Dimitris Poulikakos is a Greek singer, composer, actor, radio producer, writer, and translator of surrealist poetry and literature. He was born in Athens in January 1943 in a relatively wealthy bourgeois family. Dimitris Poulikakos participated in the publication of the landmark Pali magazine together...
Yannis Ritsos explains to us what poetry is, reads from Epitaph, speaks of his Romiosyni, of struggles, persecution, and ideologies that never die and remain as relevant as ever, of exiles, torture, peace… And he lets us dream through his Moonlight Sonata and The Lady of the Vineyards…
A humble tri...
The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis, aired on November 10, was dedicated to the poet of Romiosyni, Yiannis Ritsos. His poetry, set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, Christos Leontis, and Marios Tokas, featured the voices of Grigoris Bithikotsis, Nikos Xylouris, Mary Linda,...
A very special artistic phenomenon was at the heart of this week’s GME broadcasts. We are referring to a wave of covers of Italian, Spanish, French, British, Dutch and other international hits that flooded the Greek recording landscape towards the end of the 1970s, until the mid-1980s. Some of the g...
We turn the calendars back a century and a year... On November 8, 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first coup attempt. With a group of far-right National Socialists, they tried to seize a beer hall in Munich and overthrow the country’s government!
The dramatic events that followed, with local leaders s...
In the Greek discography, the arrangements of foreign songs with Greek lyrics have been a brilliant success story, especially in the second half of the ’70s, when there was a need for expression beyond the established folk, political, Hatzidakis and Theodorakis songs that were very popular at the t...
On this day, November 7, 2016, the incomparable singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen left this world. With his charismatic voice and unmatched lyrics, the Canadian-born musician and literary figure created a legacy all his own, distinguished by a unique tone, life’s passions, and profound d...
The whole project of covers of European light songs in Greek was started by Minos label, with Yannis Parios being the main "vehicle" in this direction being. Parios, who was to become the leading figure of sentimental song, had not yet made the "leap" that would permanently establish him at the top,...
Greece, 1961… It’s just two days after the swearing-in of the new ERE (National Radical Union) government. The political climate is tense… After midnight on November 6th, a relentless downpour begins… lasting three hours! The poor neighborhoods of western and northwestern Attica are submerged under t...
In the Greek discography, the covers of foreign songs have been a brilliant success story. Thanks to those covers, the light folk song emerged and became a trend, an entirely distinct genre. Now, Yiannis Poulopoulos is certainly considered one of the greatest Greek singers, and rightly so. In addition...
The show Voices and Music paid tribute to lyricist Isaac Sousis, who passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Isaac Sousis was a man of inspiration and passion for life. His lyrics, poetry, books, and sense of humor will forever keep us company and continue to inspire us.
He was a strong...
This week here at GME is dedicated to the covers of European songs that Greek artists recorded at the end of the 1970s and the start of the 80s, a very interesting episode in this wonderful story called Greek music. Today, we will be appreciating the style and aesthetics of a real lady of Greek song,...
On this day, 106 years ago, on November 4, 1918, the founding congress of the Socialist Labor Party of Greece was held in Piraeus, which in November 1924 was renamed the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
A major feature explores the circumstances that led to the necessity of establishing the KKE during...
On November 3rd, Giannis Papoutsakis presented a two-hour tribute to the great composer Giannis Spanos on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light". The program explored Spanos's life journey from Kiato to Paris and then to the music scenes of Athens, the “new wave” movement, his major successes, and...
Every Saturday from 18:05 -19:00 (Athens time) Anna Prokova has a little less than 1 hour to wander around intricate music alleyways that take you through & across genres. The songs are carefully selected and are always related to her current mood. Expect to hear fresh sounds, eclectic new releases,...
Elena Papandreou studied the guitar with Evangelos Boudounis and with Oscar Ghiglia. She also studied with Gordon Crosskey at the Royal Northern College of Music, England, on a British Council scholarship, obtaining the Diploma in Advanced Studies in Musical Performance. She has won the First Prize...
A tribute to a true marvel of nature... the one and only Yma Sumac, whose unmatched voice spanned over four octaves, reaching baritone depths! The Peruvian soprano led a vibrant life full of hardships and battles, achieving international acclaim through determination, perseverance, and hard work.
Singing...
Today, we will be listening to modern Greek guitar music drawn from three exquisite albums: In the first one, guitarist Aristotelis Vrettakis plays music of Diamandis Andromidas. The second one is titled Dama dama and involves Stathis Skandalidis playing music of Michalis Koumbios. And the third one...
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