Today, we celebrate the birthday of a great Cretan musician whose raw, authentic style has made him an ambassador for Greek music abroad. Our meeting point tonight: the instrumental music of Psarantonis.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
Today, we share some of the ethnomusicological wisdom of a great performer and scholar, through texts from records he personally curated.
The meeting point for tonight’s rendezvous: Records curated by Thanasis Moraitis.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou
Throughout the week that ends today, we have been honouring the memory of a friend, a melodist, a creator, a poet, who sadly passed away on July 23, 2026, at the age of 78. Georgos Stavrianos was born in 1948 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied Greek and French literature at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities...
Part 4 of our week-long tribute to composer Giorgos Stavrianos includes covers of his songs. There are two reasons for this choice of today's theme. First, we want to demonstrate just how popular Stavrianos was, given that many of his songs got a second life following their original recording. Second,...
Stavrianos was one of the pillars of “art” song, as it skyrocketed in the 1990s. A true well of melodies, he painted a big chunk of the canvas of Greek song with his music, while also revealing his capacity to write sensitive, highly poetic lyrics. Join us now aboard Greek Music Express! Our destination: Gio...
The program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into timeless songs...
“I do not have a homeland; my homeland is the world. I like to operate in a multicultural and pluralistic environment”. This philosophical vision of Stavrianos is also reflected in his instrumentals. Deeply emotional and cosmopolitan, his songs without words highlight the composer’s constant engagement with ...
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, Voice of Greece’s “Common Ground” took us to Elati, Trikala, or Tyrna, as locals still call it by its old name.
Our guides included Vangelis Chamtsas, former school principal, who spoke about the area’s history, and Kostas Brizis, president of the local community, who dis...
Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be remembering a precious composer with a very strong melodic footprint, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. Welcome aboard Greek Music Express. Our destination: Giorgos Stavrianos part 1: His songs from the 1980s.
Γιώργος Σταυριανός Ι: Η δεκαετία το...
Σήμερα, κάνουμε μια βόλτα μέχρι την Άφυτο της Χαλκιδικής, το μέρος που ενέπνευσε και εμπνέει τον Χρήστο και τον Κώστα Κολοβό και έναν καταπληκτικό δίσκο τους, που κατά την ταπεινή γνώμη μου είναι εκ των κορυφαίων του έντεχνου από τη δεκαετία του ’90. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: «Σ’ αυ...
Σήμερα, αποχαιρετάμε κι εμείς με τη σειρά μας έναν πολυδιάστατο ηθοποιό, ποιητή και τραγουδοποιό που εδώ στο GME, τουλάχιστον, μας σημάδεψε μια και καλή με την ερμηνεία του «Στο Κάμπινγκ». Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Η περίπτωση του Νίκου Καλογερόπουλου.
Παραγωγή - παρουσίαση: Ηρα...
Throughout the week that ends today, we have been celebrating the Mediterranean Sea as a hub and an intersection – a unique meeting point of histories, cultures and music. Our destination: Mediterranean vibes, part 5: Italian singer Emilia Ottaviano, and the Greek dimension of her discography.
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Every Friday, we leaf through old newspapers together in the “Back in the day” segment of “Time in Greece.” Today, we turn to the sports newspaper OMADA, dated Tuesday, 28 August 1962, and read about:
AEK’s punishment of Kostas Nestoridis
Vangelis Panakis, who is preparing to conquer the world...
Savina Giannatou is a true ambassador of Greek music around the world. She started a career-defining collaboration with six Thessaloniki-based musicians who founded the group Primavera en Salonico. They have travelled all over the world since 1996 giving hundreds of concerts at renowned venues and festivals....
Do you know where some of the best-known proverbs come from and what they mean? Or do you simply use them out of habit?
Nikolas Angelidis and “Time in Greece” delve into history to explore the origins and meanings of familiar proverbs. Some of the stories behind them will quite literally leave you...
From Mira Anwar Awad to Al Mahabba band, the hypnotic, trippy spirit of Arabian music is ever-present in studio recordings and live concerts made in Greece. With the Mediterranean as a bridge, today’s GME highlights a shared vocabulary of expression that requires no translation in order to be understood.
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Do you know where some of the best-known proverbs come from and what they mean? Or do you simply use them out of habit?
Nikolas Angelidis and “Time in Greece” delve into history to explore the origins and meanings of familiar proverbs. Some of the stories behind them will quite literally leave you...
Throughout this week, we are celebrating the Mediterranean Sea, the history, culture and music associated with this unique geographical region. Today’s GME takes us to the exotic melodies of composer Michalis Nikoloudis and the magic violin of Nicos. Our destination: Mediterranean vibes, part 2: Nicos, M...
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