Tributes

Eleni Karaindrou – “Greece’s most eloquent living composer” in the words of Time magazine – and Marios Strofalis - an award-winning soundtrack composer for cinema, theatre and television – are at the heart of today’s GME. Their extensive discography is replete with well-known melodies that have mar...

This week, here at GME, we will be celebrating ten distinguished figures of Greek film music: Giorgos Hatzinasios and Panagiotis Kalantzopoulos today; Eleni Karaindrou and Marios Strofalis tomorrow; Stamatis Kraounakis and Manos Loizos on Wednesday; Evanthia Reboutsika and Stamatis Spanoudakis on Thursday;...

The week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to swing covers of Greek originals – uplifting songs that are conveyed to a younger audience through a “modernisation” of their sound and rhythm. Among others, Babis Goles is revisited by The Burger Project, “Patriarch” Markos Vamvakaris is rejuve...

From Swing Shoes to Gadjo Dilo and from Mariza Rizou to The Swingin’ Cats, a fascinating story of producing new sounds through old songs is unfolding before our eyes: The story of swing covers of Greek classics. Lack of inspiration? Recycling of existing hits? Or a sincere turn to our musical past w...

Covers are everywhere in today’s Greek recording landscape, as we are going through a period where the return to the past counterbalances the relative absence of contemporary, commercially relevant creation. And among these covers, swing is the dominant style, bringing fresh sounds and powerful rhythms w...

Here comes the second part of GME’s tribute to swing covers of Greek songs. Today, we are listening to some of the finest light songs and ballads originally performed by important voices such as Dimitris Horn, Marinella, Arleta and Margarita Zorbala. Their swing-inspired renditions belong to inventive a...

The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to swing covers of Greek originals – uplifting songs that carry the classics of the past into our modern era and introduce it to a younger audience. The format of all GME broadcasts this week will be the following: one song in its original recording, f...

The moving life, legacy, and struggles of Georges Moustaki.A one-of-a-kind figure - unforgettable through the years.A true friend of Greece, who stood by its people in another time of struggle.Born into the Greek community of Alexandria, he never lost touch with his roots. He lived -and truly felt-...

“Our Town” presents a special tribute to Giorgos Kakoulidis - a leading poet and thinker of the 1980s generation. This episode honors the distinguished poet and visual artist, whose untimely passing left a significant void in the cultural landscape. It highlights key moments from his literary and a...

Tania Tsanaklidou’s Hamburg; Giannis Koutras’ Liverpool and Barcelona; Maria Farantouri’s Gibraltar; Giannis Kotsiras’ Alexandria; Vassilis Papakonstantinou’s Puerto Rico; Mario Frangoulis’ Bosporus; and Nena Venetsanou’s Hanoi. Welcome to the ports of the world, as celebrated by Greek song. Welcome...

A journey into the past… to the neighborhoods of Athens that once had different names and stories.Nikolas Angelidis and the show “Time in Greece” turn back time and take us on a nostalgic exploration of the city’s forgotten corners. We thus arrive at the third day of our journey, to Katsipodi, Loimiko, L...

Today, we are singing the harbours of rock – wild harbours, rough, unwelcoming, with pirates and fires and praying birds. But they are also harbours of nostalgia and memory, marked by significant departures and much-desired arrivals. Today’s ports belong to Greek rock ballads and are performed by fam...

A journey into the past… to the neighborhoods of Athens that once had different names and stories.Nikolas Angelidis and the show “Time in Greece” turn back time and take us on a nostalgic exploration of the city’s forgotten corners. On the second part of our journey, we arrive in Sour...

In honor of the feast of Saints Constantine and Helen, the episode is dedicaded to traditional Greek songs that refer to these two names. We also explore the unique fire-walking ritual held on this day in certain regions of Northern Greece, drawing on Greek folk traditions and the writings of folklorist...