A documentary-style exploration of the history of rebetiko and our traditional folk music… Who were the main figures, and what were they called?Nikolas Angelidis walks the paths of history, attempting to turn back time to exceptionally captivating moments… What was the real name of the legendary Pro...
Greek Music Express: INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTERS: Maria Farantouri sings George Gershwin | 24 Apr. 2025
What we will be listening to today is not really a collaboration but rather an indirect coexistence, between a leading Greek vocalist and a prominent American composer. This is the live recording of a concert with excerpts from works by George Gershwin, performed by Maria Farantouri, which was given...
A documentary-style exploration of the history of rebetiko and our traditional folk music… Who were the main figures, and what were they called?
Today, we will be celebrating the joint appearance on stage of a superb Greek lyrical singer with various international stars, from Deborah Myers and Lara Fabian to Lucio Dalla. Mario Frangoulis is a Greek vocalist, famous for his refined tenor vocals. He has recorded songs in Italian, Spanish, English,...
A documentary-style exploration of the history of rebetiko and our traditional folk music... Who were the main figures, and what were they called? Nikolaos Angelidis walks the paths of history, attempting to turn back time to exceptionally captivating moments... How did they call Markos Vamvakaris, Vasilis Tsitsanis, Giannis Papaioannou, Dimitris Gogos, Stelios Keromytis, Anestos Delyas, Stratos Pagoumtsis, Stella Haskil, Babis Bakalis... and many other heroic figures of the era? A research journey that will captivate you... alongside songs that left a lasting legacy
This week here at GME is dedicated to some notable international collaborations that have marked modern Greek music, i.e. an exchange of ideas and melodies between one Greek and one or more renowned foreign music artists. Today, we are heading …East! Specifically, we accompany Irish-Cretan multi-instrumentalist R...
A dazzling (journalistic) production from the show "Listen and See, Look and Hear", featuring Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis behind the microphones of Voice of Greece. Together, we journey through the fascinating world of strange and extreme news stories.
Here’s what we uncovered today:
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This is a week of international encounters here at GME – of fruitful interactions between Greek and foreign music artists that have led to new works and important recordings. Today, we will be enjoying the encounter of a talented Greek vocalist with a renowned Argentine composer-guitarist. Georgia V...
The composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and teacher talks to us about the deeper meaning of the concept of God, faith, and the shared love that can bring redemption to people from the suffering they encounter in the course of life. References are made to his musical works with liturgical content,...
The exceptional performer and musician delves into the unique elements of Byzantine music that enrich the global musical landscape, including its rare scales, modes, and other distinctive features. She reflects on her personal experiences and shares some of the most memorable moments from her time as...
In the Easter special of the program "Historical Walks" with Marilena Katsimi, Miranda Terzopoulou, folklorist, ethnologist, and close collaborator of the late Domna Samiou, guides us through the rich tradition of Easter folk songs. She unravels the stories and symbols that span from Lent to Holy Week,...
Today, on Good Friday we listen to sad songs that refer to the day itself – with the voices of Phoebus Delivorias, Vicky Moscholiou, Manolis Mitsias, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Vasilis Korakakis, among others. We conclude our tribute with Dimitris Mitropanos' plea for equality and justice: "Christ, do m...
On Good Friday, 18 April 2025, the radio program “Unguarded Passage” presented a special tribute to the iconic folk ballad The Dead Brother’s Song (Του Νεκρού Αδελφού). The broadcast explores the song’s various versions as they appear in the oral traditions of Greece and the wider Balkan region, in a...
The musician, researcher, and iconographer talks to us in detail about the icon of the Resurrection, the significance of this day for Orthodoxy, and his experiences with the band Encardia from the worship spaces where they regularly perform during these days."
Curated by Themis Rodamitis
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Holy Thursday marks a more subdued tone, with Nena Venetsanou remembering “You were a child, like Christ” and Areti Bellou confessing “I loved you like Christ”. The “Prayer” with Maria Farantouri is accompanied by Alkistis Protopsalti “knocking on the God’s door” and George Dalaras concluding: “You ...
Ο αγαπημένος ηθοποιός Στέλιος Μάινας διαβάζει Αλέξανδρο Παπαδιαμάντη και συζητά με τον Θέμη Ροδαμίτη για τις αξίες της λατρευτικότητας, της αυθεντικότητας, όπως αυτές εκφράζονται σε πολύ ιδιαίτερες στιγμές των ημερών αυτών.
Ακούγονται μουσικές από σημαντικούς σολίστες της παραδοσιακής μας μουσικής.
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A child of Resistance fighters. Raised under the banner of the EAM, and later the Democratic Army (DSE). He paid the price of a father absent—years went by without knowing he was alive, somewhere in Romania...
He poured the fire of his life into song—in a way that was entirely his own.A voice Dor...
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