The historic character who bridged generations and entire cultures. From India to Turkey, and from there to Greece in the early 1800s!
The program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis takes us back to Nafplio in 1841, where Karagiozis made his first recorded appearance.
Together, we learn abo...
** Vicky Moscholiou was, always, a conservative person in ideas and views - yet at the same time free.
She was never ashamed to speak about what she believed, about what had marked her life, about her devotion to the motto ‘fatherland, religion, family’ - to put it somewhat provocatively - without thi...
A beautiful and unique tribute to the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, celebrated every year with great reverence both in Greece and among the Greek diaspora, is presented by the program “Narratives – Stories and Fairy Tales for All Ages” on Voice of Greece.
On Saturday, 16 Au...
The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, on August 15, is a major religious holiday. It is also a name day for several names including Maria, Mary, Panagiota and Despina. Here, at GME, we shall be celebrating together with all these people, listening to songs that refer to their names. Maria who was laughing,...
Konstantinos Kyriakou, a former political prisoner in Albania (during the regimes of Hoxha, Alia, and Berisha), recalls Dormition Day in 1994, when in Tirana the “Trial of the Five of Omonia” began.
Andreas Morphitis, from Famagusta, remembers abandoning his beautiful hometown on Dormition Day in ...
The Earthbound is a Greek band formed in Athens in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive, Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V. The band is led by prominent rock figures Alexis Kalofolias and Thanos Amorginos. After playing locally for about a year, the Earthbound recorded its debut...
It has been 53 years since the farewell to the unforgettable Nikos Fermas. The calendar read 14 August 1972… on this very day. The incomparable comic, a leading man in “supporting roles” of Greek cinema, left his own unique mark on the silver screen.
With his raspy voice, epic humor, and the authe...
Mr. Stefanos Tanimanidis, honorary president of the Panhellenic Federation of Pontian Associations, historian, and researcher, was a guest on Voice of Greece program “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karalis.
Mr. Tanimanidis spoke on the program about Panagia Soumela, the journey of ...
Greek Music Express: GREEK ROCK PSYCHEDELIA: The alternative rock 1980s | 13.08.2025 The third part of our week-long tribute to Greek garage and psychedelic rock in the past and present turns to the 1980s, a decade of explosive creativity and originality. Our track list includes six bands that marked...
The unyielding journalist of “Rizospastis”, Kostas Vidalís, ignored the advice of his colleagues and loved ones and set out for Thessaly. His mission was to report on the crimes of the paramilitary gangs who terrorized, robbed, raped, and brutalized civilians in every possible way.
Shortly after his ...
This week, here at GME, we have been returning to the rock soul of Greek music – fascinating bands and artists that demonstrate just how rich garage and psychedelic rock discography has been in this country. Today’s destination? Psychedelic Greece, then and now: Purple Overdose and No Man’s Land. A syn...
Ο Θέμης Ροδαμίτης παρουσιάζει την ιστορία του Αλέξανδρου Μανθούλη.
Ο καλεσμένος της εκπομπής σκηνοθέτης και συγγραφέας Νίκος Θεοδοσίου, με αφορμή το βιβλίο «ο Περιπλανώμενος Ρωμιός», το οποίο έχει επιμεληθεί, μιλάει για την ξεχωριστή και συναρπαστική ζωή του Αλέξανδρου Μανθούλη, που βρέθηκε το 1918 να πολεμά στο μέτωπο ...
The Screaming Fly is an outstanding representative of Greece’s contemporary psychedelic rock scene. Their music, embedded into the best traditions of domestic and international rock, creates an environment of transcendence - timeless, powerful, ecstatic. Their 2019 album “Trip to Venus” was welcomed by cr...
On this day, exactly 150 years ago, the Principle of the Declared Majority (Dedilomeni) was applied for the first time.
The date was 11 August 1875… Charilaos Trikoupis presented his plan to (supposedly…) free the political stage from the dominance of the King. In short, the Principle of the Dec...
Voice of Greece and the program “Historical Walks” with Marilena Katsimi, invite listeners on a radio journey into the world of the panigyri—that timeless celebration of faith, community, and tradition.
With us on this journey is ethnologist, folklorist, and traditional dance...
The radio series “Narratives – Stories and Fairy Tales for All Ages”, broadcast on Voice of Greece, presents the second part of the historical tribute to the life of the gifted painter of Greek descent, Constantino Brumidi (1805–1880).
Drawing from the pages of the book “The Painter with Three H...
Dimitris Kontolazos conveys the melodic mastery of Giorgos Hatzinasios while Katerina Stanisi and Themis Adamantidis reminds us of the depth and sheer force of Apostolos Kaldaras’ compositions. Zafeiris Melas meets the legacy of maestro Manos Hadjidakis and Konstantina sings Thanos Mikroutsikos. Welcome t...
Folk legend Dimitra Papiou singing an archontorebetiko classic by Nikos Gounaris. Popular divas Litsa Diamanti and Katerina Stanisi serving the extensive repertoire of art-folk maestro Stamatis Kraounakis. Pop-folk star Kaiti Garbi registering her name next to a masterpiece by art lyricist Lina Nikolakopoulou....
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