Greek Music Express: Five moments of 'laiko' song: The sound of Omonia Square | 08.05.2024
Five moments of 'laiko' song: Pyramidos & Rodehihi
Five moments of 'laiko' song:Kaiti & Vicky: The two folk voices of Stavros Xarhakos
George Dalaras and a new voice - Aimilia Kouyoumtzi - interpret the verses by poet George Themelis set to music by Stavros Kouyumtzis. Listening to "Helioscope", it is very difficult to distinguish the elements that are superior in its structure. It is a work of popular music, which is overflowing with...
The religious music of Andreas Katsigiannis
Mimis Plessas and the “Kosmas the Aetolian” oratorio
On Holy Wednesday we will be listening to the oratorio Kosmas the Aetolian by Mimi Plessas, with a libretto by Iakovos Avlitis and with Grigoris Valtinos in the role of the well-known monk of the Greek Orthodox Church. "I have always faced wit...
Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 2
"I know of course that nowadays "oratorios" that last for one and a half hours are no longer written because the collective symbols that could support them have been lost, and also because the pace of life has accelerated and the limits of ...
Religious music for Easter - Michalis Grigoriou and the “Dark Act” oratorio, part 1
Holy Week aboard GME is full of music that evokes reverence and devotion. Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday are dedicated to the Dark Act, a superb oratorio by Michalis Grigoriou based on the poetry of Tasos Liv...
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly...
Time to celebrate the legacy of tango! UNESCO observes: "The Argentinian and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the Rio de la Plata basin. Among this mix of European immigrants to the region, descendants...
This week, we have been shedding light on the presence of four global rhythms in Greek song and today we are going on a trip to Germany and Austria. Our destination? Greek waltz music by leading composers such as Eleni Karaindrou, Katerina Polemi, Stavros Lantsias, Apollon Kouskoumvekakis, Giannis Glezos...
Historical tribute to the mass slaughter of 327 people by the Nazis and their local collaborators, in Katranitsa, Kozani on April 23th and 24th, 1944.
The holocaust of the martyred community of Pyrgoi is the second largest in history after Kalavryta. The German operation with the collusion of Greek...
Today we will be focusing on a fantastic band that has turned swing into a fully legitimate genre of Greek music: The Speakeasies’ Swing Band! The Speakeasies Swing Band! have been touring in Greece & in festivals abroad since 2010. They released their first EP “Bathtub Gin” in 2012. Three years...
Giannis Papoutsakis’ “Heliotrope” is dedicated to the lyric poet of love, humanity and struggle, Tasos Livaditis, on April 22nd, on the occasion of his birth on April 20th. His poetry was set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, Giorgos Tsangaris and Manos Loizos
The week that starts today here at GME explores the presence of four global rhythms in Greek song. Today we go on a trip to Jamaica and then return to Athens, as we are listening to Greek reggae songs! Our celebration of this uplifting popular dance music and the ways in which it has been introduced...
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