Our Town” presents a two-hour tribute to Stavros Kougioumtzis.
The beloved composer and lyricist wrote some of Greece’s best-loved songs. Many became hits in recordings by George Dalaras, one of the foremost interpreters of his work, and by Grigoris Bithikotsis, Dimitris Mitropanos, Haris Alexiou, Vicky Moscholiou, Giannis Kalatzis, Anna Vissi, Antonis Kalogiannis, Aimilia Kougioumtzi, and many others.
The program’s guest is Thanasis Yioglou, a scholar of Greek popular song and author of Stavros Kougioumtzis: Let Me Tell You Again….
The conversation explores Kougioumtzis’s intricate melodies, his love of Greek song, his distinctive personality, and his relationships with fellow composers and leading lyricists. The program also revisits Angels’ Hymns in Human Rhythms, a devotional work featuring George Dalaras that left a lasting impression.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis