Today, in the context of our week-long tribute to Greek blues bands, we are shedding light on the best of the best: Blues Wire. The band is widely regarded as one of the best blues bands in Europe and their gigs have been described by observers as one of Europe’s best kept blues secrets. Our destination: G...
We turn the calendar back 49 years to a Eurovision Song Contest that was very different from the one we know today.
The year is 1977, and we are in London. Through a reverse countdown, we revisit the contest’s top fifteen entries, listening once again to the songs and discovering the stories behind t...
This week aboard GME is dedicated to blues in the Greek context. We started our week-long exploration with Eliana One Woman Band and Blues Revenge, among others, while yesterday we listened to Daddy’s Work Blues Band, Blues Trackers and The Blues Side Band. Today’s destination: Greek blues bands, par...
“Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Playing blues in Greece has something unique, as it is one of the few Western musical genres that has never been in fashion in our country. Exiled from commercial circuits, the blues played by Greeks, the Greek blues, continues to exist and breathe on the margins of musical developments Our destination:...
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, "Common Ground" on Voice of Greece visited the village of Charakas in Laconia.
Guiding listeners through different aspects of the area's history and development, from the past to the present day, were Pitsa Priftaki, former Mayor of the Municipality of Zarakas; Chrysanthi...
The story of the legendary Mimis Pierrakos, who fell heroically in the mountains of Albania on 18 November 1940 during the Greco-Italian War.
A gifted footballer and one of the greatest stars in the history of Panathinaikos F.C., Pierrakos left the football field to serve his country on the front...
Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be turning our attention to the massive legacy of the blues and the several Greek bands and artists that have been honouring this genre in our country. Our destination: Greek blues bands, part 1: From Eliana One Woman Band to Blues Revenge.
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Tonight, we welcome an outstanding singer-songwriter and performer whose work has left a distinctive mark on Greek light music, contemporary ballads, and songs for children.
For this special edition, he opens his personal archive exclusively for the listeners of Voice of Greece and shares unpublished...
Today, we take a journey through the first two decades in the artistic life of Hanomai Giati Remvazo, one of the most distinctive and singular groups in contemporary Greek music, formed in 1981.
Guiding us along the way is an insightful analysis by the foremost authority on the band’s work, our c...
Throughout the week that ends today, we celebrated four folk instruments that have coloured the complex and beautiful landscape of Greek music tradition. Today, a key instrument of the islands of the Aegean lands aboard Greek Music Express. Our destination: Greek folk instruments part 4: Santur, or...
Thirteen years have passed since the day the shutdown of ERT was announced.
Yet ERT never truly ceased to exist—not even for a single day. Through the determination and historic struggle of its employees, the public broadcaster remained on the air for two years, until its official reopening on 1...
The saz is a long-necked fretted lute used in the folk music of Turkey and neighbouring regions of the Balkans, including Greece, as well as the Middle East and Central Asia. It belongs to the wider family of long-necked lutes known as tanburs, a group of instruments historically distributed from Iran...
“Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Giorgos Koros, Kyriakos Gouventas, Nicos Hatzopoulos, Nikos Kalaintzis, Nikos Moraitis – welcome to the very exclusive club of the soloists who cemented violin’s position in the Greek folk and traditional orchestra.
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Γιώργος Κόρος, Κυριάκος Γκουβέντας, Νίκος Χατζόπουλος, Νίκος Καλαϊτζής, Νί...
In a beautiful village in the mountains of Laconia, in the heart of Mount Parnon, the Voice of Greece program "Common Ground" paid a visit to Vamvakou.
A village shaped by waves of emigration in past decades and the birthplace of prominent benefactors, Vamvakou is today experiencing a remarkable...
One of Athens’ most iconic avenues, Patision Street has witnessed the city’s transformation for nearly two centuries. A thoroughfare rich in history, memory, and constant reinvention, it has been the setting for defining moments in the life of the Greek capital.
Along its route, the story of mod...
Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be turning our attention to four distinct folk instruments that have fuelled some of the brightest moments of Greek music tradition. Our destination: Greek folk instruments part 1: Laouto - Lute.
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Σήμερα, και όλη την εβδομάδα που ...
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