"Time in Greece" brings to the spotlight the legendary Dire Straits. To stir memories for the older generations – and to let the younger ones discover them…
The iconic guitarist Mark Knopfler, one of the greatest in his field, founded the band in 1977 together with his brother David (also on gui...
Stelios Kazantzidis and Sotiria Bellou are two voices that became symbols of the pain, the desires, the hardships and the visions of postwar Greeks – both those who stayed in the country and those who emigrated in search of a better life. With their popular songs, these two vocalists were loved fanatically b...
Georgios Souris left his mark on his time… Many hated him, but many more adored him.
Called the “modern Aristophanes”, he wrote about kings and their kin – and just when you thought he was praising them, he would, through allegory, turn it into biting satire. He was even prosecuted for it! One poe...
Throughout the week that starts today, we will be celebrating the legacy of two magnificent vocalists whose recordings marked the entire evolution of Greek music, and especially the rebetiko and popular song. The one was born on August 22, 1921 and the other on August 29, 1931. Our destination: Sotiria...
The date is 25 August 1898. We are in Crete. Ottoman groups attack a British military unit and then massacre hundreds of Christians.
The program “Time in Greece” explores the historical and socio-political context, the causes, and the consequences of the massacre.
How and under what circumstances did...
“Our Town” presents a tribute to the “Greek summer.”
The show explores the uniqueness of the Greek summer, how it is experienced over time, and the elements that make it a natural, enjoyable, and distinctive “universe.”The summer as experienced by foreign travelers, philhellenes, notable personalities...
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.
In the secon...
From the meatballs of Sakis Boulas to the little red mullet of Vangelis Germanos and from the avgolemono of Margarita Zorbala to the …fried dreams of Arleta, the Greek cuisine has been a source of funny or satirical songs. Also, several children’s songs have been inspired by food and cooks, including two...
We turn the calendars back. 58 years ago. Back in the Day… Monday, 22 August 1967. In front of us lies a newspaper of that day. It’s the sports weekly OMADA, filled with rich coverage of all the teams and every sport…
So today we learn:
About Olympiacos’ trip to Canada and their matches played ...
Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diets. And it has also been an important part of Greek song, as bread appears regularly as a symbol of welfare and justice, signalling...
General Strike of 1923: On this day, 102 years ago, took place the strike that went down in history and opened the road for new struggles and demands…
1923: After the uprooting and exile of the Greeks of Asia Minor, the working classes endured absolute misery in their labor conditions.
The working c...
Why did they set rice on fire in Vietnam, as Savvopoulos sings? Mikroutsikos asks: Do merchants even know what rice is, or do they only care about its price? Tzimis Panousis is trying to figure out whether tzatziki and souvlaki is Greece’s actual contribution to Europe. And Ypogeia Revmata band warn: T...
How many know the details about the Greek seafarers who sailed with Magellan and Columbus on the first explorations of the world?
The program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis sheds light on the history of all the sailors of Greek origin who took part in those early voyages — seafarers from ...
Fish and fishermen – these are the themes of the songs that we are listening to today here at GME. Giorgos Mouflouzelis goes fishing, Vaggelis Korakakis tells the story of some prodigal fishermen, and Opisthodromiki Kompania sings an anthem for a fishing boat named Saint Nicholas. As for Babis Goles a...
It was on this very day, 19 August 1960, that Belka and Strelka, two mixed-breed stray dogs, traveled into space. The two Soviet strays remained in orbit for a full 24 hours, completing 17 revolutions around the Earth.
Today, the program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis tells the story of ...
Mikis Theodorakis and Dimitris Lagios. The two composers were friends, lived in the same neighborhood “in the shadow of the Acropolis,” and shared common musical and aesthetic tastes. Between them there was esteem, love, admiration, and companionship.
Both cherished poets, setting their verses to ...
Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we shall be celebrating the Greek cuisine and, of course, the songs that contain references to it, to food and to its social significance. Today, Sakis Rouvas is cooking spaghetti, Arleta is dancing a “tsifteteli” with vinegar, Thanasis Gaifyllias rem...
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...
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