Fair Winds and Following Seas and Voice of Greece celebrate World Radio Day with a special broadcast dedicated to radio, the people who serve it, and its devoted listeners.
In this episode, we engage in conversations with radio professionals about the unique magic of this medium.
Guests include...
The first period of Giorgos Kazantzis’ creative work strongly bears the characteristics of a musician seeking for his personal identity in the classical form, mainly, but also having basic influences from the modern Western world, rock and jazz music. His musical education, moreover, including theory, c...
The real Robinson Crusoe was named Alexander Selkirk, and he lived as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Caribbean for four years. His story was written in a book published in 1712. It later served as the inspiration for Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, published seven years later.
But who w...
Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, the general-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan war, avenges his father’s murder by his mother, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus. This was his duty as expressed by his sister Electra and the oracle of Delphi. So, he returns to Mycenae from his hideaway and slays both of t...
This week, here at GME, we decided to commit all of our broadcasts to presenting the universe of a magnificent creator with a solid grip of melody and tons of sensitivity: Giorgos Kazantzis. The formal occasion is his 70th birthday tomorrow, on February 11. Kazantzis has been active in different fields...
On the occasion of the International Greek Language Day, we discuss Hellenism in Uruguay with educator Dimitris Godevenos. Greeks and Philhellenes in Montevideo strive in every way possible to learn the Greek language and immerse themselves in the history and culture of our homeland.
A deeply moving...
On Sunday, February 9, from 12:00 to 14:00 Athens time, Our Town will host Kostas Livadas.
Kostas Livadas discusses the most significant milestones of his fascinating artistic journey, as well as his collaborations in the music industry with artists such as Christos...
“Before I die I’m going to show you bastards who I am…”
“Our Town” tribute to World Greek Language Day with guest Professor Ioannis Korintios | 08 Feb. 2025
“Our Town” celebrates World Greek Language Day with a special tribute to the significance of our language, now honored in cities around the world.
This day, dedicated to the Greek language and Hellenophony, is linked to the passing of Dionysios Solomos on February 9, 1857, Greece’s national...
The discographic debut of Iraklis Triantafyllidis, the 1976 “In Other Worlds” album, is widely regarded as a work of rare beauty by an artist who had the potential to become the ‘new face’ of Greek song in the second half of the 1970s – had he wanted to. The material itself, its sheer strength and dynam...
Nikolas Angelidis, through a special feature on the Time in Greece show, takes us on a journey through the history of Athens' neighborhoods. Each area has its own unique history, of course. This is what we search for and discuss through its names and the way they were "baptized." It’s an interesting, a...
The show is dedicated to Jenny Vanou. Joining us in the studio is Christos Ioannidis, a member of the "Jenny Vanou Fan Club."
Additionally, speaking over the phone about Jenny Vanou are her sister, Mrs. Gianna Vrachnou, and her daughter, Athina Rigopoulou.
Finally, a broadcast from the ERT archive...
Naxatras is a hard psychedelic rock band from Greece. They play a warm psychedelia full of fat grooves, dreamy melodies, heavy riffs and trippy guitar solos all with the vintage touch of the 70's. They have been playing and developing their sound since 2012. "Naxatras", which was released in 2015, became...
Can you fit two massive world-class stars in one band? Yes, as revealed by the co-existence of composer-keyboardist Vangelis and singer-songwriter Demis Roussos in Aphrodite’s Child. Joined by drummer Loukas Sideras and guitarist Silver Koulouris, they formed a band that, despite its short existence, p...
From light music to pop and jazz, and from there to the laiko repertoire… From the coastal clubs and her '60s hits to America, where she recorded two albums in English. She also performed French-language songs with her unparalleled voice… The entire life journey of Jenny Vanou, from Vyronas to the top...
“Two Little Blue Horses” and “Born Out of the Tears of the Sun” – two rare gems of psychedelic rock by singers-songwriters Giorgos Romanos and Andreas Thomopoulos respectively. These are the two springs out of which today’s track list here at GME originates. Romanos, a singer of the New Wave and Ma...
The visual artist Alexis Kyritsopoulos, recently awarded by the Academy of Athens for his lifetime work, joins Themis Rodamitis in an engaging discussion about the “sources” of his inspiration and the significant encounters in his life. He recalls his early years, vividly bringing to life his old n...
The week that starts today here at GME sheds light on a segment of Greece’s rock scene that has been in constant contact with global music trends; in fact, it has often led these trends in a pioneering manner. Monday’s destination: Socrates Drank the Conium. A legendary band, led by guitarist Giannis Spa...
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