We explore the history of Mandrakiakos and listen to the club’s anthem, celebrating a team that has risen as far as the Gamma Ethniki. As every Tuesday, the program "Time in Greece" is dedicated to grassroots sport.
From the turbulent past of Mandra, traced back to antiquity, to the sporting journey o...
Music played a central role in the daily life of Ancient Greeks, in all of its dimensions: civic affairs, theatre, religion, education, recreation. Indeed, it is hard to think of a human action that was carried out without the presence of music. This week, we are exploring the fascinating connection...
On this day, January 19… One of the greatest maritime tragedies in history occurred. The SS Heimara, carrying 616 people (530 passengers and 86 crew members), sank in the South Euboean Gulf. An explosion rocked the ship, which turned into a shapeless mass and drifted uncontrollably for an hour and a...
There is a strong connection between the rebetiko genre and the bouzouki. Thankfully, however, the sound of the bouzouki continued to be at the heart of Greek song in its post-rembetiko evolution, towards folk (laiko) and art-folk paths. Our week-long tribute that ends today highlighted the autonomy...
Tsitsanis, Papaioannou, Mitsakis, Papadopoulos, Nikolopoulos – so many bouzouki virtuosos, so many timeless moments of expression with Greece’s most popular musical instrument, without words!
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
Playing the bouzouki is no easy task - a good bouzouki player must be in a position to produce a clear and deep sound at a high speed. It requires commitment, initiative and discipline. But the reward is immeasurable: an endless potential for musical expression, as reflected in the recordings of bouzouki...
The extraordinary story of the Polish-born — and later American — athlete who won Olympic gold, but whose biological characteristics were revealed only after her death. Stanisława Walasiewicz, later known as Stella Walsh, was raised as a girl in the close-knit environment of a Polish village. Upon movi...
Three-string or four-string, for songs or for instrumentals, with taxims or without taxims, played by some old rebetiko master or by a modern kompania – the bouzouki was and still is the king of Greek folk music. From Lakis Karnezis to the Bouzouki Kings, let us appreciate once more the touching sound o...
We go back to 1973 looking for the roots of the historic Ethnikos Katerinis. It's the team of the railway district of Katerini, with the front of a train as its emblem. The club has competed in the national championships, the Gamma Ethniki and Delta Ethniki, and has won the Pieria Championship three...
Today, and throughout the rest of the week, we are celebrating, once again, Greece’s most recognizable and popular musical instrument, which has lent its sound to thousands of songs and instrumentals. Here come some of the most powerful, evocative, truly inspiring melodies by some of the country’s gre...
The story and struggles of the legendary Nikos Marambotas. A leading figure of ELAS and EPON in the Eastern districts of Attica. His action against the occupying forces and their local collaborators. Hand-to-hand battles in Kaisariani, Ilisia, and Zografou.
Arrested at the age of eighteen, imprisoned...
Puzzlemusik does not have a specific collective sound. This is not a simply “alternative”, “post-rock”, “jazz”, “electronic’, “contemporary classical”, “experimental”, “free improvisation” label. The sound of Puzzlemusik is the summing up of the personalities of its artists; each artist being a piece o...
Puzzlemusik is an independent label based in Athens, Greece. It was founded by the Greek art-pop figure Christos Alexopoulos on September 21, 2006. The aim of Puzzlemusik is to include in its roster artists who have their own, personal, recognizable, distinctive, hopefully unique “voice”. Whatever the...
The life story of the incomparable Stratos Pagioumtzis, told as a score of lived experience—through those unforgettable years in Piraeus that shaped both the man and his music.
Throughout this week, we have been celebrating the rock, indie and electronic masterpieces found in the catalogue of Puzzlemusik label. Today, our track list will be focused on the more jazz side of things, with fascinating contributions by George Kontrafouris, Billy Pod, Yiannis Kassetas, Ntinos Manos,...
It is July 1966. The political scene is in deep turmoil… Mikis Theodorakis dares—by Greek standards—the impossible… He takes his music into an open-air space! For the first time in history, a concert is held for thousands of people. Romiosyni by Giannis Ritsos is performed for the first time. Everyon...
Today, January 6, we celebrate Epiphany or Theophany, a major religious festivity of Eastern Christianity. Our menu, naturally, includes songs about phos and phota, the -not necessarily religious- light that makes our days and our souls brighter, more inspiring and meaningful. Our destination: Songs...
Today, and throughout most of this week, we are exploring the releases of a pioneering label that has left a notable footprint on Greece’s contemporary jazz, indie and alternative sound. Puzzlemusik is an independent label based in Athens, founded by Greek art-pop figure Christos Alexopoulos. This w...
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