Those who attended, on the evening of Thursday, March 21st, on World Poetry Day, in studio 5 of the ERT musical ensembles, experienced something very special which will remain etched in their memory forever. Together with them, the millions of listeners of the Voice of Greece traveled to the dream worlds...
Journalist and poetry lover, Katerina Xydaki, was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on March 21st, World Poetry Day. On the show, she read poems by: Kavafis, Karyotakis, Seferis, Ritsos, Elytis, Livaditis and Kavadias. We listened to poetry set to music by Theodorakis,...
On Thursday, March 21st, here at GME we will be celebrating World Poetry Day by listening to Manolis Anagnostakis' poetry set to music. The charged words and meanings of the poet meet the musical genius of Mikis Theodorakis, Michalis Grigoriou, Thanos Mikroutsikos and Dimitris Papadimitriou. Film director...
George Maglaras is the musician everyone wants in their band. He is the best violinist in Greece. Music runs in his blood. He approaches it with interiority and humility. A versatile and evolving musician, he filters through his violin traditional, rock and jazz, Greek and international music in all...
Acclaimed director Augustinos Remoundos was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on March 19th, where he mentioned the play "Fire and Water" by the unforgettable Chrysa Spilioti, which he is directing. The show featured songs by the voices of Fairuz, Galani, Mitsias,...
Makis Ablianitis is an inspired composer and one of the most important guitar players in the world-jazz scene. His relationship with music began at the age of 14 when he got his first guitar. He studied theory, harmony and counterpoint classes with Kostas Klavvas and composition, by attending seminary...
The great Greek-American artist, who passed away a few days ago, was a great avant-garde personality with international recognition abroad who contributed significant work in painting, sculpture, visual arts and photography.
Samaras, a pioneer in radical paths, pushed and redefined the boundaries...
On March, 17th, Journeys Basking in Greek Light with Giannis Papoutsakis was dedicated to Greek Apokries (carnival), its history and customs. A journey through time, to the celebrations of Apokries in old Athens, through newspaper articles of the time and poetry by Souris. The show was interspersed...
The important creator, composer and performer who passed away a few days ago, leaves us a very great legacy of his wonderful songs that were sung by great performers and the whole world. The show featured talks by his scholar Stavros Kartsonakis, sound engineer Stelios Giannakopoulos who told us...
The Perfect Soundtracks of Wim Wenders
Today, we will be concluding our week-long tribute to Eleftheriou with an emphasis on a younger generation of composers and songwriters who have been inspired by his lyrics. Specifically, we shall be listening to songs by, among others, Leonidas Maridakis, Zaharias Karounis, Nikos Zournis, Periklis...
Manos Eleftheriou recalls: “I can tell you a little story. I was actually returning from Patras, by train, and started chatting with a couple, my age. I was coming back from a wedding. They were probably in love. They were talking, we caught up, what's your name, where do you live, what do you do, e...
Manos Eleftheriou was a story-teller and several of his songs contain portraits of individuals who stand out for their own personal stories. Eleftheriou’s heroes share common feature: their constant struggle with the ghosts originating from existence and from society. From Rosa Luxembourg and Nikos P...
The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 12th was dedicated to Manos Eleftheriou, on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of his birth. Writer, poet and doctor Konstantinos Moussas spoke about Manos Eleftheriou, the man and creator.
March 12 – the birthday of Manos Eleftheriou, which we are celebrating by listening to some of his most melancholic songs. Celebration together with melancholy, because this is the bitter-sweet feeling with which we have associated the absence of Eleftheriou. Happy and grateful for all the things t...
This week, we are remembering Manos Eleftheriou, who was born on March 12, 1938 and died on July 22, 2018. Probably the single most important lyricist of Greek song, Eleftheriou was a multifaceted artistic personality who also wrote poetry, novels, short stories and studies about the theatre,...
Next Friday, political refugees from Hungary gather in Thessaloniki. It is the annual gathering that had to be interrupted in recent years due to the pandemic. Everyone expects the gathering to turn into a big, unforgettable feast of joy and emotion. The heart of the event, Theodoros Angelopoulos, talks...
This episode of “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”' was dedicated to Dimos Moutsis, who ''passed away'' on March 6th, 2024.
A two-hour journey through his musical journey and the great songs he gave us, performed by the voices of Bithikotsis, Moscholiou, Kokotas, Kalogiannis, Mitsias, Mitropanos, Gal...
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