portrayal of Latin America as an exotic destination, nor on the stylistic influence of Latin songs on melody and form, but rather on references to the region as a symbol of resistance...

The end of our week-long tribute to the first half of the 2000s takes us to the exotic universe of Stamatis Spanoudakis, the unique harmonies of Trifono, the folk melancholy of Orfeas Peridis, the reggae carefreeness of Locomondo. Produced and presented by Hercules Economou

We turn the calendar back to 1985 and leaf through the sports newspaper “Filathlos”, dated Wednesday, 30 January. Here’s what we read about… The incredible incidents in Salamina and the brutal beating of a referee during the match Aias Salaminas – Anagennisi Artas Anthimos Kapsis being removed f...

From Kore.Ydro to Sigmatropic and from Dimitris Papadimitriou to Evanthia Reboutsika, the yield of 2003 carries an interesting blend of innovation and melodiousness. Art song, rock ballad, music for films, bright moments of a variety of genres that carry the thrust from the end of the 20th century. Produced...

Singer-songwriters such as Sokratis and Thanasis? Rock mega-bands such as Ypogeia Revmata? Ethnic priestesses such as Kristi Stasinopoulou? Masters of melody such as Stavros Lantsias? 2002 had it all. Produced and presented by Hercules Economou

The cosmopolitanism of Savina Yannatou meets the robustness of Dimitris Mitropanos, the I provisation of Mode Plagal coexists with the folk immediacy of Mario, the dark narrations of Loudovikos ton Anogion goes hand-in-hand with the protest spirit of Miltos Pashalidis. 2001 - One more year in the life...

With a name as weighty as history itself…The child of the refugees from Fanari, who put down roots in Perama… Founded in 1927, wearing yellow and black and bearing—at first—the emblem of the double-headed eagle, AE Peramatos has inscribed its own indelible chapter in the history of amateur sport. ...

Today, and throughout the rest of the week, we are exploring the first half of a fascinating decade, the 2000s, and the music that was produced back then in Greece. Our destination: Music released in the year 2000. Produced and presented by Hercules Economou

A tribute to the life and work of Thymios Karakatsanis, the great Aristophanic actor…In his own words, he speaks about theater, his combative presence on stage, the struggles of peoples for justice, Tambouria, and Karolos Koun…

On this episode, we return to the orchestral of a much-loved composer who passed away on this day, 28 December 2019. We do so by listening to distinctive musical works created without lyrics, allowing the music itself to speak. Along the way, we share reflections by fellow composers and scholars who contribute to the volume Thanos Mikroutsikos: Chasing Utopia, published by Metronomos. Our meeting point for this evening’s journey: Thanos Mikroutsikos—without words. Produced and presented by Hercules Economou

On 24 January, we celebrate the International Day of Education, a milestone established by the United Nations to remind us of the value of access to learning and the vital role education plays in promoting global peace. In our tribute, we are accompanied by songs about school — about the teacher a...

From hymns to dithyrambs, Ancient Greek music contains forms of music that correspond to different occasions and aspects of social life. Our knowledge of this music is founded on fragments of scores, literary references and other sources, and is enriched by the work of pioneering artists-researchers...

Petros Tabouris is a prominent musician and researcher who has extensively reconstructed and recorded music connected with the Greek antiquity. His work includes performances of hymns, odes and fragments, among others. Throughout this week, we are appreciating his vision of how Ancient Greek music might...

What was Athens’ original name? When is the city first recorded in history?This program invites listeners to a journey through the history of the Greek capital and its course across the centuries. An encounter with lesser-known aspects of Athens’ past—facts and stories you may never have heard, read ...

After discovering Byzantine ecclesiastical music and the theory of Greek popular music, and meeting musicians, Petros Tabouris became involved in composition and research. In the 90s, he released many records in Greece and in Europe and has made a study of ancient and medieval/post-Byzantine music and...

The third time the country is declared bankrupt… The date is 10 December 1893, and Charilaos Trikoupis announces to the Greek people that the country has gone bankrupt… That is how history tells it. But is that really the case? Even today, historians continue to investigate whether—and how—the phrase ...