This week, here at GME, we have been celebrating the outstanding work of Yorgos Kazantzis, a talented composer who has played a key role in boosting art song, the dominant genre of Greek music in the last half a century. Today, we will be exploring the song collections that he released in the 21st century – works that stand out primarily for their fresh, trippy melodies. We are referring, in particular, to the 2004 album “Of Love and Sky”, the 2008 “Water Line”, and the 2011 “The Children of the Other River Bed”, where we find the crème-de-la-crème of Greek vocalists – from Aspasia Stratigou to Pantelis Thalassinos and from Vassilis Lekkas to Fotini Velesiotou. Welcome aboard Greek Music Express!
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou