Songs of resurrection
Greece is one of the few countries in the world with so many castles and fortresses. It is estimated that there are more than 1200 on the mainland and the islands. The castles of Greece were often in the centre of modern European history. Today, we are listening to a selection of songs that include...
This week here at GME is dedicated to three core features of Greece and its built environment: churches, castles and statues. Today, we will be listening to songs with references to castles, which constitute a very visible reflection of the country’s rich history. Castles are venues of myth and mystery, c...
Religion is an important aspect of Greek culture. Greece is a country with a predominantly Christian Orthodox population and countless holy sites such as churches and historic monasteries scattered in the Greek mainland and the islands. Now, today we shall be listening to songs with references to churches...
Elina Afentaki on “Our Town” | 15 July 2024
The week that ends here at GME was dedicated tο previously unreleased live recordings of Greek music artists and today we will be interviewing what I regard as the most impressive female voice of the younger generation, while appreciating songs performed live by her: Despoina Rafail. An interview with ...
A sensational uprising, one of the least well known ones in history…
Saturday June 4, 1932, Mouzaki, Karditsa. The villagers cannot secure the bread of the year, in the face of the economic crisis that has come to us from the USA initially and then Europe. So they rise up with the slogan "Bread o...
Our journey across previously unreleased live recordings of Greek music artists continues. Today, we will be celebrating the live recordings of a highly cosmopolitan, gentle and sensitive singer-songwriter who has given new meaning to the concept of light song: Giorgis Christodoulou. Giorgis first appeared...
Georgios Dilvois, a refugee from Alatsata in Asia Minor, becomes the first Greek to die in battle, in World War I, serving in the American army! He had earlier won the medal of valor, fighting Pancho Villa's men in Mexico. A tribute by Nikolas Angelidis and the show "Time in Greece" to the Greek immigrant...
Today, we will be listening to the previously unreleased live recording of a concert titled “Jasmine Tea”, that took place on the 4th of April 2021 at Half Note Jazz Club. Guitarist Vassilis Rakopoulos,
Arleta's close friend and associate for many decades, and vocalist Nana Binopoulou, together wit...
Η εκπομπή ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ και ο Νικόλας Αγγελίδης γυρίζουν πίσω τα ημερολόγια στις 17 Ιούλη του 1912, αναζητώντας όλη την ιστορία της Ικαριακής Επανάστασης και της δημιουργίας της Ελευθέρας Πολιτείας Ικαρίας. Ένα κράτος (!) που περιλάμβανε και τους Φούρνους και κράτησε την αυτονομία του σχεδόν ένα χρόνο, όταν και προσαρτήθηκε στην Ελλάδα στις 7 Ιουλίου ... Read more
Thanos Mikroutsikos does not need any special introductions – you should know by now how much I adore his art and how much he is missed today. Our selection of unreleased live recordings of this colossal composer includes, first of all, several songs performed at the 45th Festival of the Communist Y...
Είναι η εκπομπή που σας αρέσει να ακούτε για να ενημερώνεστε για παράξενα πράγματα. Ακούστε και μάθετε λοιπόν πως… Τέλος μαθαίνουμε την ιστορία και ακούμε τον ύμνο του Παμπαιανικού. Στα μικρόφωνο της Φωνής της Ελλάδας, Νικόλας Αγγελίδης και Γρηγόρης Νάνης
The week that starts here at GME is dedicated tο previously unreleased live recordings of Greek music artists – it is a week full of surprises with recordings that stand outside the official discography. Today, we will be appreciating the live recordings of three of our country’s greatest composers: Gior...
On Sunday, July 14th, “Our Town” pays tribute to Nikos Gounaris.
The important singer, considered by many to be “the most beautiful troubadour the place has ever known”, carried centuries of memories and transformed them into art. Characteristically, Tsitsanis said about him: “As long as Gounaris...
Summer tunes vol.3 - the Heatwave edition
This is the last day of our week-long tribute to sailors and to songs about sailors, those heroes of seafaring who keep alive not only Greek shipping but also our lifestyle, consumption and the fundamentals of our societies. It is, of course, not surprising that there are enough songs with seamanship-related...
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