On Saturday, January 4th, 2025, the show “Our Town” presented the second part of the tribute to the author Franz Kafka.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of the Czech writer, the show explored various aspects of his literary journey, significant milestones in his life, and highl...
Tonight’s destination: Tarantellas by Greek artists, with a special emphasis on Encardia and Savina Giannatou! Encardia inspire, create and present music and songs through the rich musical tradition of Lower Italy and the wider Mediterranean region. Since 2004, they have performed over two thousand l...
On this day, January 3, 1962 — 63 years ago — AEK inaugurated the new turf and the grand stand of its stadium in Nea Filadelfeia. In a historical retrospective, we meet the authors of the book "100 Years – The History of AEK Through the Evolution of Its Stadium", Gerasimos Gasparinatos and Andreas Dimat...
Ghetonia (neighborhood) is a cultural group based in Calimera, Grecìa Salentina in southern Italy. It is a cultural organisation that aims to preserve the music, poetry, language and folklore of the Griko-speaking people by documenting the various aspects of Salento’s traditional life, history and la...
The tale of a hijacking — a message of resistance against the Junta… January 2, 1969. Giorgos Flavouridis-Paravolidakis, a Cretan construction worker monitored and marked by the dictatorial regime, diverts an Olympic Airways aircraft, owned by Onassis, from its intended route to Athens and directs it ...
Today, we are celebrating the new year dancing together with the crowds that attend Italy’s biggest live music festival every year. The Notte della Taranta festival is focused on pizzica, a popular variety of tarantella dance, and takes place in various municipalities in the province of Lecce and t...
As our planet is gradually welcoming the new year, we keep celebrating its arrival with tarantellas and pizzicas, the traditional and truly uplifting dances that come from neighbouring Italy. Today, we will be focusing on some of the most fascinating bands of new Italian folk, with an emphasis on Naples...
The week that starts today here at GME remains in a festive, post-Christmas mood, ready to welcome the new year. Our chosen week-long theme comes from neighbouring Italy – tarantellas and pizzicas, dances enjoyed throughout the country and, especially, in the Griko-speaking areas of Salento. Today’s des...
A tribute to the great comedian. Unique moments from his life on stage and in front of the movie cameras... Love affairs, disappointments, passions... And abundant laughter, which he generously gave us. Nikos Stavridis in every aspect of his life, as you've never known him before.
Produced and presented...
"Love in Poetry and Song" was the theme of Giannis Papoutsakis' show Journeys Basking in Greek Light on December 29th. The show explored love through the poetry of Ritsos, Leivadiotis, Vrettakos, Karyotakis, Polydouri, Neruda, and songs featuring the voices of: Kazantzidis, Marinella, Mitropanos, Chatzis,...
Today, we are concluding our Christmas-themed week here on GME with a wonderful fairytale that two brothers and renowned singers-songwriters wrote for the kids of all ages. Our destination: The Unsmiling City and the Goblins (or Elves), by Haris and Panos Katsimihas: ‘Once upon a time, there was a c...
A comprehensive look at the historical events that drove the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) into illegality. The story begins with the emergency law introduced by centrist Sofoulis, which demanded the dissolution of the KKE and EAM, even imposing the death penalty on those spreading their ideas. This...
For over two months, they survived under unimaginable conditions atop the Andes... 16 people, shattered, exhausted, cut off, and seemingly lost to the world, found their way back to life... by consuming the flesh of their loved ones to stay alive! A harrowing story unlike any other in human history......
Today, we will be exploring the legacy of an original and sophisticated lyricist who wrote some of the finest modern Greek ballads. Isaak Sousis, who sadly passed away on November 4, entered the recording landscape in 1996 and ended up signing the lyrics of more than 120 songs. His main collaboration...
Today, we will be remembering two robust and expressive folk voices who added their own signatures to the fascinating story of popular, laiko song. Voula Gika, the ‘Queen of backing vocals’, recorded thousands of songs where she accompanied the greatest Greek singers of the 1950s and 1960s. And Cos...
Today, we will be appreciating the massive career of an American musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer. Quincy Jones, who passed away on November 3 at the age of 91, contributed greatly to all forms of popular music. Also, he helped produce landmark albums of two important Greek artists:...
As we are gradually heading towards the end of 2024, here at GME we are remembering some key artists who sadly passed away this year. Today, we will be celebrating the superb songs and music written for films and TV series directed by Manousos Manousakis, who died on November 20 at the age of 74. His...
The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to the departures of 2024, i.e. to six important artists who sadly passed away this year and whom we should definitely honour and remember. Today, we will be discovering the work of a relatively unknown composer who, in fact, left behind him numerous...
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