Today, we celebrate the birthday of a beloved artist who, with his distinctive voice, the intelligence of his melodies, the originality of his art — and of course with his band, the Heimerinoi Kolymvites— has left a deep mark on my own life, on the lives of my friends, and on Greek song as a whole.
Our journey draws on a remarkable text by Dimitris Katsianos entitled: “Heimerinoi Kolymvites: The Poetics of the Greek Provinces and the Memory of Love.”
Our meeting point for tonight’s broadcast: Happy Birthday to Argyris Bakirtzis!
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou