We kept black for the end: “black eyes”, “black pawns”, but also “black life”, and “black iron bars”. From George Dalaras to the Athinaiki Kompania and from Panos Tzavellas to Ifigenia Korologou, the black color is fuelling songs of contemplation that talk about love and human destiny. "The thought is...
“Red dress”, “Red button”, “Red rose”, “Red train”. But also “Pink bicycle”, “Pink beaver”, and above all... "my dreams are red, your dreams are white, clothes that have been washed together and have turned pink". The pink of femininity and tenderness meets the red of revolution and passion, and both c...
From the “Greens” of Pantelis Thalassinos to the “Yellow City” of Haris Alexiou and from the “Green Mill” of Rena Dalma to the “Yellow Spring” of Loukianos Kilaidonis. Two colors, the green of nature and the yellow of spontaneity and melancholy, and some beautiful, colorful songs. "I want to be born...
White boats”, a “white dove”, “white nights”, “white birds dancing”, “white jasmine”… We start our week-long tribute to colours with songs containing white items. The colour of innocence, purity and simplicity in songs performed by leading vocalists such as Elli Paspala, Dimitra Galani, Giannis Kal...
Ένα δίωρο αφιέρωμα στον Γιώργο Ζαμπέτα, με αφορμή τη συμπλήρωση 99 χρόνων από τη γέννησή του, παρουσίασε ο Γιάννης Παπουτσάκης στην εκπομπή ''Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό'' στις 28 Ιανουαρίου. Με τις φωνές της Μοσχολιού, του Καζαντζίδη, της Μαρινέλας, του Βοσκόπουλου, της Πόλυς Πάνου, του Μητροπάνου, του Πουλό...
_City Songs #3_
Meet me in the eveningFor a kiss in Taksim SquareDrink and kissWhat could be more civilized?
Produced and presented by Anna ProkovaSound editing: Nikos Savorginakis
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Simon & Garfunkel - Somewhere they can't find meBrigitte Fontaine - Rue Saint Louis...
Mihalis Papazisis is one of the many singers who come from Thessaloniki and have supported with their talent and dedication the case of the art or entehno song. Today, we will be listening to songs from his two personal albums composed by Giorgos Kazantzis and Costas Kaldaras respectively, two composers...
Maryo is the last grande dame of rebetiko, a true ‘rebetissa’ and one of the most expressive and original representatives of the genre. When asked what brought her to the world of singing, she answers: "the rebetiko song from the gramophone and my father who was a musician", but also "the Smyrna son...
Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Pashalis Terzis has been associated with the nucleus, the soul of the city. The backbone of today’s track list is a 1986 album titled “National Squad of Thessaloniki” with songs composed by Thodoros Derveniotis and Christos Nikolopoulos – a creator who helped Terzis ...
Throughout her discography, Lizeta Kalimeri has demonstrated her immense musical and interpretative range, experimenting with different styles while always maintaining her artistic consistency. She has collaborated with leading art-song creators, like Giorgos Kazantzis, top-class composers such as Nikos...
The death of Vasilis Karras on December 24, 2023, sparked a huge public debate over the notion of ‘kapsoura’, i.e. strong erotic desire, infatuation and the grievance that accompanies a break-up. Irrespective of the opinion one might have concerning the aesthetics of the genre that Karras represented, the...
Ένα ταξίδι με τα κινηματογραφικά τραγούδια του Σταύρου Ξαρχάκου πραγματοποίησε στις 21 Ιανουαρίου η εκπομπή του Γιάννη Παπουτσάκη ''Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό''. Ακούστηκαν μουσικές και τραγούδια του από τις ταινίες: Το ταξίδι, Κόκκινα φανάρια, Λόλα, Μοντέρνα σταχτοπούτα, Διπλοπενιές, Κορίτσια στον ήλιο, Γυμνοί στο ...
_ City Songs #2_
Φεύγω gια το Σαντιάγο / κι όποιον θέλει ας πάρει ο Χάρος
Produced and presented by Anna ProkovaSound editing: Nikos Savorginakis
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WITCH - Home ΤowWITCH - Α Strange DreaMulatu Astatke - MotherlandAndrew Bird - PlasticitiesElizab...
How can we summarize Tsitsanis’s contribution to Greek music? He was brilliant as a composer, lyricist and bouzouki player. He removed the stigma that had originally been attached to the bouzouki, which became a legitimate lead instrument. And he incorporated western features, eliminating some oriental el...
Distinguished theater and photography artist, Joanna Vraka was Giannis Papoutsakis’ guest on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on January 18th. With rock mood and songs by: Animals, Joan Baez, Scorpions, Al Stewart, Janis Joplin, Pavlov's dog and others
One year has passed without Nikos Xanthopoulos and the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" by Giannis Papoutsakis presented on January 17th pays tribute to the "child of the people", with excerpts from his autobiography and his songs with music by Kaldaras, Xarchakos and Manisalis!
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