There are many things that one can say about lyricist, writer and film director Alekos Sakellarios, and we will indeed be saying many things about him and his contribution aboard today’s GME. But for me, Sakellarios is, above all, the one who wrote the lyrics of my favourite song: “In life there are...
This week, we have been celebrating five important poets and lyricists who have left a notable mark on Greek song and today we turn to my number one, the poet whom I consider the greatest not only in Greece but globally, a true master situated at the crossroads of political vision and existential despair....
This week, we have been celebrating five important poets and lyricists who have left a notable mark on Greek song and today we turn to my number one, the poet whom I consider the greatest not only in Greece but globally, a true master situated at the crossroads of political vision and existential despair....
It’s “Listen & See, Look & Hear”, VoG's Tuesday special broadcast with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis — a whirlwind of the bizarre, the funny, and the utterly unbelievable.
In this episode, listeners discovered that:
– NASA lost 135 million dollars due to one employee’s mistake– Ju...
French poet Arthur Rimbaud, who passed away on this day, November 10, 1891, is considered a leading figure of world poetry. Literary critics have pointed to his pioneering role in promoting a variety of aesthetic currents, including symbolism and surrealism. Naturally, Rimbaud has been present in this...
The moving story of the doctor of the poor. Evdokia Papasotiriou, from the idyllic village of Planitero in Achaia, was the first woman to graduate from the Medical School. A fighter of the National Resistance and a doctor who gave selflessly, she would walk five hours to the surrounding villages to...
From Red Blues with Dimitris Mitropanos to White Blues with Kostas Karalis; from Blues of the World with Lena Moutsatsou to Flying Blues with Christina Vossou; from Blues on the Turntable with Haris Tsanaklidou to Blues on the Road with Giannis Thivaios…
Today, we take a first, exploratory dive i...
This episode of the Voice of Greece radio program “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”, presented by Giannis Papoutsakis, was dedicated to the poet of Romiosyni, Yiannis Ritsos, on Sunday, 09 November 2025, marking 35 years since his journey into eternity on 11 November. The episode celebrated his poe...
On Sunday, 09 November 2025, Voice of Greece presented the second part of the tribute by the program “Our Town” to Dionysis Savvopoulos, focusing on the second creative phase of the great artist – from “Tραπεζάκια έξω” (Tables Outside) to “O Chronopoios” (The Time Maker).
Taking part in the broadcast are acto...
Renowned author and translator Vasia Tzanakari joins Voice of Greece and shares with us some of the most… rock excerpts from her books! The World Is Born, Adelfikon, Mr Hector’s Chair, Eleven Small Murders: Stories Inspired by Songs by Nick Cave—Tzanakari reads passages from the short stories, novel...
On 1 November 1920 — in the wake of the Treaty of Sèvres and the grand vision of a “Greece of the Two Continents and the Five Seas” — Eleftherios Venizelos suffered a stunning electoral defeat. Taking this unexpected turning point as a starting point, “Historical Walks”&nbs...
Our week-long journey across the fields of “entechno” (art) song ends today with yet another overdose of emotion, lyricism and sensitivity – this time from albums recorded in 1994. Indicatively, Anastasia Moutsatsou sings the words of Giorgos Andreou: “If love is a light in the darkness / you are my ...
Every Friday, we leaf through the newspapers of another era together. Today we “travel” back to 1980, holding in our hands a copy of the newspaper “Apogevmatini”. And what do we find there?
– The “killer pill” threatening lives due to pharmaceutical industry errors– Thessaloniki’s drinking water fo...
Musically, the early 1990s are a period replete with surprises and originality; in 1993, indicatively, we come across the deeply emotional ballads of Alexandros Dimas, the lyrical songs of Notis Mavroudis, the playful masterpieces of Nena Venetsanou and the folk robustness of Vangelis Korakakis. These...
An in-depth investigation by Nikolas Angelidis and the program “Time in Greece” examines the tragic phenomenon of deaths linked to violence in Greek stadiums.
From 1983 to today, 16 separate incidents have resulted in the deaths of 17 people. A shared element among many of the victims appears to ...
Rhythms drawn from Greek tradition, sophisticated melodies, modern musical instruments, lyrics of a highly poetic quality. Art song creatively assimilated the folk and rebetiko tradition, while remaining open to a selective incorporation of contemporary elements and currents. The 1990s form the spring...
An in-depth investigation by Nikolas Angelidis and the program “Time in Greece” examines the tragic phenomenon of deaths linked to violence in Greek stadiums.
From 1983 to today, 16 separate incidents have resulted in the deaths of 17 people. A shared element among many of the victims appears to ...
Does it exist or not? Is it alive or dead? A vibrant artistic movement or a construction of record labels? This is the famous debate over the art song and its existence. The questions are not only of philological but also of practical importance, as they concern a large volume of current musical production....
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