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...
Today, we will be enjoying the presence of ports in Greek popular songs – a beautiful combination of musical form and poetic content performed by the likes of Litsa Giagkousi, Sofia Papazoglou,Giota Nega, Polys Kermanidis and Aspasia Stratigou. In between the tracks, we are sharing fragments from t...
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.
Second day of our week-long tribute to ports and their songs here at GME and today we will be listening to just …four songs. Can you have an entire one-hour broadcast with just four songs? Sure, as long as these songs are the favourite ones of the producer, have had many inventive covers, and take u...
Welcome to "Listen & See, Look & Hear"—with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis, as they guide us through the world's most fascinating and bizarre stories.
In this episode:
Meet the burglar who claims he turned to theft out of heartbreak. Who is he, and where did he commit his unusual c...
The episode of the show "Heliotrope" with Giannis Papoutsakis is dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks. The program featurs poignant poetry honoring the memory of the victims, set to music by Mahler, Barber, Delerue.
The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to ports – ports of Greece and of Hellenism, ports of the world, sites of history and voyages of utmost social and economic significance. Our songs about harbours, today, fall into the category of art – “entehno”, a style characterised by sophist...
A remarkable figure in Greek music, often described as “the fairy of Greek song,” Flery Dandonaki left a lasting impression on the country’s artistic landscape.
The program follows her journey—from her early performances as an actress in the United States to her later evolution into a distinguished interpret...
The week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to New Wave – Neo Kyma, a soft, low-pitch style that prevailed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Today, we will be remembering the early work of Notis Mavroudis, a renowned composer who started from Neo Kyma before lending his talent to art song. A...
We reopen the case that shocked the global community. It’s 1948. George Polk, a progressive American journalist and CBS correspondent, is murdered in Thessaloniki. According to the official narrative—which, in fact, needed to be constructed—he was reportedly preparing to meet Markos Vafiadis in the m...
Their names became synonyms for sensitivity. Their styles found imitators and influenced many of their contemporaries. The songs that they performed flooded the boites, the small “boxes” of live music that represented an alternative, meaningful kind of entertainment. Lakis Pappas, Popi Asteriadi, and...
This week, here at GME, is dedicated to New Wave – Neo Kyma, a genre filled with tenderness and innocence, reminiscent of the Greek summer and its tales of love and emotion. Today, we will be celebrating the massive legacy of a composer who is widely regarded as the founding father of New Wave: melodist G...
Today’s GME focuses on probably the two most characteristic voices of the New Wave, Giorgos Zografos and Keti Homata. Both marked the evolution of this style with their unique timbres and sensitivity. And, of course, it is no coincidence that the greatest creators of Neo Kyma, such as Linos Kokkotos, G...
A show with songs we loved, melodies that awaken memories, tributes to significant creators, mainly from the Greek music scene, while also featuring expressions of jazz and global musical culture. The journey, the milestones, and the people who left their mark. From Attik and Souyioul, to Xylina Spathia and Ypogea Revmata, as well as the greats of jazz, from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.
As part of the Mother's Day celebration, "The Elves of Tradition" present a heartfelt tribute to the figure of the Mother through traditional song — honoring her in all her forms: the mother who gave us life, Mother Earth who sustains and nourishes us, and the Divine Mother who embraces us with her l...
The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to New Wave (Neo Kyma). This is a genre replete with softness and emotion, which marked the Greek song of the mid-1960s and the early 1970s, and disappeared as abruptly as it emerged. Today, we will be exploring the ingenuity of a composer who remained...
On May 11th, the show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” with Giannis Papoutsakis presented a heartfelt two-hour tribute to Mother’s Day. The program featured moving poems by Vlachos, Markoras, Polemis, and Sperantzas, along with beloved songs dedicated to motherhood, performed by voices such as Kazan...
In today’s GME, we will be enjoying some of Greece’s greatest female voices singing timeless masterpieces along the dance rhythm of hasapiko. From Eleni Roda to Melina Tanagri, from Rita Sakellariou to Eleni Tsaligopoulou, and from Dimitra Galani to Maria Dimitriadi, we are confronted with the most uni...
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