Tributes

Giannis Poulopoulos sings immigration songs The songs of today’s GME are mostly taken from the album “The songs of foreign lands”, which was released in 1976. This unjustifiably forgotten collection was composed by Giorgos Katsaros, written by Dimitris Iatropoulos and performed by Giannis Poulopoulos. Ο Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στα «Τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς» Μια σημαντική δουλειά από το μακρινό 1976, με τη βελούδινη φωνή του Πουλόπουλου, τους εμπνευσμένους στίχους του Ιατρόπουλου και τις στιβαρές μελωδίες του Κατσαρού, που δεν ακούστηκε σχεδόν καθόλου. Πάντως, με το συνεχιζόμενο δράμα της προσφυγιάς και της μετανάστευσης να ξεδιπλώνεται σήμερα, διατηρεί όλη τα διαχρονικότητά της.

Nikolas Angelidis hosts journalist and scholar of rebetiko song Sakis Tsaras on TIME IN GREECE. Together they make an original tribute to the great Markos Vamvakaris with eleven... of the best songs of the Patriarch of rebetiko. Rare choices and a few straight forward words for the man from Syros who...

Nikos Perrakis has directed some of the most hilarious comedies of Greek cinema, including Arpa Colla and Loafing & Camouflage. His …partner in crime was Nikos Mamagakis, a pioneering composer who excelled in various genres, from avant-garde to art-folk and film music. As for Giorgos Panousopoulos, w...

The children of Piraeus... Their story... From black dirty and frayed clothes, to survival struggles and recognition... They are the gavriades of Piraeus inspired by Petit Gervais character, the hero of Victor Hugo in "Les Miserables", who in Greek was translated as “Gavrias”. How did those guttersnipes arr...

Pantelis Voulgaris is a renowned Greek film director and screenwriter. His films have received numerous awards and he is considered one of the most influential and important figures of Greek cinema. Our journey includes songs and music from his films Stone Years, Happy Day, Brides, Little England and...

We kept black for the end: “black eyes”, “black pawns”, but also “black life”, and “black iron bars”. From George Dalaras to the Athinaiki Kompania and from Panos Tzavellas to Ifigenia Korologou, the black color is fuelling songs of contemplation that talk about love and human destiny. "The thought is...

On Sunday, February 4th, 11:00-12:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece, as part of its cooperation with the Greek Communities of the Greek Diaspora, presents two outstanding Greek doctors in Denmark. These are specialist internist-rheumatologist Melpomeni Varvouni and radiologist Dimitris Alexopoulos. Melpomeni...

_City Songs #4 _ I live in a town called Millhaven,And it's small and it's mean and it's cold,But if you come around just as the sun goes downYou can watch the whole thing turn to gold Produced and presented by Anna ProkovaSound editing: Nikos Savorginakis _tracklist Mark Lanegan...

We kept black for the end: “black eyes”, “black pawns”, but also “black life”, and “black iron bars”. From George Dalaras to the Athinaiki Kompania and from Panos Tzavellas to Ifigenia Korologou, the black color is fuelling songs of contemplation that talk about love and human destiny. "The thought is...

“Red dress”, “Red button”, “Red rose”, “Red train”. But also “Pink bicycle”, “Pink beaver”, and above all... "my dreams are red, your dreams are white, clothes that have been washed together and have turned pink". The pink of femininity and tenderness meets the red of revolution and passion, and both c...

From the “Greens” of Pantelis Thalassinos to the “Yellow City” of Haris Alexiou and from the “Green Mill” of Rena Dalma to the “Yellow Spring” of Loukianos Kilaidonis. Two colors, the green of nature and the yellow of spontaneity and melancholy, and some beautiful, colorful songs. "I want to be born...

White boats”, a “white dove”, “white nights”, “white birds dancing”, “white jasmine”… We start our week-long tribute to colours with songs containing white items. The colour of innocence, purity and simplicity in songs performed by leading vocalists such as Elli Paspala, Dimitra Galani, Giannis Kal...

Ένα δίωρο αφιέρωμα στον Γιώργο Ζαμπέτα, με αφορμή τη συμπλήρωση 99 χρόνων από τη γέννησή του, παρουσίασε ο Γιάννης Παπουτσάκης στην εκπομπή ''Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό'' στις 28 Ιανουαρίου. Με τις φωνές της Μοσχολιού, του Καζαντζίδη, της Μαρινέλας, του Βοσκόπουλου, της Πόλυς Πάνου, του Μητροπάνου, του Πουλό...

_City Songs #3_ Meet me in the eveningFor a kiss in Taksim SquareDrink and kissWhat could be more civilized? Produced and presented by Anna ProkovaSound editing: Nikos Savorginakis tracklist_ Simon & Garfunkel - Somewhere they can't find meBrigitte Fontaine - Rue Saint Louis...

Mihalis Papazisis is one of the many singers who come from Thessaloniki and have supported with their talent and dedication the case of the art or entehno song. Today, we will be listening to songs from his two personal albums composed by Giorgos Kazantzis and Costas Kaldaras respectively, two composers...

Maryo is the last grande dame of rebetiko, a true ‘rebetissa’ and one of the most expressive and original representatives of the genre. When asked what brought her to the world of singing, she answers: "the rebetiko song from the gramophone and my father who was a musician", but also "the Smyrna son...

Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Pashalis Terzis has been associated with the nucleus, the soul of the city. The backbone of today’s track list is a 1986 album titled “National Squad of Thessaloniki” with songs composed by Thodoros Derveniotis and Christos Nikolopoulos – a creator who helped Terzis ...