This is a week of international encounters here at GME – of fruitful interactions between Greek and foreign music artists that have led to new works and important recordings. Today, we will be enjoying the encounter of a talented Greek vocalist with a renowned Argentine composer-guitarist. Georgia V...
The composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and teacher talks to us about the deeper meaning of the concept of God, faith, and the shared love that can bring redemption to people from the suffering they encounter in the course of life. References are made to his musical works with liturgical content,...
The exceptional performer and musician delves into the unique elements of Byzantine music that enrich the global musical landscape, including its rare scales, modes, and other distinctive features. She reflects on her personal experiences and shares some of the most memorable moments from her time as...
In the Easter special of the program "Historical Walks" with Marilena Katsimi, Miranda Terzopoulou, folklorist, ethnologist, and close collaborator of the late Domna Samiou, guides us through the rich tradition of Easter folk songs. She unravels the stories and symbols that span from Lent to Holy Week,...
Today, on Good Friday we listen to sad songs that refer to the day itself – with the voices of Phoebus Delivorias, Vicky Moscholiou, Manolis Mitsias, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Vasilis Korakakis, among others. We conclude our tribute with Dimitris Mitropanos' plea for equality and justice: "Christ, do m...
On Good Friday, 18 April 2025, the radio program “Unguarded Passage” presented a special tribute to the iconic folk ballad The Dead Brother’s Song (Του Νεκρού Αδελφού). The broadcast explores the song’s various versions as they appear in the oral traditions of Greece and the wider Balkan region, in a...
The musician, researcher, and iconographer talks to us in detail about the icon of the Resurrection, the significance of this day for Orthodoxy, and his experiences with the band Encardia from the worship spaces where they regularly perform during these days."
Curated by Themis Rodamitis
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Holy Thursday marks a more subdued tone, with Nena Venetsanou remembering “You were a child, like Christ” and Areti Bellou confessing “I loved you like Christ”. The “Prayer” with Maria Farantouri is accompanied by Alkistis Protopsalti “knocking on the God’s door” and George Dalaras concluding: “You ...
Ο αγαπημένος ηθοποιός Στέλιος Μάινας διαβάζει Αλέξανδρο Παπαδιαμάντη και συζητά με τον Θέμη Ροδαμίτη για τις αξίες της λατρευτικότητας, της αυθεντικότητας, όπως αυτές εκφράζονται σε πολύ ιδιαίτερες στιγμές των ημερών αυτών.
Ακούγονται μουσικές από σημαντικούς σολίστες της παραδοσιακής μας μουσικής.
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A child of Resistance fighters. Raised under the banner of the EAM, and later the Democratic Army (DSE). He paid the price of a father absent—years went by without knowing he was alive, somewhere in Romania...
He poured the fire of his life into song—in a way that was entirely his own.A voice Dor...
On Holy Wednesday we shed light on the inspiration that the folk muse draws from God, with Paschalis Terzis observing “Another is the god of the world” and Elias Klonaridis comfortingly saying “Christ, you are not alone”. And while Stratos Dionysiou asks for “a hearing by God”, Babis Goles reminds us ...
Η Βερόνικα Δαβάκη αναφέρεται στις πιο εσωτερικές και βαθιά ανθρώπινες μουσικές του ρεμπέτικου τραγουδιού, που έχουν, στην αυθεντική τους έκφραση, μια μοναδική ιερότητα, όπως είχε πει κι ο Μάνος Χατζιδάκις.
Ακούγονται τραγούδια που ερμηνεύει η ίδια με τον δικό της ξεχωριστό τρόπο, με διαφορετικά μουσικά όρ...
A tribute to a historic figure whose name became synonymous with freedom, sacrifice, and philhellenism: Lord Byron. On this day, we remember not only the poetic soul and tireless fighter who gave his life for Greece, but also the city that bears his name—Messolonghi, the city of heroic exodus and e...
Holy Tuesday has both art and popular features, with Nana Mouskouri wondering “Which God wanted it?” and Giorgos Romanos asking “Where is God?”. Above all, we turn to Lizeta Nikolaou’s complaint: “When God was deciding was each should take / I ended up taking bitterness and a troubled life”.Produced and presented...
Ο Σπύρος Χάλαρης, μουσικός με σημαντικό έργο, μιλά για τις σημαντικές συνεργασίες του στην ατμόσφαιρα της λατρευτικής μουσικής.
Μοιράζεται τις εμπειρίες του από ρεσιτάλ σε εκκλησίες του Παρισιού, τις επιρροές του από την παραδοσιακή μουσική αλλά και την δημιουργική σχέση με τον πατέρα του Χριστ...
“Our Town” presents a tribute to the award-winning author Menis Koumandareas, whose richly thematic work earned the admiration of young readers, fellow writers, and the broader intellectual communityIn the studio, museologist and niece of the author, Alexandra Tranda, speaks about the full bre...
Unlike previous years when, here at GME, we chose religious or devotional music for Easter, this year we turn to Greek song and how it converses with the divine element, with God. There is no end to the references of our song to God, as there is no end to the injustices or pain or love or anticipation...
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