Tributes

Glykeria & Giannis Poulopoulos revisit the rebetiko legacy A global ambassador of Greek music and a massively popular folk singer demonstrated that commercial success can be accompanied by aesthetic quality and respect for the rebetiko tradition. Γλυκερία - Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στ...

Dimitris Mystakidis and the folk guitarDimitris Mystakidis is a very active musician who has promoted the sound of the folk guitar in rebetiko. His covers essentially built an entirely new repertoire for this instrument.Ο Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης και η λαϊκή κιθάραΟ Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης είναι ένας δραστήριος καλλιτέχν...

Songs about Che From Cuba to Africa and then to the West – as a legend. And at some point, he reached Greek songs too. Che Guevara, that is.

Apurimac A band led by Argentinian musician Daniel Armando that succeeded in adding Latin American vibes to the Greek mainstream. Apurimac Ένα συγκρότημα με επικεφαλής τον Αργεντίνο Ντανιέλ Αρμάντο χάρη στο οποίο οι Λατινοαμερικάνικοι ήχοι και ρυθμοί συνάντησαν το ελληνικό τ...

Emiliano Zapata – Simon Bolivar ‘Emiliano Zapata’ by Giannis Glezos and ‘Bolivar’ by Nikos Mamagakis: two great liberators, two important composers.

‘Nueva Cancion’ songs in Greek Nueva Cancion is a cultural movement that spread throughout Latin America and inspired Greek covers by top singers like Maria Farantouri and Aliki Kagialoglou. We also listen to some of the originals by our beloved Mercedes Sosa.

Chile’s Glory and Death The poetry of Pablo Neruda and the progressive experiment of president Salvador Allende turned Greece into a fertile ground for songs associated with the history of Chile.

Kougioumtzis V: Live from the Odeon of Herodus Atticus George Dalaras was like a son for Kougioumtzis – and the famous singer delivered one of the best live performances of the composer’s songs, together with Melina Aslanidou, Despoina Olympiou and Costas Makedonas.

Kougioumtzis IV: Female voices Anna Vissi, Haris Alexiou, Vicky Moscholiou, Aimilia & Maria Kougioumtzi, special voices who boosted the melodies of Kougioumtzis and who showed that his greatest songs aren’t necessarily the best known ones.

Kougioumtzis ΙΙΙ: An anthology of live performances A collection of live recordings of Kougioumtzis’ songs with some of the finest singers: Lizeta Kalimeri, Chrysoula Kehagioglou and Despoina Rafail, among others. Familiar voices, unexpected combinations.

Kougioumtzis ΙΙ: Live from Michel Another rare recording from the archive of Greek Music Express – Kougioumtzis’ live at Michel music hall. It was part of a series of 30 appearances of the composer together with renowned folk creator Apostolos Kaldaras. Κουγιουμτζής ΙΙ: Από τις εμφαν...

Kougioumtzis I: Live from Thessaloniki The entire week is dedicated to Stavros Kougioumtzis who died on March 12, 2005; naturally, March is interlinked with his memory and his highly sensitive songs. Today, we will be listening to a rare recording of a 2003 concert that took place at the...

Songs of memory “You said what you had to say. Attention! When memory returns, it takes revenge…”. Songs of memory fulfilling the only duty of those left behind: to remember!

Songs of loss & departure Songs about departing, about leaving and losing - because songs are the best way to express and heal one’s pain. Once again, a broadcast dedicated to the memory of the victims of the train crash at Tempi

Songs of sorrow Songs reflecting the widespread feeling of sorrow generated collectively by the railway tragedy at Tempi, the unbearable loss of life, and the permanent ineffectiveness of the Greek state and government.

Laments The entire week is dedicated to the memory of those who died at the train crash of February 28, an event that shocked (and enraged) the entire Greek society. The laments are a unique expression of grief provided to us through tradition but also present in contemporary music produ...

Giorgos Xintaris An ingenious rembetiko singer and bouzouki soloist from the island of Skopelos, he played a key role in the rebirth of rempetiko music in the 1980s through his studio recordings, live concerts and TV appearances.

Athinaiki Kompania This band became a key pillar of the revival of rempetiko music during the first half of the 1980s, thanks to the talent of Dimitris Hatzidiakos and the band’s participation at the “To Minore tis Avgis” TV series.