Covers are everywhere in today’s Greek recording landscape, as we are going through a period where the return to the past counterbalances the relative absence of contemporary, commercially relevant creation. And among these covers, swing is the dominant style, bringing fresh sounds and powerful rhythms w...
An original radio documentary dedicated to the unsung heroes who brought our Sundays to life from the stands.Nikolas Angelidis and the program "Time in Greece" on Voice of Greece take us back in time to unforgettable moments...We enter the terraces of football clubs in search of the people who left...
Here comes the second part of GME’s tribute to swing covers of Greek songs. Today, we are listening to some of the finest light songs and ballads originally performed by important voices such as Dimitris Horn, Marinella, Arleta and Margarita Zorbala. Their swing-inspired renditions belong to inventive a...
The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to swing covers of Greek originals – uplifting songs that carry the classics of the past into our modern era and introduce it to a younger audience. The format of all GME broadcasts this week will be the following: one song in its original recording, f...
The moving life, legacy, and struggles of Georges Moustaki.A one-of-a-kind figure - unforgettable through the years.A true friend of Greece, who stood by its people in another time of struggle.Born into the Greek community of Alexandria, he never lost touch with his roots. He lived -and truly felt-...
“Our Town” presents a special tribute to Giorgos Kakoulidis - a leading poet and thinker of the 1980s generation.
This episode honors the distinguished poet and visual artist, whose untimely passing left a significant void in the cultural landscape. It highlights key moments from his literary and a...
Tania Tsanaklidou’s Hamburg; Giannis Koutras’ Liverpool and Barcelona; Maria Farantouri’s Gibraltar; Giannis Kotsiras’ Alexandria; Vassilis Papakonstantinou’s Puerto Rico; Mario Frangoulis’ Bosporus; and Nena Venetsanou’s Hanoi. Welcome to the ports of the world, as celebrated by Greek song. Welcome...
A journey into the past… to the neighborhoods of Athens that once had different names and stories.Nikolas Angelidis and the show “Time in Greece” turn back time and take us on a nostalgic exploration of the city’s forgotten corners. We thus arrive at the third day of our journey, to Katsipodi, Loimiko, L...
Today, we are singing the harbours of rock – wild harbours, rough, unwelcoming, with pirates and fires and praying birds. But they are also harbours of nostalgia and memory, marked by significant departures and much-desired arrivals. Today’s ports belong to Greek rock ballads and are performed by fam...
A journey into the past… to the neighborhoods of Athens that once had different names and stories.Nikolas Angelidis and the show “Time in Greece” turn back time and take us on a nostalgic exploration of the city’s forgotten corners.
On the second part of our journey, we arrive in Sour...
In honor of the feast of Saints Constantine and Helen, the episode is dedicaded to traditional Greek songs that refer to these two names. We also explore the unique fire-walking ritual held on this day in certain regions of Northern Greece, drawing on Greek folk traditions and the writings of folklorist...
Today, we will be enjoying the presence of ports in Greek popular songs – a beautiful combination of musical form and poetic content performed by the likes of Litsa Giagkousi, Sofia Papazoglou,Giota Nega, Polys Kermanidis and Aspasia Stratigou. In between the tracks, we are sharing fragments from t...
A journey into the past… to the neighborhoods of Athens that once had different names and stories.
Nikolas Angelidis and the show "Time in Greece" turn back time and take us on a nostalgic exploration of the city’s forgotten corners.
The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to ports – ports of Greece and of Hellenism, ports of the world, sites of history and voyages of utmost social and economic significance. Our songs about harbours, today, fall into the category of art – “entehno”, a style characterised by soph...
Welcome to "Listen & See, Look & Hear"—with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis, as they guide us through the world's most fascinating and bizarre stories.
In this episode:
Meet the burglar who claims he turned to theft out of heartbreak. Who is he, and where did he commit his unusual c...
The episode of the show "Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis is dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks. The program featurs poignant poetry honoring the memory of the victims, set to music by Mahler, Barber, Delerue.
Today, here at GME, is dedicated to ports – ports of Greece and of Hellenism, ports of the world, sites of history and voyages of utmost social and economic significance. Our songs about harbours, today, fall into the category of art – “entehno”, a style characterised by sophisticated arrangements, elabora...
A remarkable figure in Greek music, often described as “the fairy of Greek song,” Flery Dandonaki left a lasting impression on the country’s artistic landscape.
The program follows her journey—from her early performances as an actress in the United States to her later evolution into a distinguished interpret...
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