Sea of Ionia, Zeibekiko of the sea, Summer dreams, The waves have bloomed, Tango Piraeus… The titles of so many instrumentals by composer Michalis Koumbios reveal his fascination with voyages and ports, seas and waves. Melodies of emotional intensity, images that invite us to travel and dream. Koumbios, a truly cosmopolitan composer, recalls: I grew up on the island of Tilos. There, music and songs were passed down from mouth to mouth. Grandparents taught them to the younger ones and they taught them to their children.
Produced and presented by Hercules Economou