"Despite my father's wishes, I took the exams to become a captain and succeeded! I enrolled in the oldest school in the world, the Hydra School of Captains! It was what I wanted to do, and I've never regretted this decision to become a captain, to explore and travel the world," says Captain Giannis...
The show Heliotrope with Giannis Papoutsakis on November 25 was dedicated to the poetry of contemporary poets. It featured songs performed by Kalogiannis, Adamo, Dalida, Charles Trenet, Nat King Cole, and music by Elena Pavlea and Roxanne Chatzidimitriou.
Dimitris Linas, who has been in Uruguay since 1980, spoke about the Greek-loving country in South America, its people, the small Greek community, and the elections for the new president of the country, on Voice of Greeceand the program "Our Global Voice," with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis.
Mr....
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to some key figures of electronic music in Greece. Composer and pianist Lena Platonos is definitely one of them. Thanks to her pioneering albums in the mid-1980s (Sun Masks, Gallop, Lepidoptera), Lena is rightfully considered a highly influential artist...
Konstantinos D. Lampropoulos, journalist (newspaper, site & Radio "Peloponnisos"), on "Hellenes Everywhere".
Stelios Chourmouzidis, diplomat, Deputy Head of Mission, and Counselor at the Greek Embassy in Japan, joined via phone from Tokyo. He provided an overview of the embassy's initiatives throughout 2024, marking the Greece-Japan Year of Tourism and Culture. These initiatives included:
Concerts dedicated...
Guests on the Monday, November 25th show:
Notis Ananiadis, Political Editor at ERT
Andreas Marathias, Parliamentary Correspondent at ERT
Theofilos Xanthiopoulos, SYRIZA MP for Drama
Theodoros Tsikas, Political Scientist and International Relations Expert
Lois Labrianidis, Professor at...
Known in the scene as "Crazy Nikos," Nikos Mathesis was a legendary figure of Piraeus rebetiko music. Born in Salamina, he spent his early years in Piraeus, in tough neighborhoods like Karaiskaki, Tzelepi, and the shelters. A master lyricist, Mathesis wrote songs that have become timeless in the history...
"I'll never forget 1972, when I went to embark on the M/V ALESSANDRA and left alone for India—Bombay, Calcutta, and Marmagoa—with very little English and the conditions of that time. I stayed at the airport for five hours, maybe more, and they thought I was American. Oh, what an experience... Thankfully, I f...
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