From Sotiria Bellou to Mario and from Tzeni Vanou to Giannis Kalantzis, countless folk vocalists have sang about komboloi, this tool of relaxation that has acquired multiple symbolisms in the context of Greek song. Komboloi is a symbol of friendship but also of abandonment when its holder plays with...
We turn the clocks back and read together the press of the time, as we do every Friday in the “Back then” segment of the program “Time in Greece”. Today we leaf through Aigyptos (Tachydromos) of the Greek community of Alexandria. And we learn about…
• The liberation struggle of Cyprus – As if not...
A musical journey through the alleyways of Greek music, with beloved melodies from the early 20th century until this day.
Produced and presented by Maria Reboutsika
Voice of Greece producers curate a vibrant mix of music from Greece and around the world. Songs that bring back memories of special moments, celebrated with good friends.
A musical journey through melodies, lyrics, and memories that are stuck in our heads.
Past midnight marks the beginning of a new day. It is time to embark on a musical journey to the open seas. Music is selected by Giannis Psychogios, with the help of Voice of Greece listeners.
A show filled with songs we love and melodies that bring back memories, featuring tributes to influential artists.
George Kokkinis, a Greek-Australian manager and entrepreneur who has been living in Singapore since 2017, spoke about the cost of living, housing, overall living conditions, and the Greek community in the smallest country of Southeast Asia. He was interviewed on Voice of Greece radio, on the programme...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Today, we begin a 2-day mini tribute to a typically Greek object that has inspired numerous Greek songs. Worry beads (or “komboloi”) are a string of beads manipulated with one or two hands and, apart from entertaining and relaxing multiple generations of Greeks, they have inspired numerous folk son...
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