Is pop star Despina Vandi compatible with not one, not two, but three of Tsitsanis’ rebetiko classics? What is the connection between the queen of Greek pop, Anna Vissi, and art-folk composer Stavros Kougioumtzis? Has pop-folk diva Kaiti Garbi ever sung live a song by bouzouki soloist Thanasis Polykandriotis? A...
Konstantina’s live recording of a Mimis Plessas’ folk hit, Pashalis Terzis’ encounter with Christos Nikolopoulos, Antzela Dimitriou’s live cover of an Antonis Vardis’ masterpiece, Giorgos Mazonakis’ coexistence with Stamatis Kraounakis; these are some of the ingredients of today’s recipe here at GME, ...
Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we shall be enjoying recordings that highlight the blending of different traditions of popular song – unexpected encounters of pop artists or heavy folk vocalists singing art songs, and so on. Kelly Kellekidou sings Stamatis Kraounakis, Filippos N...
A journey into the world of the panigyri—that timeless celebration of faith, community, and tradition.
100 years Mikis Theodorakis: Fresh & live
On this day, 01 August 1973, 52 years ago, Nikos Zachariadis — historic leader of the Communist Party of Greece — passed away. The program "Time in Greece" with Nikolas Angelidis, presents a special tribute highlighting lesser-known moments from his life and political struggle.
From his early inv...
100 years Mikis Theodorakis: Global Mikis
In this episode of "Wander Words", we travel back in time to the Hydra of the 1950s and ‘60s, when the island became a haven for an international community of artists and writers.
Through memories and fragments, we revisit the island as it was experienced by Leonard Cohen, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika and his c...
Next stop on the map for the show "Time in Greece" is Migingo Island — a sliver of land in Lake Victoria, caught between Uganda and Kenya, and still disputed by the two countries. With a total area of just 2,000 square metres and a population of 500, it holds the title of the most densely populated i...
100 years Mikis Theodorakis: His collaborations with international divas
The date is 31 July 1628. We are in the Ionian Islands, under Venetian rule. Society is divided into three distinct classes: the nobili (nobles), the civili (bourgeois), and the popolari (commoners).
History recalls the enforcement of the Venetian regime’s Libro d’Oro—the “Golden Book”—a system that...
100 years Mikis Theodorakis: Contemporary electronic remixes
100 years Mikis Theodorakis: His instrumental side
The lesser-known life of Markos Vamvakaris during his stay in Paros from 1956 to 1958.
A historical journey that reveals the challenges faced by the Patriarch of rebetiko both in his musical career and in his personal life. How did the influx of foreign influences affect rebetiko, and how was Greek...
This episode of “Our Town” is dedicated to the great virtuoso and master of the clarinet, Petroloukas Chalkias, on the anniversary of his birth.
Joining the studio live are his grandchildren, Nikos and Petros Chalkias, who will share stories and perform music. Also featured are polyphonic song ...
To mark the centenary of the birth of two of Greece’s greatest modern composers, Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis, the program “Narratives – Stories and Fairy Tales for Children and Grown-Ups” presents a special tribute to the musical legacy of these two towering figures, born in the same yea...
Here come some of the coolest summertime tunes, revisited through fascinating remixes by dynamic artists such as Ekmek, Mikro, Stereomatic, Vptheo and Thanos Kalentinis. The past meets the present, colossal composers such as Mimis Plessas and Manolis Hiotis meet the contemporary touch of innovative...
Nikos Mamagakis was an internationally recognised figure of the music of the 20th century, with a massive contribution to the development of avant-garde. Of equal significance is his numerous collections of songs that span across various genres, from New Wave to art and folk. Mamagakis passed away on...
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